05/31/2026
After our service for Morning Prayer this morning, a few members of St. Thomas Episcopal Church got started making Anglican prayer beads. Anglican prayer beads are most often used as a tactile aid to prayer and as a counting device. The standard Anglican set starts with the cross, followed by the Invitatory Bead, and subsequently, the first Cruciform bead, moving to the right, through the first set of seven beads to the next Cruciform bead, continuing around the circle. They may conclude by saying the Lord's Prayer on the invitatory bead or a final prayer on the cross. The entire circle may be done thrice, which signifies the lifetime of Jesus Christ and the Holy Trinity. These rainbow Anglican prayer beads will be shared later this month at our table at Garden City Pride.
Diocese of Western Kansas The Episcopal Church