A Son of the Church

A Son of the ChurchThis publication, a favorite of Old Ritualists for hundreds of years, was originally intended for a new convert to Orthodoxy, teaching one the rules of piety and the laws of God. Today it is an invaluable and convenient guide for any Orthodox person, especially for parents who need to show their children in a simple and straightforward manner the way of life of a true son of the Orthodox Church. 53 pages, paper cover, 4. 25 x 6 inches. Translated to

Skull of Adam and pre-schism lettering

the Hodegitria

as contained in the present volume

Depicting the Most Holy Theotokos and the infant Christ

Usually the preface is of a rhetorical nature and the concluding passage is a moral exhortation

January 6- The Holy Theophany of Our Lord

and the Holy Prophet Daniel

it is full of practical wisdom and moral instruction

and reprinted  at the Transfiguration Poorhouse of Moscow

The next thirty-three counters represent the thirty-three years the Lord walked the earth

it is a common pious practice to replace them with prayer on the Lestovka

in the City of Kazan