$14.95
by Edith M. Humphrey
Katie discovers that the valley behind her grandmother’s garden is more mysterious than it seems. After tumbling into tenth-century England and encountering Saint Edith of Wilton along with her wild animal menagerie, she is helped home, wondering whether her adventure was truly real. But after Katie, her cousins, and a neighborhood friend are drawn back in time once again, she realizes her grandmother’s garden gate is a portal into faraway worlds, where patron saints are real people making real-life decisions.
Join Katie and her cousins as they mingle with Rachel and Jacob, meet Saint Mary Magdalene up close, trek across the sand with the matriarchs Naomi and Ruth, and have a nail-biting adventure with the heroic Saint Katherine of Alexandria. In seeing the richness of the family of God, they glimpse how very much they are a part of it all.
About the Author: Edith M. Humphrey is an Orthodox mother of three grown daughters and a grandmother of twenty. She teaches Scripture and theology, and she loves to play with her red cavadoodle, Angus. Edith taught for eighteen years at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and before then in various institutions across Canada and the US, while lecturing around the globe in various lay and academic contexts. Besides writing and speaking, she enjoys participating in church activities with her husband, Chris, performing piano duos with a friend, playing oboe in a community band, caring for her koi pond, and writing on topics as diverse as Scripture and C. S. Lewis. This is her first children’s book; writing it has brought her great joy!
Praise for Beyond the White Fence
"This book is a delight! Readers will be enchanted by the plot and characters both ancient and modern, who come alive on the page. Fans of the Chronicles of Narnia will love Beyond the White Fence." -Leslie Baynes, Associate Professor, New Testament and Second Temple Judaism, Department of Religious Studies, Missouri State University
"Beyond the White Fence is a great adventure story told by a seasoned New Testament scholar and theologian who knows a thing or two about great adventure stories. As readers follow these characters into the past, they move beyond the confines of their own imaginations to experience history and Scripture afresh. Perhaps it takes a magical world to remind us of the important truth that the "great cloud of witnesses" is very near to us indeed, and that God's story might actually include, and bring together, the family dog and the characters of Genesis. I look forward to reading this book to my children." -Dr. Tucker S. Ferda, Associate Professor of New Testament, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary & father of two
"This engaging troupe of kids and cousins take the reader on a series of visits to holy women in the 'great cloud of witnesses.' By turns lively, funny, and suspenseful, these fascinating stories, enhanced by lovely illustrations, enable the reader to know these holy women as real people of their era and community - and as examples to follow in our own time." -Frederica Mathewes-Green, author and speaker
"Simple and deep - like all great children's books - this book is also rich in history and faith. I can't wait to place it in the hands of my grandchildren." -Scott W. Hahn, Founder & President of the St. Paul Center; Author of The Lamb’s Supper; Scanlan Professor of Biblical Theology, Franciscan University of Steubenville
Age Range: 9 - 15 years
Author: Edith M. Humphrey
Paperback: 216 pages
$25.00
Did you know there was a saint who used a dogsled for transportation? Or a saint who turned down a marriage proposal from the Roman Emperor? How about the saint who jumped from building to building during a siege to bring the Eucharist to his parishioners?
Discover all of these stories and more in 101 Orthodox Saints. Written for children and those with a childlike curiosity, this visual encyclopedia will enhance your family’s understanding and celebration of the saints of the Church. Each page is filled with illustrations, icons, graphics, and fascinating facts about the martyrs, monks, and mothers who boldly lived out their Faith to the glory of God.
About the Authors:
Presbytera Sarah Wright is an Orthodox Christian, wife, mother of three, and teacher. As a teacher, the highlight of her job is helping kids get hooked on reading. She hopes to write books that will encourage that love of reading and, more importantly, a love for Christ and His Church. She and her family live in Waco, Texas, where her husband is the priest of a lovely and loving parish. Sarah also writes the popular blog Orthodox Motherhood, and she can usually be found at her Texas home watching an old movie, hiking, or eating Mexican food with her family.
Alexandra Schmalzbach is a lifelong Virginian and Orthodox Christian. Alexandra was born in Arlington to second-generation Greek Americans. Alexandra majored in American history and religious studies at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, graduated in 2007, and three weeks later married her husband, Brian. They now reside in Richmond with their five children: Stella Virginia, Peter, Josiah, Sebastian, and Raphael.
About the Illustrator:
Nicholas Malara grew up in Denver, Colorado, where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in illustration. Over the course of his twenty-year-long career, he has illustrated books, designed games, and created products of all kinds for children. Using his talents to serve the Kingdom of heaven is his greatest passion. He currently resides in Spokane, Washington, with his wife and two children.
Format: Hardcover
Page Length: 120 pages
Ages: 7-14
$14.95
Abigail is happy on the island of Inisheer, but God has other plans for her! An angel asks Abigail to search for nine white deer in the woods across the sea. When she finds them, Abigail will also find the place where God wants her to be. Journey with Abigail as she listens to ONE angel, sails with TWO fishermen, finds THREE deer, then SIX, then more! Count with Abigail all the way to her true home.
Format: board book
Page Length: 24 pages
Ages: 1-5
$22.00
Pages: 98
Binding: Hardcover
Introducing Friends of Christ, a new twelve volume hardcover series of books for young people. Each beautifully illustrated volume contains the lives of five Saints, which take children on a journey where the real events of history inspire them to love the Lord and His wondrous deeds in the lives of the Friends of Christ!
The November volume contains the lives of : Venerable David of Evia (Nov 1), St. St. Porphyrios the Mime (Nov 4), Sts. Galaktion and Episteme (Nov 5), St. John Chrysostom (Nov 13), and the Holy Great Martyr Katherine (Nov 25).
Each volume includes a large decal.
$20.00
Pages: 38
Binding: Hardcover
Beneath the Magnificent Dome, by Anna Iakovou, and illustrated by Spyros Gousis. Translated by Dimitri Kagaras.
Beneath the Magnificent Dome tells the story of Fr. Eleftherios Noufrakis, a Cretan military chaplain, who dared to celebrate the Divine Liturgy in the Great Church--Agia Sophia--465 years after the city of Constantinople fell to the Turks on May 29, 1453.
$25.00
The Illustrated Children's Bible is the perfect picture and storybook for young ones and an ideal first reader your children will treasure. Lead your child into a lifetime love of the Bible with this colorful storybook. With nearly 300 beautiful two-page illustrations to capture even the youngest child's imagination and heart, this vast collection of the Bible's most-loved stories is just right for sharing together or reading alone throughout the day.
Format: Hardcover
Number of Pages: 607
$4.00
Мягкий переплет, 16 стр.
$55.00
Твердый переплет, 462 стр.
Свято-Успенская Киево-Печерская Лавра была, есть и всегда будет одной из главных святынь Вселенской Православной Церкви. Значение Киево-Печерской Лавры для православного мира можно сравнить со значением Святого Града Иерусалима, потому что это место преисполнено Божией благодати и Божьего благословения. всякий человек, который приходит в Лавру, чувствует эту благодать, видит как здесь все гармонично и прекрасно. И это все для нашего утешения дает нам Бог. Одним из главных деланий, которым всегда славилась Святая Печерская обитель, было книгопечатание. Сейчас мир увидело новое издание Библии для детей. Как младенцу, который еще не способен усваивать привычную для взрослого человека еду, дают особенную пищу, так и здесь: совместно с православным издательством "Послушник" стараниями братии Киево-Печерской обители подготовлено издание для самых юных прихожан и паломников. Библия для детей наполнена прекрасными иллюстрациями., даже самый маленький читатель сможет почерпнуть из этой книги настоящую духовную мудрость, которая так необходима в жизни.В одной из глав евангелия, где повествуется о том, что апостолы не разрешили детям подходить к Спасителю, Господь попросил Своих учеников не возбранять младенцам и отрокам приходить к Нему, "ибо таковых есть Царство Небесное" (Мф. 19:14). Господь благословил самых юных. И если дети будут хранить себя в заповедях Господних, если будут исполнять все, что написано в этой книге, то вырастут настоящими духовными светильниками: кто-то станет священником, кто-то монахом, кто-то прекрасным врачом, спасающим человеческие жизни, кто-то учителем, кто-то сделает научное открытие, кто-то даже может стать президентом.Поэтому, дорогие дети, читайте Библию, старайтесь чаще молиться, будьте послушными Богу и своим родителям, цените своих наставников, помните, что Господь обещает долгоденствие на земле тем, кто чтит отца и мать.
Митрополит Павел, Наместник Свято-Успенской Киево-Печерской Лавры
Содержание:
Совторение мира- 8
Сотворение человека - 14
Адам и Ева - 16
Изгнание из рая - 18
Каин и Авель - 22
Потоп - 24
Сим, Хам, и Иафет - 28
Вавилонская башня - 30
Призвание Авраама - 32
Сожжение Содома и Гоморры - 38
Страдание праведного Иова - 42
Исаак - обетованный сын Авраама - 46
Первородство и благословение Иакова - 54
Чудесный сон и женитьба Иакова - 58
Чудесное борение Иакова с Ангелом - 60
Пророческие сны Иосифа - 62
Продажа в Иосифа в рабство - 64
Искушение Иосифа - 66
пророческий дар Иосифа - 67
Встреча братьев с Иосифом - 68
Угнетение евреев в Египте - 76
Младенец Моисей - 78
Явление Бога Моисею - 80
Установление праздника Пасхи - 86
Выход из Египта и переход через море - 88
Манная небесная - 91
Источник воды из скалы - 94
Моисей на горе Синай - 98
Заповеди и Закон Божий - 100
Грех идолопоклонства - 102
Новые скрижали - 104
Скиния Завета - 106
Прихоти Израиля - 110
Исследование земли Ханаанской - 112
Бунт среди левитов и жезл Аарона - 115
Маловерие Моисея - 118
Переход через Иордан - 124
гедеон - 130
Самсон - 134
Руфь - 140
Избрание Самуила - 142
Саул - 144
Избрание Господа Давида - 146
Псалмы и покаяние Давида - 156
Мудрый Соломон - 160
разделения на два царства - 168
Пророк Илия и засуха - 170
Елисей - 178
Пророк Иона - 182
Пророк Иеремия - 184
Вавилонский плен - 186
отроки в печи Вавилонской - 190
Даниил во рву со львами - 196
Конец Вавилонского пленения и восстановление храма - 208
Маккавеев - 210
Пророчества о грядущем Спасителе - 212
Новый Завет
Возвещение о рождении Иоанна Предтечи - 216
Благовещение о рождении Спасителя - 218
рождество Крестителя Господня Иоанна - 220
Явление Ангела Иосифу - 222
путь в Вифлеем - 223
Рождество Иисуса Христа - 224
Сретение Господа в храме - 226
Поклонение волхвов - 228
Избиение младенцев - 230
Бегство в Египет - 232
Отрок Иисус в храме - 234
Крещение Иисуса Христа. Богоявление - 236
Искушение Иисуса Христа в пустыне - 238
Первые ученики господа - 240
Первое чудо - 244
Изгнание торговцев из храма - 246
Беседа Иисуса с Никодимом - 248
Иисус и самарянка - 250
иисус в Назарете - 254
Призвание Петра, Андрея, Иакова и Иоанна - 256
Исцеление бесноватого и тёщи симона Петра - 258
Исцеление прокажённого - 260
Исцеление расслабленного - 262
Христос и грешница - 286
Притичи, рассказанные Иисусом у озера - 288
Укрощение бури -296
Исцеление кровоточивой больной - 300
Воскрешение дочери Иаира - 302
Исцеление двух слепцов и немого - 304
Наставление апостолам - 306
Смерть Иоанна Крестителя - 310
Чудесное насыщение народа - 312
О Святом Причащении - 316
Исповедание Петра - 323
Преображение - 324
Притча о прощении долгов - 326
И смирении Иисуса Христа - 328
Иисус Христос в доме Марфы и Марии - 332
Прощение блудницы - 336
Притча о блудном сыне - 350
Благословение детей - 356
Иисус и богатый юноша - 358
Притча о мытаре и фариссее - 362
Обращение Закхея - 370
Притча о талантах - 372
и так далее
$4.00
Мягкий переплет, 96 стр.
Верую. Краткое объяснение православного символа веры
Эта красивая и лаконичная брошюра рассказывает и объясненяет православный символ веры, то есть основу основ на которой зиждется православное понимание веры в Единого Бога.
Символ веры это краткое и точное изложение основ христианского вероучения, составленное и утвержденное на 1-м и 2-м Вселенских Соборах. Символ веры – это не молитва, а исповедание веры. Ибо он не содержит обращений к Богу, Пресвятой Богородице, Ангелам или святым.
Весь Символ веры состоит из двенадцати членов (предложений), и в каждом из них содержится особая истина, или, как еще называют, догмат нашей православной веры.
1-й член говорит о Боге Отце, 2-й по 7-й члены говорят о Боге Сыне, 8-й – о Боге Духе Святом, 9-й – о Церкви, 10-й – о Крещении, 11-й и 12-й – о воскресении мертвых и о вечной жизни.
Основа христианской веры есть утверждение, что Бог ради спасения людей от бремени первородного греха послал своего Сына на землю, который родился от Приснодевы Марии и воплотился (вочеловечился) в Иисусе Христе, был распят, умер и воскрес в третий день, победив смерть.
Первые отцы Церкви излагали пред своими учениками учение Иисуса Христа и апостолов, составлявшее ту норму их пастырской деятельности, которая обозначалась словами: πιστις κάνων αληθεία, regula veritatis (правило истины), и входила в состав христианской disciplinae arcanae (тайное учение). Сами отцы церкви нередко замечают, что πιστις, или regula fidei (правило веры), преподана апостолами, которые сами получили её от Христа. Письменное изложение некоторых деталей этой regula fidei впервые появляется около 140 года в евангельской формуле крещения («во имя Отца и Сына и Святого Духа»), у Тертуллиана, Киприана, Фирмилиана Кесарийского, в канонах церкви коптской.
Первый прообраз Символа веры появляется у апостола Павла: «Ибо я первоначально преподал вам, что и сам принял, то есть, что Христос умер за грехи наши, по Писанию, и что Он погребен был, и что воскрес в третий день, по Писанию, и что явился Кифе, потом двенадцати; потом явился более нежели пятистам братий в одно время, из которых большая часть доныне в живых, а некоторые и почили; потом явился Иакову, также всем Апостолам» (1Кор. 15:3–7).
$6.50
Мягкий переплет, 20 стр.
Это было давным-давно... Или совсем недавно. Во сне, а может быть, наяву. Там, где синее встречается с зелёным, а фиолетовое превращается в оранжевое. Под огромным звёздным куполом стоял дом. В этом доме, слушая мамыну колыбельную, засыпал малыш. А может быть, это была папина колыбельная. Или нет — колыбельную мурлыкал серый кот, примостившись на одеяле. Впрочем, о коте мы раскажем в другой книжке. В очаге весело горел огонь. И когда малыш уже почти заснул, н край его кровати присел Ангел Хранитель...
$9.00
Мягкий переплет, 40 стр.
Эта иллюстрированная детская книга повествует о святом Иоанне Дамаскине. Перед читателями предстает живой образ великого писателя и замечательного поэта VIII века. За написанные им дивные песнопения святой Иоанн назван "златоструйным". Как и предсказывала Божия Матерь, он стал источником духовных песнопений, которые, как золотые потоки, и до настоящего времени наполняют нашу Церковь.
Для среднего школьного возраста.
$15.00
Volume 2: This collection of stories, written for a young audience by one of the most important Orthodox Christian elders of Romania, contains teachings about faith, the Christian virtues, the lives of the saints, prayer, icons, and many other topics. In the second volume, Elder Cleopa tells stories about the importance of humility and a miracle with the Holy Cross.
Paperback, 38 pages.
$5.50
A beautiful pocket-size, full-color English Language prayer book; it contains prayers commonly used by Orthodox Christians, list of Scriptural Commandments, brief articles on the precepts of Faith, proper conduct in church, and the meaning and practice of prayer. It is adorned with striking icons and illustrations by Fr. Stamatis Skliris, a parish priest in Athens who is a renowned iconographer and a writer and lecturer on Byzantine iconography.
Paperback, 36 pages.
$15.00
by Michelle Bonanno Triant, illustrated by Maria Constantinescu
Love at Lent is a project for the whole family, with daily tasks that reinforce the Lenten values of kindness, forgiveness, prayer, generosity, gratitude, and love. Choose one card each day of Great Lent and Holy Week to discover a new task to complete! Tasks such as "Connect with Your Elders" or "Celebrate a Saint" encourage behavior toward the greater good, contribution to community, mindfulness, prayer, and spiritual devotion for families. The Love at Lent cards also work well in other settings, such as Sunday school classes, church ministry groups, and homeschool cooperatives. This beautifully illustrated set includes an introduction, fifty activity cards, and three prayer cards.
Age Range: 2 – 12 years
Format: 54 illustrated cards in a hinged-lid box
Dimensions: 3 x 4.25 inch cards
$25.00
Author: Theofanis Sawabe / Vladimir Ilievski
Illustrator: Vladimir Ilievski
Pages: 104
Binding: Glued board book
In this beautiful alphabet book, parents and little ones will be introduced to 26 words related to the Orthodox Faith as they learn their ABCs together.
With thick, die-cut shapes for every letter, children will have an interactive way to learn a little about the holy Orthodox faith, as well as develop a tactile appreciation for the alphabet.
$22.00
Pages: 72
Binding: Hardcover
Introducing Friends of Christ, a new twelve volume hardcover series of books for young people. Each beautifully illustrated volume contains the lives of five Saints, which take children on a journey where the real events of history inspire them to love the Lord and His wondrous deeds in the lives of the Friends of Christ!
The January volume contains the lives of : St. Basil the Great (Jan 1), St. George the Neo-Martyr of Ioannina (Jan 17), St. Mark of Ephesus (Jan 19), the Venerable Ascetic Xenia (Jan 24), and the Venerable Ascetics Xenofon, his wife Maria and their two children Arkadios and John (Jan 26).
Each volume includes a large decal.
$22.00
Pages: 68
Binding: Hardcover
Introducing Friends of Christ, a new twelve volume hardcover series of books for young people. Each beautifully illustrated volume contains the lives of five Saints, which take children on a journey where the real events of history inspire them to love the Lord and His wondrous deeds in the lives of the Friends of Christ!
The February volume contains the lives of : St. Nikiphoros (Feb 9), St. Haralambos the Hieromartyr (Feb 10), St. Theodora the Empress (Feb 11), the Venerable ascetic Philothei the Athenian (Feb 19), and the Great Martyr Photini the Samaritan woman (Feb 26).
Each volume includes a large decal.
$22.00
Pages: 60
Binding: Hardcover
Introducing Friends of Christ, a new twelve volume hardcover series of books for young people. Each beautifully illustrated volume contains the lives of five Saints, which take children on a journey where the real events of history inspire them to love the Lord and His wondrous deeds in the lives of the Friends of Christ!
The March volume contains the lives of : Venerable Lavrentios (Mar 7), St. Gregory the Dialogist (Mar 12), St. Alexios the Man of God (Mar 17), the Venerable Serapion (Mar 21), and the St. Ipatios Bishop of Gangra (Mar 21).
Each volume includes a large decal.
$22.00
Pages: 80
Binding: Hardcover
Introducing Friends of Christ, a new twelve volume hardcover series of books for young people. Each beautifully illustrated volume contains the lives of five Saints, which take children on a journey where the real events of history inspire them to love the Lord and His wondrous deeds in the lives of the Friends of Christ!
The October volume contains the lives of : St. John Koukouzelis (Oct 1), St. Thomas the Apostle (Oct 6), St. Athanasia and Andronikos (Oct 9), St. Longinos the Centurios (Oct 16), and St. Demetrios the Myrrhstreamer (Oct 26).
Each volume includes a large decal.
$13.00
Many centuries ago in the wilds of Africa, a startling and mystical friendship developed between a lion and a saint. St. Gerasim served the lion by removing a thorn from its paw, and in turn the lion served St. Gerasim and his monastery for the rest of his life. This small gem of a story shows us this extraordinary friendship through the eyes of the lion, and of a baboon he befriends along the way, allowing us to participate in the lion's transformation - through contact with holiness - from an undifferentiated dumb beast to a particular lion with his own name and destiny.
The Lion and the Saint may be enjoyed by good readers from preteen to adult.
About the Author: Laura E. Wolfe is the author of the beloved picture book Sasha and the Dragon (Ancient Faith Publishing, 2017). A wide-eyed nature lover her entire life, Laura has a Bachelor of Science degree in biology with a minor in philosophy, and she still thinks the best place to read a good novel is halfway up a tree. She and her family are members of St. Paul Antiochian Orthodox Church in Emmaus, Pennsylvania.
Paperback: 120 pages
$18.99
В сборник вошли рассказы о разных периодах прошлого нашей страны. В разное время жили эти люди, но их объединяли вера, преданность своему делу, верность, любовь, преодолевающая все невзгоды.
Твердый переплет, 56 стр.
$5.00
This book, written in both the Russian and English languages, is a classic Russian fairytale. The English and Russian texts are printed parallel to each other, so that children and their parents are able to read the book in both languages, helping to quickly and easily develop language skills in English, and in Russian.
В этой книжке английский и русский тексты печатаются параллельно, так что и дети, и взрослые могут читать книгу как на одном, так и на другом языке, легко и непринуждённо помогая развивать знания обоих языков.
16 pages/страниц
$20.00
Эта книга о жизни Иисуса Христа написана несложным языком специально для детей. Библейское повествование о жизни Спасителя и его деяниях, мудрые притчи, рассказанные ученикам-апостолам, заставят юного читателя размышлять, сопереживать, постигать истины, которые приведут его к пониманию основополагающих ценностей человека, вызовут живой отклик в душе. Проживая вместе с Христом и апостолами день за днем, юный читатель найдет ответы на многие вопросы: как быть честным и сострадательным, как поступать по-христиански.
152 стр.
Твердый переплет
$5.00
This book, written in both the Russian and English languages, is a classic Russian fairytale about love and family. The English and Russian texts are printed parallel to each other, so that children and their parents are able to read the book in both languages, helping to quickly and easily develop language skills in English, and in Russian.
В этой книжке английский и русский тексты печатаются параллельно, так что и дети, и взрослые могут читать книгу как на одном, так и на другом языке, легко и непринуждённо помогая развивать знания обоих языков.
16 pages, 16 страниц
Softcover, мягкий переплет
$15.00
"It was a cruel invention, this wheel. A wheel that forced submission from those beneath it..."
Young Katherine, born into noble wealth with an insatiable hunger for knowledge, surpasses even her tutors when it comes to learning. But her learning counts for nothing when she meets the only man worthy of her - her heavenly Bridegroom. Trading worldly knowledge for eternal wisdom, Katherine challenges even the emperor himself - and he prepares a cruel invention to break her. Meet this great bride of Christ in the second graphic novel in the Among the Saints series - written to inspire both children and adults.
About the Author: Gabriel lives near his childhood home in rural Indiana with his wife Emily and their three daughters. Their home is over 100 years old - a true fixer-upper - and the subject of many of his woodworking projects. In his free time, he pursues carpentry and music and enjoys making homemade tacos with his wife and sketching with his daughters. Graphic novels are his favorite form of artwork, and aside from his comics based on the lives of saints, he has other secular novels in the works.
Author: Gabriel Wilson
Format: Paperback
Dimensions: 7 x 10 inches
Page Length: 104 pages
$5.00
В иллюстрированном молитвослове для детей представлены основные молитвы для маленьких христиан, сопровождаемые объяснением наиболее трудных слов и словосочетаний внизу каждой страницы.
Начальная молитва – 3
Молитва Господу Иисусу Христу – 3
Молитва Святому Духу – 5
Ангельская песнь Пресвятой Троице, или «Трисвятое» – 7
Славословие Пресвятой Троице – 7
Молитва Пресвятой Троице – 7
Молитва Господня – 9
Иисусова молитва – 9
Ангельское приветствие Божией Матери – 11
Хвалебная песнь Богородице – 11
Молитва Ангелу Хранителю – 13
Молитва святому, имя которого носишь – 13
Молитва в начале всякого дела – 14
Молитва по окончании всякого дела – 14
Утренняя молитва – 15
Молитва о живых – 17
Молитва об усопших – 17
Молитва перед едой – 19
Молитва после еды – 19
Молитва перед учением – 21
Молитва после учения – 21
Молитвы за всякое благодеяние Божие – 23
Молитвы в болезни и в любой беде – 23
Молитвы, когда страшно – 23
Вечерняя молитва – 25
Молитва на сон грядущий – 25
Мягкий переплет, 27 стр.
$7.00
$14.95
Marko’s life changes in an instant when he spies an armada of Ottoman ships on the horizon. After a battle separates him from his family, he finds help and guidance with a small group of monks. But when they stumble upon an abandoned church and a mysterious icon, Marko must conquer his own fears in order to make peace with God and to reunite with his family. Journey back to 1522, Rhodes, Greece, and experience with Marko what it means to be lost, then found.
Age Range: 10 - 14 years
Author: Christine Rogers
Paperback: 264 pages
Dimensions: 5.25 x 7.5 inches
$11.00
illustrated by Megan Elizabeth Gilbert
Beautiful Christmas is a 64-page coloring book for children aged 5-12. As they color Christ in the cave or the shepherds glorifying God with the angels, they are cultivating their own sensibility to beauty while learning to recognize some of the meaningful symbols, elements, and motifs of the Church. May this small book bless those children who color and create within its pages.
Age Range: 5-12 years
Illustrator: Megan Elizabeth Gilbert
Paperback: 64 pages
Dimensions: 7.25 x 10 inches
$28.00
A chapter book series for ages 7 - 12
Shepherding Sam (Sam and Saucer, Book 1)
Sam’s Aunt Eva says he’s like a tornado—he causes a ruckus everywhere he goes. But Aunt Eva won’t give up on Sam, and neither will Saucer, the monastery’s corgi puppy. Saucer lives at the monastery, but he dreams of herding sheep. With no sheep in his life, Saucer tries to herd everyone else—farm animals, nuns, and especially Sam. Sam doesn’t want to follow anyone, not even a funny puppy. But Saucer knows that if he just keeps trying, he can bring this lonely boy back to the flock.
The Barn and the Book (Sam and Saucer, Book 2)
Sam wants to know if animals (especially Saucer!) can speak at midnight on Christmas Eve. Grace and Macrina are competing to write a story, and Elias is losing his patience. Meanwhile, Sister Anna hopes God will rescue her from teaching Sunday school. Christmas is coming, but hearts are full of secrets and frustrations. The Barn and the Book is a story about the traps we build when we try to see in the dark. We tumble into trouble and confusion on our own, but God can steer us clear of our traps and shine His kindly light into our darkness.
Painting Angels (Sam and Saucer, Book 3)
What happens when you can’t get away from the person who drives you craziest? Sam and Macrina are about to find out. Stuck working together to help the nuns, Sam and Macrina come up with a thousand reasons to disagree. Sam is too rude. Macrina is too bossy. Summer at the monastery will be miserable if they can’t find some common ground. With the help of three friendly nuns, a runaway bunny, and Saucer the trusty corgi, Macrina and Sam discover a big secret that helps put them on the road toward peace.
$14.95
by Angela Isaacs, illustrated by Amandine Wanert
Good morning, God.
The day is new.
I say my first small prayer to You.
Lord, have mercy!
Lord, have mercy! When you're a toddler, every day is full of beautiful ups and difficult downs. And yet from sunrise to sunset, each day, each moment even, can be met with a powerful prayer that young children can remember: Lord, have mercy.
About the Author: Angela Isaacs didn’t realize she should be a writer until after getting an MA in Cognitive Psychology. Now she juggles freelance editing with book writing and raising her two daughters. Her first book for children, Goodnight Jesus, was published by Ancient Faith Publishing in 2016. She also has a forthcoming educational children’s book series, The Little Elephants' Big Adventures. When not writing or reading, Angela can usually be found knitting or cycling around the Illinois flatlands with her two daughters in tow.
About the Illustrator: Amandine Wanert is a French illustrator who currently lives in Paris. She illustrates both for the medical field and for children's book publishers, especially enjoying those projects that illuminate the world of young children. She previously illustrated In the Candle's Glow for Ancient Faith Publishing and has appreciated working on I Pray Today, bringing to life one little girl's quest to pray throughout the day. Amandine has two sons and a baby daughter.
Age Range: 2 – 6 years
Author: Angela Isaacs
Illustrator: Amandine Wanert
Format: Board book (heavy card stock, with rounded corners)
Dimensions: 6 X 8.5 inches
Page Length: 24 pages
$20.00
Pages: 50
Format: Hardcover
This youth title tells the wondrous story of Maria, who became the Mother of God by God's grace and her willing assent to His holy will, from her conception to her barren mother St. Anna, to her Falling Asleep. This amazing account of the Theotokos is told through story, hymnology, and captivating illustrations.
This book is dedicated to every child – that they may come to know the life of the Panagia – and to every adult who wants to speak to them about the Mother of God.
$19.95
At night, the wind blows through the rigging of the boat where Laurel lives. Sweet aromas float across the water and surprise her—as though they’d traveled from another land. One night, Laurel is transported across the water to an ancient world of mystery.
In this gorgeously illustrated and poetically written story, you will discover the wonder of Byzantium’s capital city, Constantinople, at the height of its glory. At the center is the magnificent church of Holy Wisdom, where the worship of God unfolds in splendor while the wind dances through the trees. This book will cultivate in the young a taste for the mystical and rekindle wonder in adult readers. In the waking dreams of a single little girl, this edifying tale explores in an alluring whirlwind both the power of remembrance and the beauty of truth, all centered around Christ’s glorious resurrection.
Age Range: 2-10 years
Author: Gaelan Gilbert
Illustrator: Ned Gannon
Hardcover: 32 pages
Dimensions: 8.5 x 11 inches
$18.00
An illustrated life of the great and holy bishop of Tremithus in Cyprus. Though formally uneducated, he took part in the First Ecumenical Council and expounded the dogmas of the Faith with divine wisdom. Renowned for his hospitality and charity, St. Spyridon was a truly living icon of Christ. His holy life will be an inspiration for children and adults alike.
Age 7 and up.
Softcover, 30 pp.
$22.00
Pages: 48
Binding: Hardcover
The saints of our Church, even the greatest elders and ascetics, were once children!
On one summer day, in Konitsa of Epirus (Northern Greece), the young Arseny beheld the “Light of the world” with his own eyes. Over the years, this very child grew up to become the beloved saint we know today as St. Paisios the Athonite.
In this book, children will learn about the life of St. Paisios through sweet and moving stories, filled with wisdom and joy.
$11.00
This book shares the story of the last Russian emperor and his family in which there are both happy memories and great hardships. In their daily life, we find examples of courage, patience, wisdom, love, and faith. Their life was not necessarily what one would expect for an Emperor and his family; there was much more than fancy clothes and delicious food. They nursed the sick, ate porridge, kayaked along the Finnish coastline, and cared for chickens. Now we know them as Royal Martyrs: deeply pious Orthodox Christians who laid down their lives for the Faith, and as role models of Christian virtue who showed kindness even to the guards who taunted them.
Format: Hardcover
56 pages
$11.00
Illustrated by Megan Elizabeth Gilbert
The Orthodox Christian experience is infused with beauty. God calls to us through the presence of beautiful things—from the elegant chalice that houses Christ's very body to the icons of beloved saints hanging in our homes. Beautiful Things is a 64-page coloring and activity book for our littlest believers. As they color the Good Shepherd or the Jesus Prayer, they are cultivating their own sensibility to beauty while learning to recognize some of the meaningful symbols, elements, and motifs of the Church.
Age Range: 3-6 years
Illustrator: Megan Elizabeth Gilbert
Format: Paperback
Dimensions: 7.25 X 10 inches
Page Length: 64 pages
$19.95
Walking the lonely streets of a new, unfamiliar town, Sasha feels displaced and alone. His grandmother is dying; the children in the neighborhood laugh when he walks by. And there is a dragon under his bed—he is sure! When Sasha cries for help, God and His saints hear him, and he has an experience that both changes his life and sweetens his soul.
Sasha and the Dragon is a modern fairy tale to be treasured by children and adults alike.
"I could not have received Sasha and the Dragon at a better time in our children's life. Our little 'Sasha' had been having his own fears and this book was instrumental in helping him face these dragons through the intersessions of Archangel Michael."
-MamaBirdEmma, Charming the Birds from the Trees blog
"The powerful image of St. Michael coming to Sasha's aid is one that will stick in children's minds and make its way to their hearts."
-Lisa A., Through the Mind to the Heart blog
"This book EMPOWERS our children to face their fears. It is beautifully written, and captures the heart of something we all face as we grow up. At first, I thought the dragon in the book might be scary to my girls, but the story had the opposite effect. They were captivated…"
-Erin Lynn
"I sit with tears of gratitude tonight after reading this beautiful story twice to my 5-year-old who struggles with many worries. He was white and tense during the first pages, but as soon as St. Michael's sword showed up, he was awestruck… The joy and excitement in his eyes said it all."
-GS
Author: Laura E. Wolfe, illustrated by Nicholas Malara
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 32
$19.95
Inspired by a story told by Father Thomas Hopko.
The world is like a giant puzzle God made that teaches us about Himself. Every piece—earth, sea, and sky, plants, animals, and people—reveals something about who He is and why we're here. Everything Tells Us about God will help children recognize the beautiful and sometimes mysterious pieces of this puzzle for themselves.
Katherine Bolger Hyde has devoted her life to books as a reader, editor, and writer. Her works include the picture book Lucia, Saint of Light (AFP, 2009), the YA fantasy The Dome-Singer of Falenda, and the adult mystery series Crime with the Classics. Katherine lives in the redwood country of the California central coast, where she shares a home with her husband, the youngest of her four children, and two obstreperous cats. When not reading, writing, or editing for her day job, she can generally be found knitting while watching British mystery series or singing in the choir at St. Lawrence Orthodox Church.
Livia Coloji makes things up and then paints them with overlying layers of vivid color. She has done this since she was little, but professionally she's been doing it for twelve years now. Most of her projects are in the field of illustration, for clients based all over the world. In 2015 she was shortlisted for the World Illustration Awards of the Association of Illustrators (AOI). When she's not working on commissions (or petting her two cats) in her shared studio in Timisoara, Romania, she creates artwork inspired by nature and human nature.
Author: Katherine Bolger Hyde, with illustrations by Livia Coloji
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 32
$17.00
In the wilderness of the desert, far away from the comforts of modern life, positions of importance, and the praise of men, there lived a unique community of ascetics who experienced wondrous and indescribable things!
They struggled to master their human nature, as if to say: “Behold, Lord, I warred even with my own nature to show you how much I yearn for and love you!”
Their stories were recorded in handwritten manuscripts, copied by duty-bound hands across the ages, and survived until the discovery of the printing press when they were widely circulated in many languages. Their stories have touched the hearts of countless readers!
Illustrator-author Christos Gousidis now offers them to us in a new and unique way.
Format: Sewn Softcover
Pages: 32
$20.00
Более двух тысячелетий отделяют нас от того дня, когда на свет Божий появилась Пресвятая Дева. Сегодня трудно даже поверить, что у нее была земная жизнь, заполненная человеческими заботами, радостями и страданиями.
Всю свою земную жизнь Богородица была рядом со своим Сыном. Дева Мария растила Сына и знала, что он – Сын Божий, явился в мир спасти человечество от греха. Как страдала Мария за безвинно осужденного и распятого на Кресте Сына Своего! Пережив эти страдания, Мария получила от Бога разрешение быть заступницей, помощницей всех людей на земле.
По своему земному рождению всем Она как сестра, а Богу-Матерь. И в этом невиданном сочетании дан нам пример великого Отеческого смирения и той щедрости и высоты, на какую может Бог возвести земного человека.
Она сказала апостолам: “Радуйтесь! Я с вами во все дни!”. Это обещание быть помощницей и заступницей христиан Пресвятая Богородица исполняет и по сей день, став нашей небесной Матерью. За Ее великую любовь и всесильную помощь православные люди с особым благоговением почитают Богородицу. Близка, любима и понятна Она детям.
Представляемое великолепно иллюстрированное издание позволит детям ближе познакомиться с Пресвятой Богородицей и будет незабываемым подарком маленькому христианину
Мягкая обложка, 96 стр.
$8.00
СОДЕРЖАНИЕ
Иван Шмелев (Из книги «Лето Господне»)
$8.00
Твердый переплет, 32 стр.
По благословению Блаженнейшего Митрополита Киевскаго и всея Украины Онуфрия
Оглавление:
Молитвы утренние:
Молитва предначинательная - 2;
Молитва Святому Духу - 2;
Трисвятое - 4;
Молитва ко Пресвятой Троице - 5;
Молитва Господня - 5;
Тропари Троичные - 6;
Символ веры - 9;
Молитвенное призывание святого, имя которого носишь - 10;
Песнь Пресвятой Богородице - 10;
Окончание молитв - 12;
Молитвы на сон грядущим:
Молитва предначинательная - 13;
Молитва Святому Духу - 13;
Трисвятое - 15;
Молитва ко Пресвятой Троице - 15;
Молитва Господня - 16;
Тропари умилительные - 16;
Молитва Честному Кресту - 18;
Молитва Ангелу Хранителю - 21;
Молитвы в день Причащения:
Молитва перед Причащением - 24;
Молитва после Причащения - 25;
Молитвы разные:
Молитва Господня, перед едой - 26;
Молитва после еды - 27;
Молитва перед учением - 28;
Молитва об исцелении - 29;
Тропарь Пасхи - 30;
Молитва перед принятием просфоры и святой воды - 31
$4.00
Серия познавательных книг-раскрасок "Библейские истории" поможет детям не только в формировании художественного вкуса, но и в усвоении уроков библейской истории. Для правильного раскрашивания детям нужно вчитаться в текст эпизода, который расположен на каждой страничке, - этот способ может оказаться полезным на уроках в воскресной школе и дома. Раскраска рассчитана на средний уровень сложности и рекомендована детям младшего и среднего школьного возраста.
Мягкая обложка
16 стр.
$4.00
Серия познавательных книг-раскрасок "Библейские истории" поможет детям не только в формировании художественного вкуса, но и в усвоении уроков библейской истории. Для правильного раскрашивания детям нужно вчитаться в текст эпизода, который расположен на каждой страничке, - этот способ может оказаться полезным на уроках в воскресной школе и дома. Раскраска рассчитана на средний уровень сложности и рекомендована детям младшего и среднего школьного возраста.
Мягкая обложка
16 стр.
$8.00
Наша матушка Матрона: житие в стихах. Стихотворное изложение жития святой блаженной Матроны для детей. Автор в простой и доступной форме рассказывает обо всех значимых событиях из жизни почитаемой московской святой.
Мягкая обложка
32 стр.
$9.00
Our Saints are our greatest mentors. The example they have set for us can never lose its value with the passage of time. Their lives is the subject of a new series entitled “The life of our Saints”, which is published in Greek, English and Russian by Athos Children books. The first book is dedicated to the holy, glorious Great martyr St. George who lived in the late 3rd century. His name means “worker of the land”.
Softcover, 24 pages.