A Child's Guide to Confession
$20.00
An engaging, illustrated guide to confession for children. This 100-page, easy-to-use aid will help a child understand and prepare for confession. Designed for both younger and older children, this book assists the child with brief, inspirational thoughts followed by prayers and an age-appropriate self-examination based on 1 Corinthians 13 (the "love chapter"). A Child's Guide to Confession also includes a glossary of basic vocabulary that children typically encounter when learning about or going to confession. Fully illustrated in a simple, colorful, yet reverent style.
This work for our children was compiled by the editors, as well as various staff members and content contributors, of Ancient Faith Ministries under the supervision of several Orthodox clergy as cited on the copyright page: namely, Fr Noah Bushelli, Fr Nicholas Speier, and Fr Andrew Stephen Damick.
Beautiful Things: An Orthodox Coloring Book for Children
$10.00
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
Bless O Lord, A Prayerbook for Young Children
$12.00
Fr. Artemy Vladimirov
One of our most popular titles. Beginning with “In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit!” and ending with an explanation of the Creed, this book introduces young children to the fundamentals of Orthodox Christian prayer. Accompanied by appealing water color illustrations on every page.
Softcover, color illustrations, 44 pages
Sale price: the staples binding this book may be slightly rusted.
Celebrating the Twelve Days of Christmas
$13.00
Family Devotions and Activities in the Eastern Orthodox Tradition
by AmandaEve Wigglesworth
With hymns, stories, meditations, and activities for each day as well as suggestions for the whole season, Celebrating the Twelve Days of Christmas provides an invaluable resource for families looking to restore the season of Christmas to its rightful place in their lives.
Large format paperback (8" X 10")
About the Author
AmandaEve Wigglesworth has been involved in ministry with children and youth for nineteen years. AmandaEve and her husband, Deacon Kevin, are members of St. Peter the Aleut Orthodox parish in Calgary, Alberta. She is a member of St. Peter's Camp board, where she is affectionately knows as Pegesus and can very occasionally be heard singing funky rap because a clever camper caught her putting her elbows on the table.
48 pages
Elder Paisios the Hagiorite, the Friend of Children
$18.00
Illustrator: Adela Maria Calistru
Year: 2013
Number of pages: 36
Mate coated paper
Paperback, sewed
Format: 20x24 cm
Faith, Hope, Love Devotional
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100 days, 100 ways to plant seeds of faith, hope, and love! First Corinthians 13:13 shines a light on the importance of faith, hope, and love; and bestselling children’s author Amy Parker offers 100 devos to grow these concepts early on in your kids’ hearts. Based on scriptures, each short devotion explores the biblical principles of faith, hope, or love and encourages children to talk about them, think about them, and put them into action. There’s even space for kids to journal as they learn. It’s an interactive approach that will solidify these biblical principles in children’s hearts and teach them to walk in faith, reach their hopes, and grow big love. And don’t miss the board books in the Faith, Hope, Love series: How Far Is Faith?, How High Is Hope?, and How Big Is Love?
Format: Padded/hardcover
224 pages
Holy Hierarch Nectarios of Aegina, the Wonderworker
$18.00
Little Anastasios was a meek child, thirsting for knowledge. As a young man, he decided to serve God in a Monastery and became a monk. For his love and obedience, he received many gifts from God, among which was the gift of wonderworking. His pure life showed him to people as a great Saint of the Orthodox Church, a protector of children and healer of ailments of all kinds.
The simple and graphic text and the bright watercolor illustrations carry the soul to another realm, like an exhortation to discover the sweet smell of sanctity, of which any child can partake.
Author: Cătălin Grigore
Illustrator: Cristina Ionescu-Berechet
Year of publishing: 2011
Number of pages: 32
Paperback
Format: 23,5x26 cm
Holy New Martyr Elizabeth, Grand Duchess of Russia
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Born in the 19th century to a Protestant family of German nobility, Grand Duchess Elizabeth grew up surrounded by wealth and glory. Through the care of a merciful and loving mother, Elizabeth became one of the most beautiful and wise young women of her time. At the age of nineteen she married a Russian Grand Duke and through him found the Orthodox Faith. After her husband was brutally killed, Elizabeth totally renounced her fortune and the illustrious life of princess. Fulfilling the longing of her heart, she became an Orthodox nun and founded a convent which combined charitable work with the life of prayer. But this wonderful work was interrupted after the Bolshevik revolution, when Abbess Elizabeth was arrested, tortured and finally became worthy of a martyr’s crown.
This is the story of a real princess, who through the power of faith left all temporal things and became the abbess of a convent - even a martyr - in a time of great oppression against the Orthodox Church.
Author: Cătălin Grigore
Illustrator: Adela Maria Calistru
Year: 2012
Number of pages: 36
Mate coated paper
Paperback, sewed
Format: 20x24 cm
Life of Christ Coloring Book: English/Alaskan Yup'ik
$8.00
This Orthodox Coloring Book features 21 with coloring guides, a beautiful poster and stickers!
24 pages
8" x 11"
Bilingual English/Alaskan Yup'ik
Life of the Theotokos Coloring Book: English/Greek
$7.00
This Orthodox Coloring Book features 15 with coloring guides, a beautiful poster and stickers!
16 pages
8" x 11"
Bilingual English/Greek.
Saint Sergius: A Beacon in the Wilderness of Radonezh
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Saint Sergius: A Beacon in the Wilderness of Radonezh, by George and Christian Danias, authors of Christ Amongst Us and Vested in Christ. Translated by Fr. Peter Chamberas.
About 700 years ago, in the dense forest of Radonezh not far from Moscow, a humble monk built a small wooden church and dedicated it to the Holy Trinity. In the span of a few years, that ascetic’s reputation began to spread far and wide. People began to visit the area in order to consult with the elder — even royalty considered it an honor to speak with him! Today, there is a magnificent monastery in the place where that small Church once stood. But what happened to that humble monk?
In the pages of this book, you will read all about the wondrous life of that monk — Saint Sergius of Radonezh — and how he became a beacon of the holy Orthodox faith and a river of holiness!
Format: hardcover
Pages: 49
Spyridon's Shoes
$13.00
By Christine Rogers
Young Spyros spends his days fishing, octopus hunting, and dreaming of attending school like his best friend, Niko. When he encounters an elderly man on the beach after an accident, his whole life begins to shift and change. But who is this mysterious, saintly man, and why is his friendship so important? Take a short trip back in time to the Greek island of Corfu and discover the real reason for the mystery surrounding Spyridon's shoes.
About the Author: Kh. Christine Rogers is married to Fr. John Rogers and is the mother of four. She is also the author of The Road to Golgotha. A life-long Alaskan, she enjoys indoorsy activities like reading, sewing and not camping, and can often be found in the church kitchen cooking for anywhere from 50-300 people.
Age Range: 7 - 12 years
Author: Christine Rogers
Format: Paperback
Dimensions: 5.25 X 7.5 inches
Page Length: 104 pages
St. Seraphim's Beatitudes
$20.00
Illustrations by Dcn. Paul Drozdowski
Written by priest Daniel Marshall
About This Book:
This hardbound, 32-page, full-color life of St. Seraphim of Sarov delights with lavish, historically-accurate illustrations and inspiring stories that every young Christian will enjoy reading again and again. Short sayings patterned after the Lord’s Beatitudes present St. Seraphim’s wisdom in clear, memorable phrases.
Published with the blessing of His Grace, Bishop Peter of Cleveland.
You and your children (and Godchildren!) will learn:
- St. Seraphim's advice to those who visited him
- The most interesting events in his life
- Virtues toward which all Christians can struggle
- A window to an era of great piety in Russia
Product Reviews:
“This is the best children’s Orthodox book I’ve seen!”
— Heiromonk Alexander, Hermitage of the Holy Cross
"Today, perhaps more then ever before, our young people need lessons to live by, and this book masterfully provides them from the life of one of our favorite Saints."
— Very Rev. Martin Swanson, Rector St. Basil the Great Orthodox Church
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Stories from the Gerontikon
$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
The Cross and the Stag: The Incredible Adventures of St. Eustathius
$13.00
He lost his wealth.
He lost his family.
He lost his station.
He endured it all, to gain everything.
Roman Commander Placidas was a man of great power and influence. He and his family wanted for little, yet he knew there had to be more to life. Once baptized into the Christian faith as Eustathius, he faced trials beyond anything he had ever experienced on the battlefield. His faith was challenged, but that same faith gained him eternal life. Meet this great man in Ancient Faith Publishing's first graphic novel - the first in our Among the Saints series - written to inspire both children and adults.
Format: paperback
Pages: 56
The Great Martyr Saint Catherine
$9.00
Οur Saints are the best role models, who never lose their worth, no matter how many years go by. Saint Catherine, is a wonderful example of a young girl of noble birth from Alexandria, Egypt, who was endowed with exceptional physical beauty and great wisdom; she was, therefore, able to face even the wisest idolaters of her time. Once she recognized the One and True God, she sacrificed everything, wealth, comfort and glory, so that she could stay close to Christ for eternity.
Format: Softcover
Number of Pages: 24
The Great Martyr St. George
$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.
The Holy Prophet Moses and the People of Israel
$18.00
Born of the people of Israel, but raised in the treasure filled palace belonging to the Pharaoh of Egypt, Moses was called by God to take His people out of the bondage of the pagans and to guide them to the land promised to their fathers. He would become the prophet who, strengthened by faith and the desire for freedom, and endowed with the power to perform miracles, received from the very hand of God the Ten Commandments for the people of Israel before the coming of the Saviour. The entire Orthodox Church lives today following the same commandments.
The attractive text and vivid illustrations teach children that the true slavery is the lack of faith in the true God, which no wealth can replace or buy.
Author: Cătălin Grigore
Illustrator: Adela Maria Calistru
Year of publishing: 2012
Number of pages: 32
Paperback
Format: 20x24 cm
The Romanovs: Family of Faith and Charity
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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
The Sleepy Bear and the Golden Whispers
$15.00 $22.00
This hardbound, full-color children's book brings to life the remarkable true story of a bear — inspired by God — saving the life of the Russian New Martyr, Metropolitan Peter of Krutitsy.
Infused with prayer and evocative watercolor illustrations, this warm tale will engage the eyes and hearts of young children while revealing the fruits of the Jesus Prayer.
The author-illustrator is the wife of a Russian Orthodox priest, an accomplished artist, and an iconographer. 48 pages.
The Story of Holy Hierarch Calinic of Cernica, the Wonderworker
$15.00
Baby Constantine, the future Abbot Calinic of Cernica Monastery, was born in Bucharest in the 18th Century - a time of great upheaval and troubles caused by the Turkish dominion. A man of prayer, comforter of the sick, great founder of monasteries and an innovative printer, as well as an ardent supporter of the Union of the Romanian Principalities, the Holy Hierarch Calinic managed to renew the Christian life of the Church in a short span of time.
Through a text filled with his teachings and wrought with warm illustrations, children will find an example of great courage and self-sacrifice, and learn that the True Faith overcomes all obstacles.
Author: Cătălin Grigore
Illustrator: Cristina Ionescu-Berechet
Year of publishing: 2011
Number of pages: 32
Paperback
Format: 20x24 cm
The Story of Holy Hierarch John Maximovitch, the New Wonderworker
$18.00
At the end of the 19th century, into a rich family of Tsarist Russia, little Michael came into the world. In spite of the fact that he was born with one leg shorter than the other and had a speech impediment, young Michael pursued his journey with determination and faith. Although exiled from his homeland, he became a Russian Cadet, and then monk, seminary teacher and, eventually, Archbishop John of Shanghai and San Francisco. A great man of prayer and tireless traveler to wherever his help was needed, Saint John Maximovitch left many testimonies of his miracles up to this day on the five continents he crossed.
His angelic life was a true comfort to people who were in need and in all kinds of pain. It brings forth an exhortation to children to show love and understanding themselves to all those in sorrow.
Author: Cătălin Grigore
Illustrator: Adela Maria Calistru
Year of publishing: 2012
Number of pages: 36
Paperback
Format: 20x24 cm
The Wonderworking Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God: Coloring Book
$7.95
The grace of God is made manifest in the marvelous world which surrounds us. This is apparent both in the beauty of the natural world and in the everyday blessings in our lives. Yet history is filled with instances of supernatural grace, or miracles. Such was the appearance of the Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God found by a hunter in a forest near the Tuscary river. The text for this coloring book gives the history of this icon, miracles associated with it -- including the healing of St Seraphim of Sarov, and the hymns associated with the feast in the Orthodox Christian Church.
The artwork includes lavish borders in an old Russian the style which will be a joy to color. With illustrations and borders to color and interesting text to inspire, this will make an excellent gift or school room resource.
32 pages
Format: 8.5" x 11"
The Young Reader’s Bible
$17.00
Easy-to-read stories for eager-to-read kids! From the days of creation to the visions of Revelation, these 70 Bible stories are action packed and just the right length for new readers to finish in one sitting. The Young Reader’s Bible is fully illustrated with lots of fun bonus featuresthe perfect way to begin a lifetime adventure of personal Bible reading! Features include: 70 easy-to-read Bible storiesScripture referencesMaps and map activitiesIllustrated Bible “Who’s Who?”
Format: Hardcover
Number of Pages: 448
Trim Size: 7.75 x 6.8 x 1.3
Wise Joseph and His Brothers
$18.00
Several thousand years ago, when God’s chosen people were guided by angels and by the righteous people of the Old Covenant, Jacob, the last patriarch, lived together with his twelve sons in the land of Canaan. Joseph, the most beloved of them, was sold by his brothers out of envy and was taken into exile in the land of the Pharaohs. After going through many trials, Joseph received the gift of explaining dreams and through this became the Governor of Egypt. By divine providence and by his great wisdom, he managed to deliver his father and brothers, as well as the entire Egyptian people, from the terrible famine that struck the area.
The dynamic text and expressive illustrations show children an example of trust in God, and how people should be forgiven, as every Christian should do.
Author: Cătălin Grigore
Illustrator: Adela Maria Calistru
Year of publishing: 2012
Number of pages: 32
Paperback
Format: 20x24 cm