black/green/white 150 wooden bead (medium - 8mm) Orthodox prayer rope chotki komboskini150 bead Orthodox prayer rope chotki komboskini for praying the Rule of the Mother of God (Theotokos) Every decade (10 beads) are separated by a larger bead of a different color. Finished with a stone cross. 150 beads are 7 8mm each, separator beads are 9 10mm. First color is main bead color for 150 beads, second is color for separator beads. Note: cross color may vary Each is handmade by a nun of the Convent of St. Mary Magdalene, an Orthodox women's

Translators:Paul M

served Him during His earthly sojourn

ISBN:978-618-5269-12-8

Saint Joseph the Betrothed

or geographic setting

and the translation elegantly conveys John Geometres’s high literary style while remaining lucid and readable

Music for Typical Akathist Refrains

edited and abbreviated for the contemporary reader

It is a return to the ancient paradise from which the human race

not sentimentality

“The venerable Makrina was blessed

illustrated