Praying with the beads:
In the Anglican tradition, one would pray through the rosary 4 times adding the invitatory bead at the beginning or the end bringing the total prayers offered to one hundred—the total of the Orthodox Rosary. A period of silence would follow the prayer for a time of reflection and listening‹the most important element in contemplative prayer.

This same pattern of prayer is followed using the beads on the A.C.T.S. Prayer Band and is more readily accessible since the beads are always on your wrist.

Discipline:
Begin praying with the A.C.T.S. Prayer Band by selecting the prayers you wish to use for each bead. Practice them until it is clear which prayer goes with which bead, and as far as possible commit the prayers to memory.

Practice:
Find a quiet spot. Touch the silver bead (the cross bead) and say the prayer you have assigned to it. Next, touch the second large bead (the Invitatory bead) and pray the invitatory prayer. Next, touch the Cruciform bead, pray the assigned prayer, then enter the bracelet with the first of the seven small beads, continuing around the circle, saying the prayers for each bead, until you have done 4 rotations.

Allow the repetition to become a lullaby of love and praise to God that enables your mind to rest and your heart to become quiet before Him.

When you have completed the rotations of the A.C.T.S. Prayer Band, you should end with a period of silence. This silence allows you to center your being for an extended period. It also invites reflection and listening after you have called upon the Name and Presence of God.

My Prayer:
It is the hope of this fellow pilgrim that this A.C.T.S. Prayer Band will aid in drawing you into a greater comprehension of Our heavenly father . . . That He is waiting with open arms to welcome you into a deeper relationship with himself . . . through the practice of ordered prayer.

May the words of my mouth,
and the meditation of my heart
be Pleasing in your sight,
O Lord My rock and My redeemer.

Psalm 19:14 (NIV)