AN ORTHODOX COLORING

BOOK FOR CHILDREN

i l l u s t r at i o n s b y

Megan Elizabeth Gilbert

c h e s t e rto n , i n d i a n a
 Beautiful Things
ISBN 978-1-944967-42-0
Illustrations copyright © 2018 Megan Elizabeth Gilbert
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For the community of Saint Katherine’s,
who have brought color and beautiful
friendship to our family.

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 H I L O K A L I A. A word often heard in
the Orthodox Christian faith. It’s a Greek
term that means “love of the beautiful.”
The Or thodox Christian experience is infused
with beauty. God calls to us through the presence
of beautiful things—from the elegant chalice that
houses Christ’s very body to the icons of beloved
saints hanging in our homes. We created this coloring
book for our littlest believers, who are just learning
to draw with crayons and markers and pencils! As
they color the Good Shepherd or the Jesus Prayer,
they are cultivating their own sensibility to beauty
while learning to recognize some of the meaningful
symbols, elements, and motifs of the Church, paired
with some brief words that are often heard in church.
We pray that little hearts and minds will be in some
way inspired while working through this book, and
it will be an aid toward the honoring, creating, and
respecting of B E A U T I F U L T H I N G S.

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 For the peace of the world…

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May the Lord bless you and keep you.
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 Christ is Risen!
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O Lord our God, whose mercy is boundless…

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