THE ANGLICAN ROSARY

From Wikipedia:

Anglican prayer beads, also known as the Anglican rosary or Christian prayer beads, are a loop of strung beads which Anglicans, as well as Christians of other denominations, use to order their prayer. This particular way of using prayer beads was developed in the mid-1980s by Episcopalians in the United States participating in a study group dealing with methods of prayer. The beads have since been adopted or adapted by Lutherans, Methodists, and other Protestant groups, thus giving rise to the term "Christian prayer beads".

Many different short prayers may be used to pray the Anglican rosary. Below is one example of a set of prayers suitable for the evening.

 An Evening Prayer

The Cross

O God make speed to save us. O Lord make haste to help us.

The Invitatory Bead 

As our evening prayer rises before you, O God, so may your mercy come down upon us to cleanse our hearts and set us free to sing your praise, now and forever. Amen.

The Cruciform Beads

Let my prayer rise before you as incense, the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

The Week Beads

Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy, Lord have mercy.

The Invitatory Bead

The Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with us all evermore. Amen.

The Cross

Let us bless the Lord, thanks be to God. 

The illustration and prayers are from website of The Society of St Francis.

My Anglican Rosary

Isn't it gorgeous? The rosary is the creation of our blogger friend, JimB. Of the rosary, Jim says:

My version is a two loop approach so all the large and small "week" beads form a circle. This rosary is made primarily of Lapis stones with a pewter cross. I generally do not do crucifixes - we are resurrection people.

I hope you will accept it as a gift of love....

I say, with no exaggeration, that this is the most beautiful Anglican rosary that I have ever seen. Jim, I thank you from my heart for the beauty of the rosary, but, most of all, I thank you because I know that the creation of the rosary was a labor of love.