§ Occasion № iii · For the Godchild
Chrismation,
baptism, and after.
The promises a godparent makes are paid out in small things, year after year. A first prayer book. The icon over the bed. The calendar that gives a name to every day. These are the gifts we are asked for, again and again.
§ The shelves we draw from
A bundle is
several shelves.
Each occasion is a small library, not a single shelf. Open the shelves that fit the giving and leave the rest in print for next year.
- № 01
Icons
The icon for the new room — the patron saint, the Theotokos, Christ Pantocrator.
Coming to print - № 02
Prayer Books
A prayer book sized for a child, with the prayers said before sleep and on rising.
Coming to print - № 03
Books
Lives of the saints, written for children — and patristic readers for when they are older.
Open shelf · 13 titles - № 04
Calendar
The calendar of saints — to learn the day they were chrismated, and the feast that bears their name.
Open shelf · 1 title - № 05
Cards
Cards for the baptism, the chrismation, and the namedays that follow.
Open shelf · 10 titles
§ The bundle
The first shelf they will keep.
A working selection from the shelves above — chosen for godparents who want to give something the child will keep.
№ 01.avif&w=3840&q=75)
Ascetics in the World, Volume One
45 biographies of hidden Orthodox laymen and clergy who pursued holiness in everyday life
$23.00Open
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Ascetics in the World, Volume Two
24 more inspirational accounts of pious Orthodox Christians who pursued holiness in daily life
$27.00Open
№ 03
Christology by St. Nektarios of Pentapolis
An Orthodox Christian exploration of the person, natures, and saving mission of Jesus Christ
$24.00Open
№ 04
Glorified in America: Laborers in the New World from St. Alexis to Elder Ephraim
Lives and legacies of the saints and elders who planted Orthodoxy in America
Where to buyOpen
№ 05
The Orthodox New Testament, Volume One: The Holy Gospels
An Orthodox Christian edition of the Gospels read through the mind of the Church
$50.50Open
№ 06
The Orthodox New Testament, Volume Two: Acts, Epistles, and Revelation
An Orthodox Christian translation and study edition of the apostolic writings
$50.50Open
№ 07
The Orthodox Psalter: The Psalms According to the Seventy
The Book of Psalms translated from the Septuagint for Orthodox prayer and reading
$42.20Open
№ 08
The Prayer Rope: About the Jesus Prayer (Booklet)
A full color Orthodox booklet on the Jesus Prayer from the fathers of St. Nektarios Monastery
$6.00Open
§ Other occasions
Or, step into
a different week.
The library is shelved one way; the giving is shelved another. These are the bundles we are asked for, year after year.
№ i
For a nameday, or a friend's.
Gifts for your nameday or a friend's — saint cards, calendars, and small icons for the patron on the icon corner.
№ ii
Companions for the Great Fast.
Companions for the Great Fast — Lenten prayer books, psalters, fasting calendars, and Paschal reading for the weeks of preparation and the night itself.
№ iv
Prayer books, psalters, small icons.
For the bedside — prayer books, psalters, small icons, and prayer ropes kept on the table by the bed for evening and morning prayer.