Bring the wisdom of the Orthodox saints into your ordinary day — no dense texts required.
A warm, practical companion to prayer, icons, virtues and the church year — plus the lives, feast days and prayers of 18 modern Orthodox saints. Read it at your own pace and build a rhythm of faith that fits your real life.
You want the saints close. The books about them can feel far away.
Many lives of the saints are long, scholarly or hard to fit around work and family. This book meets you where you are — whatever your starting point.
and want the saints to feel less like names on the calendar and more like companions in daily life.
and need an approachable place to begin — without feeling lost in unfamiliar words and traditions.
and a simple rhythm of reading, reflection and prayer that fits around a busy, ordinary week.
Six doorways into the life of the Church — and 18 saints to walk with.
How the saints prayed, and how their example can shape your own prayer on an ordinary day.
A clear, reverent introduction to icons and their place in personal devotion.
What the saints’ lives teach about meeting everyday challenges with patience, humility and love.
Simple ways to reflect on what you read and notice where God is at work in your days.
Why faith is never lived alone, and how the saints point us back to one another.
Living the rhythm of the church year, feast by feast, across twelve months.
A chronological chapter introducing saints of the modern era — their lives, their contributions, their feast days, and prayers you can use in private devotion. Holiness, it turns out, is not only a thing of the distant past.
- St. Nektarios of Aegina
- St. Elizabeth the New Martyr
- St. Silouan the Athonite
- St. Luke the Surgeon
- St. Matrona of Moscow
- St. Maria of Paris
- St. Olga of Kwethluk
- St. Paisios the Athonite
- …and ten more
Not a rigid day-by-day devotional. A guide you keep coming back to.
Miss a day? Nothing to catch up on. Pick it up whenever you can, and let a year of small steps add up to a deeper spiritual practice.
Start with a theme that speaks to you now, or with the saint whose feast is coming up.
A short reading, a moment to journal, a prayer to carry into the rest of your day.
Over the course of a year, the witness of the saints becomes part of your daily walk.
Three books. One daily walk with the saints.
Begin with the guide, then continue with a year of daily reflections and a companion volume on the holy women of the Orthodox Church.
An accessible guide to Orthodox saints, prayer and everyday life — with 18 modern saints, their feast days and prayers.
Get it on Amazon365 Orthodox reflections, practices and prayers. Each day offers one reflection, one small practice and one prayer, walking with the women saints through themes of prayer, mercy, friendship, grief, hope and more. Begin on any day of the year.
Notify meThe lives, feast days and prayers of 20 Orthodox women saints — from Mary Magdalene and Photini to Xenia of Petersburg, Maria of Paris and Olga of Kwethluk. The companion volume to book two.
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Maria Bleahu
Maria Bleahu is a Romanian Orthodox Christian who was raised in the life of the Church as the daughter of a priest. She has sung in the church choir since childhood and has taught Sunday school at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church in Orlando, Florida.
For almost twenty years, Maria has also worked as a media educator, teaching students from ages six to sixty-five. Saints in My Daily Walk draws on both her lifelong faith and her experience as a teacher, making the lives and wisdom of the Orthodox saints accessible to readers at every stage of their spiritual journey.
Your year with the saints can begin today.
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Is this a daily devotional I have to follow in order?
No. It isn’t a rigid day-by-day devotional. It’s a guide you can return to as you build your own rhythm of reading, reflection and prayer over the course of a year.
Do I need to already be Orthodox?
Not at all. It’s written for people who have belonged to the Church for years, people newly exploring Orthodoxy, and anyone who simply wants a more personal connection with its traditions.
Which saints are included?
Saints appear throughout the book’s reflections, and a dedicated chronological chapter introduces 18 modern Orthodox saints with their lives, contributions, feast days and prayers for private devotion — among them St. Nektarios of Aegina, St. Elizabeth the New Martyr, St. Silouan the Athonite, St. Luke the Surgeon, St. Matrona of Moscow, St. Maria of Paris, St. Olga of Kwethluk and St. Paisios the Athonite.
Kindle or paperback — which should I choose?
Kindle ($5.99, or free with Kindle Unlimited) is ideal for reading on the go. The paperback ($16.99) is lovely for journaling alongside and makes a meaningful gift.
Can I look inside before buying?
Yes — Amazon offers a free sample you can read right away or send to your Kindle.