Bring me, he says, a scarlet flower. He is carrying a huge broom of red roses. And she mutters through her teeth: it’s small! Damn, you should have brought me a dandelion. And he goes for an exotic flower, so that one bud is the size of an umbrella. And through her teeth she told him: well, technically, it’s not a flower at all, but a root vegetable. Bring me, he says, a Koshcheevo egg. So that with a needle inside. So that the hare is in the chest. Bring the golden chain with big tree. A sorcerer with a magic wand in his hand. Bring me a dragon tooth. Firebird feather. Goldfish . And also a Big Mac. And he goes to deliver everything immediately. After all, a man is such a fool when he’s in love. Well, with a Big Mac it somehow works out right away. And the dragons dentist adjusts the tooth. But Koschey fights furiously for the eggs, the scientist cat guards the brave oak tree. In general, he then stomps around the world for a long time, on trolleybuses, horses, subways, on foot. He returns not soon and shabby, dragging the firebird entirely behind his back. And she meets him, all swollen. She says she cried about him all the time. She doesn’t need eggs, hares, or firebirds, she says, and immediately drags him into the house. And on the porch of the house now there’s a golden chain, a Big Mac, and a dragon’s tooth. Women also make fools when they fall in love. And, sometimes, even more foolish than the one who loves. He remembers the name and immediately cries, hiding his face behind a scarf so that the child does not see. Rupert is growing up, and walks in the parks with a stroller are a thing of the past. It's time to storm the playgrounds. Grandfather and grandmother are nearby and terribly unhappy. Rupert is pleased. He is pushing a horse down the hill. Alfred slides down the hill and breaks his horse. Jessica is crying, a speck of dust has gotten into her eye. Grandfather and grandmother think: this can’t happen! Rihanna and Isaac run past to catch up. Homer and Rogneda fly past on a swing. Nearby, a shitty Elvis is crying in the sandbox. At home, my grandparents will suddenly say to my parents: Rupert is a great name! Not a name, but a charm! Malvina Matrasova

Most people begin their acquaintance with Orthodoxy by reading Orthodox fiction. True stories from life Orthodox people They make you feel and sympathize with the characters, introduce you to Orthodox customs, and often involve the reader in the life of an Orthodox parish.

Reading Orthodox fiction is a fascinating activity that allows you, together with the heroes of the works, to seek and find the truth, to think about the true Orthodox understanding events. Gradually, the reader develops favorite Orthodox writers and favorite works of art. Some Orthodox authors write so heartfeltly that you will definitely want to have their works in your home.

Our online store will help you with this. From us you can buy both already beloved works of art and new ones that have just come out of print.

With the advent of the Internet in everyday life, buying Orthodox art books has become much easier and cheaper. There are no “store” markups, which means that you can replenish your home library without compromising your family budget.

Features of modern Orthodox books

Modern Orthodox spiritual literature attunes a person to positive thoughts and is a kind of psychological tool that can help choose the right way, protect from bad thoughts, survive the pain of loss and show the path to spiritual improvement.

Spiritual fiction is a promising direction in Orthodoxy. Church books always valued, they are passed down from generation to generation and are a family heirloom. Reading them is useful and soul-saving.

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Russian writers were able to reflect the whole essence in their works Christian faith. They feel spirituality, morality and reflect the soul of the author himself. Reading church prose allows you to look at all life situations from a different angle. They are written in clear language even for the average reader and hold attention until the last lines.

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The word means “to praise correctly.” Orthodox religion- one of the most widespread in the world, along with Catholicism and Protestantism, it ranks third in number among generally recognized Christian religions.

The Orthodox Church emerged as an independent religion in 1054 after the Great Division, during which the final division into Roman Catholic Church with its center in Rome and the Orthodox one with its center in Constantinople.

What do adherents of Orthodoxy believe?

Here we will look at the main beliefs of the Orthodox, what they worship:

Icons . Believers of this movement treat icons as shrines: they kiss them and ask for help. Especially revered are icons with which cases of “miraculous healing” are associated.

"Holy relics" . According to Orthodox believers, Saints are friends of God or “pleasers.” They do not doubt the authenticity of the relics; unlike scientists, on the contrary, they endow them with miraculous healing properties.

They believe in the Trinity. This theological term was first used by Theophilus of Antioch, who lived at the end of the 2nd century, in scriptures given word does not occur. According to the Orthodox faith, the “Trinity” is God the father, God the son and God the holy spirit. All three persons live in one, in complete unity.

According to one reference book, God can come out of Himself and still be identical with Himself. The Holy Spirit, at the same time, can be on the border of being and other being. “Trinity” is one of the main holidays of Orthodoxy.

Into the immortality of the soul . The “Holy Fathers” teach that the soul and body are united for a certain time. After death, the soul returns to its creator, where it awaits judgment. Evil souls go to fiery hell, and good souls go to heaven.

Honoring Guardian Angels . Angels glorify God, I proclaim his message. They are endowed with intelligence that surpasses human mind, and help in the work of preaching. Guardian angels supposedly protect their people from death or something bad.

The Twelve Spies and the Promised Land (from the Book of Numbers)

The Israelites emerged from Egypt after four hundred years of slavery under the leadership of Moses. . Soon they approached the border of the land promised to his people. Moses sent twelve spies ahead to find out everything thoroughly.

When they returned, ten of them spoke only bad things about that land. They claimed that the people of that area were of enormous height in comparison with them, that they were good warriors with excellent weapons. They even became indignant, speaking harsh words to Moses.

Ten spies lamented with one voice that all of them would perish from the sword of these Canaanites. They wanted to choose another leader to take them back to Egypt. What's happened? They, seeing how God brought ten plagues on the Egyptians, did not believe that He could deliver them from the Canaanites.

Two of the spies, Joshua and Caleb, believed that the Israelites could easily defeat them. Due to the fact that the people believed most of the spies and did not enter the Promised Land, they had to wander through the desert for another four decades.

The entire generation that came out of Egypt and did not believe God did not enter the land promised by God. After the death of Moses, the people were led by the faithful Joshua and Caleb. What does this Bible incident teach us?

Then as Today, Satan Uses Scare Tactics . It corrupts a person morally and spiritually. Those with weak faith easily fall for his bait and fall into his deadly net.

We need to develop faith in God, trust in His strength, power and what He wants for us better life. Read the Bible on our website online for free, study it and strengthen your faith!

If until this day you have been putting off regular reading Christian literature, then there were two reasons for this blessed deed. Firstly, March 14th— day Orthodox book . The holiday is very young, introduced 4 years ago. But reading for a Christian is an important part spiritual work. And now, the other day, a wonderful time for spiritual exploits begins!

The most important book for a Christian should undoubtedly be the Holy Scripture. In addition, these are patristic works, the lives of saints. In addition to this, in Lately A lot of different books by Orthodox authors have appeared on the book market. And, of course, we must remember that not all of them are equally valuable. Among these books there are completely non-Orthodox in essence, there are those in which genuine Orthodox teaching is mixed with occult or pseudoscientific ideas. Every person has their own favorite books. According to the website lib.pravmir.ru, we offer you 10 most read modern books , useful in spiritual work.

1. - book by Archimandrite Tikhon Shevkunov. Published in 2011. The book aroused great interest among the reading public. Thus, by October 2012, the total circulation of the book was one million one hundred thousand copies. As Archimandrite Tikhon himself said: “I told almost all the stories that were included in the book during sermons. All this is part of our church life.”

2. is the last work of the Orthodox author Viktor Likhachev, who passed away in 2008. The writer did not have time to finish his book, but he hoped that everyone who reads it would recognize himself in it, feel that boundless love for Russia, for the Russian village that the author had, and let into his heart faith in God and hope that that the Angels, our heavenly patrons, will never leave us...

3. " Prologue in teachings for every day of the year"— the book was compiled in 2007 by Archpriest Viktor Guryev. “Prologue” is an ancient Russian hagiographic collection, originating from Byzantine month books, in which the lives of saints are arranged in accordance with the days of their church memory. In addition, the “Prologue” is decorated with understandable and often entertaining passages from the ancient Patericons, parables imbued with thoughts of repentance, mercy, Christian love for one’s neighbor, spiritual perfection and salvation of the soul.

4. "Father Arseny"- this book, published from the pen of an unknown author, clearly shows the reader the triumph of love over evil, life over death. Father Arseny is the image of a holy elder - a zealous man of prayer, sober, meek, who has completely surrendered himself into the hands of God. The first editions spread throughout Russia and beyond its borders and made the book “Father Arseny” one of the most beloved in the Orthodox world.

5. "Soul after death"(O. Seraphim Rose) - there is probably no book that so clearly, accessiblely and clearly reveals the post-mortem experience of a person and gives the concept of angelic and other world. The book contains two thousand years of experience of the holy fathers. The publication has a twofold purpose: firstly, from the point of view of Orthodox Christian teaching about afterlife, give an explanation of modern “posthumous” experiences that have aroused such interest in some religious and scientific circles; secondly, cite the main sources and texts containing Orthodox teaching about the afterlife.

6. "Red Easter"(Pavlova N.A.) - it was after this book that the author became widely known. The book is already 11 years old, but it does not lose popularity. It tells about the three Optina new martyrs - Hieromonk Vasily and the monks Ferapont and Trofim. This is three absolutely different people, their paths to God were special. The ascetic life is amazing; many readers note that after this book they immediately want to visit Optina Pustyn.

7. “Who will hear the linnet?”(Likhachev V.V.) — a novel about the Motherland and the Russian soul. He leads the reader along the roads of the Russian province. Main character drawn into real adventures: he carries miraculous icon, evading a gangster's pursuit... And internally, one goes through the path of spiritual growth: from unbelief to faith, from confusion to blessed peace, from mental blindness and deafness to insight and hearing the miracle of God.

8. "Heavenly Paths"(Shmelev I.S.) - a novel about the fate of the skeptic-positivist engineer Viktor Alekseevich Weidenhammer and the believer, meek and internally strong Darinka, a novice of the monastery who left the monastery to connect her life with Viktor Alekseevich. Through suffering and joy, in mysterious and incomprehensible ways to the worldly mind, these heroes are led to the Source of Life. The internal plot of the book is “spiritual warfare” with passions and thoughts, temptations and attacks of dark forces.

9. "Chief of Silence"(Vsevolod Filpyev) - the book addresses eternal questions - love and hatred, loyalty and betrayal, truth and lies. The characters in the book resolve these issues differently and sometimes unexpectedly. An action-packed, realistic narrative draws the reader into the events that take place in the winter of 2002 in Moscow and North America. Together with the heroes, the reader finds himself in St. Petersburg of the 19th century and in the historical times of princes Boris and Gleb. The parable story is intended for a wide range of readers, and everyone is free to interpret it in their own way.

10. "Repentance is left to us"(abbot Nikon Vorobyov) - letters addressed to his spiritual children, laity and monastics. Father Nikon edifies, instructs, calls for repentance and patience, shows what needs to be done, what thoughts need to be kept, consoles, teaches how to properly relate to sorrows: “The Fathers have long said about our times that people will be saved only by sorrows and illnesses. Healthy and happy people forget about God, oh future life: they live as if they will live on earth forever and will never die. And sorrows and illnesses force a person to break away from earthly interests and turn to God... Save your souls through repentance, patience and humility.”

Enjoy reading!

Prayer before reading spiritual books:

Lord Jesus Christ, open the eyes of my heart, so that when I hear Your Word, I understand it and fulfill Your will. Hide not Your commandments from me, but open my eyes, that I may understand the wonders of Your law. Tell me the unknown and secret of Your wisdom! I trust in You, my God, and I believe that You will enlighten my mind and meaning with the light of Your mind and that then I will not only read what is written, but also fulfill it. Make it so that I do not read the Lives of the Saints and Your Word as a sin, but for renewal and enlightenment, and for holiness, and for the salvation of the soul, and for the inheritance of eternal life. For You, Lord, are the illumination of those who lie in darkness, and from You is every good gift and every perfect gift. Amen.

Veronica VYATKINA

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