themselves would constantly make the sign of the cross. This is why prayer ropes today are still tied using knots that each contain seven little crosses being tied over and over. The Devil could not untie it because the Devil is vanquished by the Sign of the Cross. See also Hesychasm Lestovka Prayer beads Rosary Tasbih Footnotes References External links How to tie an Orthodox Prayer Rope knot How To Make an Orthodox Prayer Rope The Prayer Rope: Meditations of a Monk of the Holy Mountain Athos The Cell Rule of Five Hundred of the Optina Monastery Orthodox Prayer Beads How to tie an Orthodox Prayer Rope Eastern Orthodox liturgy Eastern Catholicism Christian prayer Hesychasm Meditation Prayer beads Christian monasticism