Anglican Rosary Prayer Beads
One type of prayer beads are the Anglican Rosary prayer beads. These prayer beads are used by Anglicans, Lutherans,
Methodists, Episcopalians, Protestants, and other Christian
denominations.
These prayer beads have a circle of 33 beads signifying the number
of years that Jesus lived on earth, and the circle is separated as four sections of seven beads each. This represents the seven days of
creation.
The four large beads inside this circle are the cruciform
beads because they form an invisible cross. A large bead before the cross is named the invitatory bead, symbolizing the invitation to
the circle of prayer. When there is an additional bead included above the invitatory bead, it is referred to as the resurrection bead, which signifies that Christ lives on.
Anglican Rosary prayer beads are most often strung onto cord, but occasionally you can find a chained version, with the chained beads somewhat resembling a Catholic rosary. It may be that these are constructed this way for more durability, since there is no cord to get frayed from use.
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