Today's book we opened and read as a preparation for tomorrow's feast: The Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple. It is part of the Feasts of the Church series by Sister Elayne which I described here. It is available from Archangel Books here. (By the way, Archangel books has a very nice online store, but their storefront is even better. If you are ever in the St. Louis area, it is really worth the trip. It's a lovely store with lots of Orthodox books, icons, unique gifts and many neat "finds" which I haven't seen in other Orthodox book stores.)I love the story of the Entrance of the Mother of God: how she entered the Temple at the age of three led by virgins carrying lamps. This morning my boys were really surprised to realize that she went to live in the Temple at the age of three and was fed by the angels. What a beautiful history we have as Christians!
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Honestly, I don't like these little books. They aren't bad, but just not enough in my opinion.
Yeah, they aren't always the best for telling the whole story of each feast. But I really love the illustrations. We started getting them when my oldest was only about 2 or 3. For years, I just flipped through and explained the story of the feast using the pictures. Now, we are learning to really like the text. I usually review what the feast is about, then we read the text and talk about what it teaches us about our theology. My mom says she likes to use them for her grades 1-3 Church School class.
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