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Who’s in the Transfiguration Icon?
“There were eight on the mountain, but only six were visible.” – St Gregory Palamas, Homily on the Transfiguration Following on from a previous post on the Icon of the Transfiguration, there is more to discover in the icon by … Continue reading →
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The June Menaion Icon
The word Menaion (Gr: Μηναίον; Slavonic: Минея) comes from the Greek word meaning “of the month”. It is used to describe a way of grouping together liturgical texts, prayers and stories based on the order of Saints’ days and other … Continue reading →
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Tagged Ascetic Saints, John the Baptist, Martyrs, Menaion, Military Saints, St. Paul, St. Peter, The Apostles, The Twelve
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Ascension Icon | Why stand ye gazing up into heaven?
Forty days after Christ’s resurrection, He was taken up into the Heavens before the disciples, and so forty days after Easter, is the Feast of the Ascension. The icon for this feast shows the events as described in the Book … Continue reading →
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Tagged Angels, Ascension, Great Feast, Jesus Christ, Mother of God, St. Paul, St. Peter, The Apostles, The Twelve, Theotokos
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Boundless Christ | Resurrection Icon with Extra Scenes
In the tomb with the body, in hell with the soul as God, in paradise with the thief and on the throne with the Father and the Spirit, You fill all things, O boundless Christ. The prayer above, said by … Continue reading →
An Icon for Holy Thursday
On the Thursday before Easter, called Holy or Maundy Thursday, four events are remembered: the Last Supper, the Foot-Washing of the Apostles by Jesus, the prayer of Christ in Gethsemane, and the Arrest of Jesus. Each of these events can … Continue reading →
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Tagged Foot-washing, Holy Week, Jesus Christ, Mystical Supper, Prayer, St. John, St. Peter, The Apostles, The Twelve
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The January Menaion Icon
The word Menaion (Gr: Μηναίον; Slavonic: Минея) comes from the Greek word meaning “of the month”. It is used to describe a way of grouping together liturgical texts, prayers and stories based on the order of Saints’ days and other … Continue reading →
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Transfiguration Icon | The Event and the Process
The Transfiguration is one of the Twelve Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church, celebrated on the 6th of August. Described in the first three Gospels (Matt 17: 1-9; Mark 9: 2-8; Luke 9: 28-36), its commemoration has become uncommon in … Continue reading →
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Tagged Angels, Gallery, Great Feast, Old Testament, St. John, St. Peter, The Apostles, The Twelve, Transfiguration
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Pentecost Icon as an Icon of the Church
The Icon for the feast of Pentecost is also called the Descent of the Holy Spirit, as it is a depiction of the event described in the Book of Acts (Acts 2:1-4) when the Holy Spirit descended as tongues of … Continue reading →
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Tagged Great Feast, Holy Spirit, Pentecost, St Luke, St. Matthew, St. Paul, St. Peter, The Apostles, The Twelve
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Entry into Jerusalem | The Palm Sunday Icon
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Tagged Entry into Jerusalem, Great Feast, Jesus Christ, Palm Sunday, St. John, St. Peter, The Apostles
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Icon of Christ the True Vine
The Icon of Christ the True Vine is an image of Scripture, specifically: “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that … Continue reading →
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