The Publishing House of the Moscow Patriarchate has published the Orthodox schoolboy calendar for 2025 "Patriarch to Children. To love is to do good to others."
The calendar is dedicated to the theme of the family, it tells about Christian love for parents and for all neighbors. The publication is intended for school-age children and is designed to orient the child in the system of church holidays and fasts. The publication includes the prayer of the holy Optina elders, prayer before the teaching, prayer after the teaching, as well as excerpts from the words of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia. On the last pages of the calendar, you can write down your schedule of additional lessons and clubs.
In his introductory article, His Holiness the Patriarch addresses the children with a sermon of love:
"Where does love begin? Of course, from dad and mom, from brothers and sisters, from grandparents. If we have love in our hearts for these people, then we are capable of loving. And what is the expression of this love for dad and mom, for grandma and grandpa? First of all, you need to behave in a way that does not upset them. And why do parents get upset? They get upset when children make mistakes. And if parents try to correct these mistakes, and the children brush them off, sometimes they also do it out of spite, then love disappears.
Love is a great, pure and bright feeling. But it should always be backed up by deeds. I would really like you to remember all this. To love is to do good to others! I wish you all peace and love — love for the Fatherland, love for your parents, love for each other. I wish you that the Divine Light that came into the world through the Nativity of Christ resonates in your hearts with strong faith in God and willingness to do good deeds that turn our lives into bright, peaceful, prosperous and joyful."
The publication was prepared by the Department of Children's Literature of the Publishing House of the Moscow Patriarchate.

The Publishing House of the Moscow Patriarchate has published a schoolboy calendar for 2025 "Patriarch for Children"
16.07.2024, 07:00