The Life of Saint Sophia of Kleisoura for children! The book is introduced by His Eminence Metropolitan Seraphim of Kastoria, and it is accompanied by a narration CD and a rare audio document... Saint Sophia speaks to the children.

Foreword: The Spirit of God rests upon the small and humble. Upon the young in age and ego, and upon the humble in spirit and life. A few years ago, our homeland was blessed to reveal to the world a small and humble being. A little bird from the Heavenly Kingdom of God. Her life, teachings, and example must be, for all of us, a heavenly call and invitation.

Not an answer from God to the atheistic world, but a sweet chirping from a world that flourishes only in the hearts of spiritual people. The love of God, as Spirit and Life, drawn from the depths of Pontus, concentrated in one person. Saint Sophia of Kleisoura, the humble ascetic, the modern Myrrhbearer, the nightingale of Pontus, our saint.

The presence of the Saint in the border town of Kastoria, in the city of Byzantine emperors and Byzantine Churches, is crucial. She marked yesterday and today, inspired yesterday and today, protected yesterday and today this border people, and comes to grace, strengthen, and sanctify every faithful person on their life journey.

May Saint Sophia of Kleisoura, our contemporary Saint, along with the choir of other great contemporary Saints, such as Paisios of the Holy Mountain, Porphyrios of Kafsokalyvia, Nektarios of Pentapolis, Nikolaos of Planas, Lukas of Simferopol, Savvas of Kalymnos, Georgios of Karslidis, and many others, be the voice that cries out in our ears and souls, in today’s desert of the world.

Warm congratulations are due to Ms. Ioanna Skarlatou, who labored to convey the life of the Saint as a reading for children. I wholeheartedly wish that the grace, blessing, and intercession of Saint Sophia always cover her and grant her every earthly and heavenly good.

Kastoria, March 30, 2016 The Metropolitan of Kastoria Seraphim