Delightful Grace: Volume 3, Fools for Christ’s Sake

In this third installment of the popular Delightful Grace series, prize-winning Orthodox children’s author Anna Iakovou presents five new stories on the subject of the holy fool! Leading a humble, ascetic life, the holy fool appears “crazy” to some, but is in fact “mad” with great love for Christ. Included in the book is the story of Saint Symeon, who creates a commotion wherever he goes, sometimes upsetting people, sometimes amusing them, and sometimes saving their lives! There is Blessed Xenia, the beloved Russian saint, who consoles a desperate mother with a sick child and just possibly performs a great miracle . . . There is the story of Saint Paraskeva, a popular nun who, with God’s grace, can see the future of the people who come to visit her and . . . share a cup of tea! Both entertaining and instructive, and packed with charming illustrations, Delightful Grace 3 will introduce young readers to the uniquely Orthodox figure of the “Fool for Christ.”