A CHILD’S GUIDE TO VESPERS
A Child’s Guide to Vespers
Ancient Faith Kids
CHESTERTON, INDIANA
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Megan Elizabeth Gilbert, illustrator
A Child’s Guide to Vespers
Text copyright © 2024 Ancient Faith Publishing
Illustrations copyright © 2024 Megan Elizabeth Gilbert
An imprint of Ancient Faith Ministries 1050 Broadway, Suite 6 • Chesterton, IN 46304 store.ancientfaith.com
ISBN 978-1-955890-65-6
L IBrary of CoNgreSS CoN troL Num Ber: 2024943552
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All Old Testament quotations are from the Orthodox Study Bible, © 2008 by St. Athanasius Academy of Orthodox Theology (published by Thomas Nelson, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee) and are used by permission. New Testament quotations are from the New King James Version of the Bible, © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc., and are used by permission.
Special thanks to Fathers Anthony Gilbert and Andrew Stephen Damick for their editorial help and guidance.
For my toughest critic, who encourages me to do my best, and shows support by creating time for me to work: For my beloved Father Anthony. — MEG
Book design by Amber Schley Iragui.
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to A Child’s Guide to Vespers! We at Ancient Faith Kids are excited to offer you this small book to use as an aid during Vespers or simply as a tool for learning more about the Church and our Faith.
This book was designed with several things in mind:
• We divided the book into color-coded sections so that each part is easy to find.
• We intentionally kept the amount of text in the Vespers section of this book spare. Even for children who can read, we want to encourage their attention forward, toward the altar.
• We included illustrations and vocabulary for the very young child, as well as prayers, quotes, and psalms for older children to learn and read.
We wish you, and all the children of the Orthodox Faith, continual growth toward Christ as we all seek to be lights to the world, and as we help each other toward the Kingdom of Heaven! welcome
• The glossary at the end defines terms and vocabulary that are often heard throughout the liturgical year.
In the o rthodox c hurch , a new day begins during Vespers—when we sing “O Gladsome Light.” This hymn is about the true Sun—Jesus—who is also the Son of God. His light is even brighter than the sun in the sky. The word vespers is from the Greek word meaning “evening.” Coming to Vespers is an important way to begin the new liturgical day, which starts when the sun sets.
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Sample pages only. Purchase the full book at http://store.ancientfaith.com/a-childs-guide-to-vespers/
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the service of great vespers
Blessed is our God, always, now and ever, and unto ages of ages! Bless the Lord, O my soul; O Lord my God, You have been magnified exceedingly.
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The high mountains are for the wild goats; the rocks are a refuge for the badgers.
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