Items marked by the tag "prayer of the heart":

A sterling silver ring engraved with a slightly abbreviated form of the Jesus Prayer in Greek: "Kyrie Ihsou Xriste, Eleison me" Available as a women's band in sizes 6-9, and as a men's band in sizes 9-12.

A sterling silver ring engraved with a slightly abbreviated form of the Jesus Prayer: "Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on me, a sinner." Available as a non-gender band in sizes 6-12.

The most complete introduction to the most mysterious prayer of Christian tradition. In the earliest centuries of faith, Christians in the deserts of... More

"O Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me". This prayer has been on the lips of Christians since the time of the Desert Fathers. What is its history? How do we make it our own prayer? This booklet traces the development of the Jesus Prayer through the early centuries of the Church, and follows its progression through Mount Athos, the teachings of St Gregory Palamas and others, and discusses its modern revival in the 19th and 20th centuries. Concludes with a brief discussion of how this prayer can be appropriated by the individual believer today.