Monastery of St John the Baptist (Online Bookshop) Reviews 

Fantastic item and delivery service. Beautifully bound book. Made it all the way to Tasmania in time for Christmas. Many thanks Essex Monastery.

The Recommendations fro Fr Samuel to by Saint Silouan- written by saint sophrony was a fantastic one. Not only is the book hard to put down it's of amazing quality and the service was with genuine love even to how it was package. Glory to God!

Fast delivery to Belgium. Great communication. Book quality is heirloom. And a small surprise was the packaging of the 5 books I ordered that were wrapped in 5 or so layers of protective perforated cardboard and unnecessary but beautiful yellow tissue paper. An honour to receive. Undoubtedly sent with love and care. Thank you.

I’ ve received it much sooner than expected. Really nice package as well! I have bought previously other books so I knew what to expect 🤗

Amazing service, lovely packaging. Overall great experience!

Great, friendly and professional service!
Bought a 2026 calendar for my son.
It arrived quickly and he was very happy with it.
Thank you 🙏

Carefully packaged with love , made my day . Thank you so much , will order again soon , God bless you

The monastry took such care of my order. My book came quickly and was packaged with care. It also included a bookmark and a card with Elder Sophrony's image on it, which i will treasure. Thank you. I have just read the first chapter of We Shall See Him As He Is. It has already spoken to me and touched me deeply. It feels like synchronicity as it is speaking directly to my sense of my current situation, which is always such a blessing. I am looking forward to reading more.

It is always a great honour to receive the Holy books and audio books from The Holy Monastery of Saint John The Baptist. Reading and listening to them enlightens us and gives great joy to guide and help us to understand the path of truth.

I bought two books which are presents and they both arrived promptly which is great. Had one gift wrapped which was beautifully wrapped with much attention. Thank you to all for the fantastic service.

Excellent swift and caring service. Thank you

The beautiful books I ordered arrived very promptly with timely updates regarding the order delivery. The books themselves are excellent both in their craft and their content. I would recommend essexmonastery.com to other potential customers and am likely to buy from them again.

I almost hesitate to open the box because the container itself is so carefully and tidily packed, and I don't want to disturb even the outer promise of what I know will be a richer interior! But I will, shortly, knowing that anything and everything produced by the Monastery is of such high quality and beautiful presentation. Meanwhile, I simply look forward ... :-)

Hello dear Fathers and Mothers. It is always a pleasure to open your packages and see how carefully the books are prepared. Thank you very much. As for Father Zacharias's writings, I always feel how he makes the living presence of Christ so vivid and present. It is a great privilege to be able to read his profound teachings. Glory to God.

Excellent books (content is extraordinary as you can see on their website, binding is high quality), and the service and shipping are likewise superb. I have placed at least a half dozen separate orders and they were each promptly dispatched and received, including secure packaging that assures the books arrive in perfect condition (and have beautiful, giftworthy interior wrapping with bookmarks). While everything about buying from the monastery is provided at a top level for worldly concerns, the writings in the books themselves will lift you beyond with encouragement and inspiration toward the Divine.

The books I purchased arrived beautifully, and lovingly wrapped, with flowers!

The books themselves are full of the Holy Spirit, from this Holy Monastery, for which I am truly grateful.

To visit this Holy Monastery is Heavenly.

Very smooth service. I was kept informed of my purchase at all time. Books were packaged very well and they gave me icons of Saint Siluan and Saint Sophrony with the books, which was a lovely surprise. Please keep me informed with your new books!

A prompt response and courteous service will win me over every time.

Without question, I plan on ordering more. But not until I'm done with these, and my wallet says it's okay 😄

Easy ordering after payment the book arrived within a week. Great communication over the whole proces en the book was wel packet and arrived in good order.