{"title":"Convent publications","description":"\u003cp\u003eBooks and booklets produced by the convent\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-garden-of-the-rule-of-the-mother-of-god","title":"The Garden of the Rule of the Mother of God (Theotokos) [prayer book by the Convent]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis prayer book is the convent's first publication!  Learn more about our vision for the convent in this prayer book dedicated to the Theotokos (Virgin Mary).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpiral-bound for ease of use during prayer. Printed in the USA.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“There is no request, even the lowliest and most temporal one, that the Mother of God will not fulfill for the glory of Her Son if only we pray to Her for 150 times every day saying: ‘Rejoice! 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Once established, we will welcome pilgrims to pray the Rule with us in Her garden.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"-qt-block-indent: 0; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"-qt-block-indent: 0; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px;\"\u003eWe recommend a prayer rope such as a length of 150 or 50 or 30 divided into decades (separated into groups of 10 knots\/beads).   The entire rule is 150 recitations of the Angelic Salutation prayer, but you can do just 50 a day or as many as time permits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"-qt-block-indent: 0; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"-qt-block-indent: 0; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px;\"\u003ePublished by the Convent of St. Mary Magdalene, an Orthodox women's monastery in Mississippi - Hieromonk Ezekiel (Vieages) and Nun Elizabeth (Kohl)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"-qt-block-indent: 0; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"-qt-block-indent: 0; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px;\"\u003eYouTube review: \u003ca title=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/pxiiki_jwzs?si=WZ7mgFivqAEmPZvH\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/pxiiki_jwzs?si=WZ7mgFivqAEmPZvH\"\u003e https:\/\/youtu.be\/pxiiki_jwzs?si=WZ7mgFivqAEmPZvH\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"-qt-block-indent: 0; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"-qt-block-indent: 0; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"-qt-block-indent: 0; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Convent of St. Mary Magdalene","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49097757196569,"sku":"979-8-9886978-0-0","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0884\/9100\/0089\/files\/Rule_cover_-_Copy.png?v=1789569307"},{"product_id":"the-tale-of-the-five-prayers-to-the-mother-of-god","title":"The Tale of the Five Prayers to the Mother of God [prayer booklet by the Convent]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis prayer booklet is the convent's second publication! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrinted in the USA.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTruly great are the promises contained in these short prayers for those who say them every day!   Text by St. Dimitri of Rostov.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecommended by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.convent-stmarym.org\/products\/earthly-angel-heavenly-man\"\u003eElder Vitaly the \"Earthly Angel, Heavenly Man\"\u003c\/a\u003e as part of one's daily prayer rule, along with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.convent-stmarym.org\/products\/the-garden-of-the-rule-of-the-mother-of-god\" title=\"The Garden of the Rule of the Mother of God\"\u003ethe Rule of the Mother of God.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeautifully printed with icons throughout!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by the Convent of St. Mary Magdalene in 2026. 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