Lovely little book for little ones around attending the Liturgy. The illustrations are most delightful. A good book to have on hand for little ones during the Liturgy!

Bless her soul! Something caused her to do what she did. We will never know. And maybe that’s the way it should be. She paid a heavy price. Our GOD is a GOOD God!

Perfect for people new to the church. I would recommend to add more on the fact that Christ built the Church and why.. Great book though

Very handy!

I like listening to Albert Rossi's podcast at ancient faith radio and the audiobook version is very similar to that. The way it's read adds his personal touch to the text that i think adds an extra layer to the text itself. The audiobook runs about 4 hours even maybe a little less and I plan on listening to it more than once. it's a great book in whatever format you decide on.

Very pretty and neutral for either female or male ... great fit on my daughter and was able to stretch fit for my husband also !

As both a recent convert to Orthodox Christianity and a mother, I am eager to find more resources to teach my young children about practical aspects of our faith. SPYRIDON’S SHOES, a children’s novel about the friendship between young Spyros and his mysterious benefactor “Abba” Spyridon, was a charming story that offered many concrete examples of living the faith while also introducing readers to the life of Saint Spyridon of Greece.

Spyros is a young man with good character, but his lack of engagement with his faith may be familiar to many. For example, Spyros attends church with his family, but perhaps unsurprisingly, he has a hard time paying attention. He does not pray regularly and definitely does not take the time to ask God’s blessing for the many goals he has set for himself. As their friendship grows, Abba gently explores these issues with Spyros and provides encouragement on how to change in ways that children can understand.

One of the passages that deeply resonated with me was when Spyros confesses that praying feels funny to him. After Abba prompts him to consider why that is, Spyros reflects that he hasn’t done it much before. Abba responds, “With God, as with people, we seek to form a relationship, a friendship. The more you converse with God, which is what prayer is, the more natural it will become. Like speaking to an old friend.”

I especially recommend this book for younger boys who enjoy stories about adventure. The descriptions of fishing and octopus-hunting were exciting to my 7-year-old son and helped to draw him into the story as I read. The mystery surrounding Abba’s identity was also intriguing for him. We very much enjoyed the story.

The publisher provided a free review copy of this book. In return, they asked for my honest review.

As both a recent convert to Orthodox Christianity and a mother, I am eager to find more resources to teach my young children about practical aspects of our faith. SPYRIDON’S SHOES, a children’s novel about the friendship between young Spyros and his mysterious benefactor “Abba” Spyridon, was a charming story that offered many concrete examples of living the faith while also introducing readers to the life of Saint Spyridon of Greece.

Spyros is a young man with good character, but his lack of engagement with his faith may be familiar to many. For example, Spyros attends church with his family, but perhaps unsurprisingly, he has a hard time paying attention. He does not pray regularly and definitely does not take the time to ask God’s blessing for the many goals he has set for himself. As their friendship grows, Abba gently explores these issues with Spyros and provides encouragement on how to change in ways that children can understand.

One of the passages that deeply resonated with me was when Spyros confesses that praying feels funny to him. After Abba prompts him to consider why that is, Spyros reflects that he hasn’t done it much before. Abba responds, “With God, as with people, we seek to form a relationship, a friendship. The more you converse with God, which is what prayer is, the more natural it will become. Like speaking to an old friend.”

I especially recommend this book for younger boys who enjoy stories about adventure. The descriptions of fishing and octopus-hunting were exciting to my 7-year-old son and helped to draw him into the story as I read. The mystery surrounding Abba’s identity was also intriguing for him. We very much enjoyed the story.

The publisher provided a free review copy of this book. In return, they asked for my honest review.

Fantastic!

I bought this for my grandchildren. They are toddlers and like looking through it during Divine Liturgy. It’s the perfect first dictionary for our youth!

The Bible feels wonderful in your hands and you can’t help but want to open it and immediately begin reading. It feels lighter in my hands than my hardcover bible. I would strongly recommend purchasing this leather soft edition. I know it is a luxury but it is well worth the investment. I am so happy to have a full length Old and New Testament Orthodox Study Bible. The inclusion of the before and after communion prayers was a nice added bonus.

My children and I have loved this book. They begged for more after each chapter!

This book is small in size, and perfect for a child's hands. It's full of info but, less than 100 pages and large font. My children love the beautiful illustrations and non threatening tone. I love the format and how much prayers and Bible verses are included. 5 starts! I also recommend "A Child's Guide to Liturgy"
...Please make more books like these.

This book is clearly written and brings across that each one of us can love others as best as we can so Christ healing presence will be in our relationships with others

I am a Roman Catholic who finds this study Bible to be an excellent resource. Great commentary in the notes.

wonderful book - useful in and appreciated by the members of the local Orthodox young adults group.

Very beautiful bible with Christ focesed notes.

Haven’t had time to read it!
Looking for to it
If it’s what I think it’s about
My father use to tell us the story
Shoes of the Fisherman

Wonderful prayer book. Would recommend to anyone.

This is very good to have your child read before going to confession. It goes through how to confess and has a series of pages which go through the qualities of love, love is lkind, love is patient etc... It then prompts the child to consider if they have fufilled that aspect of love. For example, on the page love bears all things, it asks if you have ever been unkind back to those who hurt you. It then has some prayers of repentance like the prayer of St. Ephraim and the 50th psalm. As well as the Gospel reading of the Prodigal son. Really an excellent book!