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The Festal Menaion (SB1306) $32.00An essential service book for all who love the Feasts of the Orthodox Church.Enclosed in this valuable text are an explanation of the meaning behind themajor Feasts of the Orthodox Church, a complete set of rubrics which explainthe structure of the various festal services, and the texts required to servethem. Translated from the original Greek by Mother Mary and ArchimandriteKallistos Ware. Hardcover. 564 pages.

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An Anthology of Orthodox Prayers (SB32) $25.00Contains the Cycle of Daily Prayers, an Anthology ofPrayers, an Index of Biblical References on Prayer, andSelected Patristic Texts on Prayer. Bilingual Greek/English.Spiral Bound. 215 pages.

The Divine Liturgy (SB1508) $8.00Contains English and Slavonic text of the Divine Liturgy.Soft cover. Pocket-sized. 229 pages.

Prayers Behind the Ambon (SB1526) $24.00Many manuscripts attest that the prayer behind the Ambon,in all the Divine Liturgies used by the Eastern OrthodoxChurch, varied for the periods of the Triodion andPentecostarion, for the great feasts of the Savior, the MostHoly Theotokos and the saints, as well as for the Lord's Dayand other times. This book presents eighty-nine prayersbehind the ambon intended for the Divine Liturgies of St Basilthe Great, John Chrysostom, and the Presanctified Gifts.

HEAR ME (9781888212938) $8.95A prayer book for Orthodox Teenagers. 89 pages.

PROLOGUE FROM OCHRID - 4-VOLUME SET (LS95) $190.00by St. Nikolai Velimirovic.

Lives of the Saints and homilies for every day of the year.Hard cover. Each volume approx. 450 pages.

CDs: STS PRESS TitlesAkathist Service to Saint Alexis Toth (978187899785) $9.99It is with great joy that on the 100th anniversary of therepose of St. Alexis, we offer this Akathist recording,sung by the Choir of St .Tikhon's Seminary. St. Alexiswas a teacher and enlightener of the Orthodox Faith inAmerica. He has been called the Father of Orthodoxy inAmerica and in official periodicals it has been estimat-

ed that 'more than half of 400,000 Russian Orthodox in the USA are descen-dents of his converts.' St. Alexis died on May 7th 1909. When his body wasexhumed in 1916 to be placed in the stone mausoleum behind the church, itwas found to be incorrupt. St. Alexis was glorified at St. Tikhon's Monastery during the 90th Memorial Day Pilgrimage in 1994.

Byzantine Chant in Arabic (845121000887) $14.99Includes Hymns throughout the Church year. Chantedin Arabic by accomplished chanter, Rana Nassour-Derbaly.

Orthodox Two Part Music ~ Vol. 1, The DivineLiturgy (845121000863) $14.99This two part Orthodox music is based primarily onZnamenny Chant and is given as an offering to theChurch in America with the hope that it will transcendjurisdictional boundaries.

Sing Praises to Our God ~ Special Edition Re-Release(1878997785) $14.99A selection of Orthodox Liturgical Hymns sung by St.Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary Male Choir.This special edition re-release has 13 previously unre-leased tracks not included with the original CD.

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Book of Akathists,vol 2 (SB1380A)$40.00Contains 28 Akathiststo our Saviour, theMother of God andvarious Saints. Hardcover. 465 pages.

Book of Akathists,vol 1 (SB1380)$30.00Contains 23 Akathiststo our Saviour, theMother of God andvarious Saints. Hardcover. 398 pages.

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Wool Prayer Ropes (Chotkis) hand made by the monks of Saint Tikhon's Monastery.300 knot . . . .$65.00100 knot . . . .$22.0040 knot . . . . .$14.0033 knot . . . . .$12.0010 knot . . . . .$5.00

Wooden Chotki100 bead (2590065) . . . . . $15.0050 bead (2590064) . . . . . . $12.0030 bead (2590062) . . . . . . $8.0020 bead (2590020) . . . . . . $5.00

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Saint Tikhon's Monastery is pleased to announce that we have recently finished construc-tion of our candle shop, and have begun production of our Beeswax candles. Our all-natural 100% Beeswax Candles burn clean, without any smoke or dripping. Since thereis no smoke, they will not darken nor damage the iconography in your church, as do candles made from paraffin wax. Your purchase of our candles will go to support theOrthodox Monastery of Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk, while at the same time offering the finestthings up to God. Thank you for your continued prayers and support!(Because our candles are hand-dipped, sizes and candles per pound may vary slightly)

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