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The priest has a red thread on his wrist. How to understand?translated

November 4, 2026 · 1 min read

Reader question:

Hello! Today I looked at a VK video in which the rector of the Church of St. Nicholas of Myra on the Three Mountains of Moscow, Dmitry Roshchin, answered the host’s questions. He has a red thread on his left wrist. I understand that it is almost unbelievable that this is the same Kabbalistic red thread. I don’t want, and I don’t have any moral right, to suspect a priest of the Russian Orthodox Church of this. But I also can’t help but pay attention to this. Please, if possible, please clarify this situation. God bless you!

Evgenia

Priest's answer:

Archpriest Dmitry ROSCHIN

God bless you, dear Evgenia!

These are ordinary Athonite rosaries:

From the editor:

We thank Father Dimitry Roshchin for his prompt response and willingness to dispel our reader’s doubts. Since Father Dimitri gave his blessing to put the answer on the site, we use it as an occasion to remind readers about the rules of praying the rosary and the Jesus Prayer (“Lord, have mercy”).

The rosary can only be prayed with the blessing of a priest, because it is a serious spiritual practice. She definitely needs a mentor who will share her experience, help and correct her in the inevitable moments...

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