Tag Archives: The Twelve

The June Menaion Icon

Posted on May 31, 2012 by iconreader

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 →

Posted in History, Iconography, The Saints | Tagged Ascetic Saints, John the Baptist, Martyrs, Menaion, Military Saints, St. Paul, St. Peter, The Apostles, The Twelve | Leave a comment

Ascension Icon | Why stand ye gazing up into heaven?

Posted on May 23, 2012 by iconreader

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 →

Posted in Icons of Christ, Icons of the Incarnation, The Saints, The Theotokos | Tagged Angels, Ascension, Great Feast, Jesus Christ, Mother of God, St. Paul, St. Peter, The Apostles, The Twelve, Theotokos | 2 Comments

John the Apostle | The Theologian in Silence

Posted on May 7, 2012 by iconreader

The 8th of May is a feast day dedicated to the Apostle John, the Evangelist and Theologian. Among all the Apostles, the title “Theologian” is only bestowed upon St John, which attests to the spiritual heights to which he attained, … Continue reading →

Posted in Didactic Icons, The Saints | Tagged Angels, Evangelists, Gallery, Gregory Palamas, hesychasm, Prayer, Russian Icon, St. John, The Apostles, The Twelve | 9 Comments

Boundless Christ | Resurrection Icon with Extra Scenes

Posted on April 14, 2012 by iconreader

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 →

Posted in Icons of Christ, Icons of the Incarnation, Resurrection Icons | Tagged Harrowing of Hades, Jesus Christ, New Testament Trinity, Resurrection, Russian Icon, St. John, St. Peter, The Apostles, The Twelve | 4 Comments

An Icon for Holy Thursday

Posted on April 11, 2012 by iconreader

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 →

Posted in Icons of Christ, Icons of the Incarnation, The Saints | Tagged Foot-washing, Holy Week, Jesus Christ, Mystical Supper, Prayer, St. John, St. Peter, The Apostles, The Twelve | 4 Comments

The April Menaion Icon

Posted on April 1, 2012 by iconreader

Posted in History, The Saints | Tagged Ascetic Saints, Menaion, Russian Icon, The Apostles, The Twelve | Leave a comment

Transfiguration Icon | The Event and the Process

Posted on August 6, 2011 by iconreader

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 →

Posted in Icons of Christ, Icons of the Incarnation, The Saints | Tagged Angels, Gallery, Great Feast, Old Testament, St. John, St. Peter, The Apostles, The Twelve, Transfiguration | 8 Comments

Pentecost Icon as an Icon of the Church

Posted on June 14, 2011 by iconreader

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 →

Posted in History, The Saints, The Theotokos | Tagged Great Feast, Holy Spirit, Pentecost, St Luke, St. Matthew, St. Paul, St. Peter, The Apostles, The Twelve | 18 Comments

The Last Judgment | Spur to Repentance

Posted on February 27, 2011 by iconreader

And He is coming again with glory to judge the living and the dead; His kingdom will have no end. I look for the resurrection of the dead. And the life of the age to come. Amen – The Symbol … Continue reading →

Posted in Didactic Icons, Icons of Christ, The Saints, The Theotokos | Tagged Angels, Apocalypse, Jesus Christ, John the Baptist, Judgment, Lenten Icon, Martyrs, Mother of God, Old Testament, The Apostles, The Cross, The Twelve, Theotokos | 8 Comments

Icon of Christ the True Vine

Posted on September 19, 2010 by iconreader

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 →

Posted in Icons of Christ, The Saints | Tagged Jesus Christ, St. John, St. Matthew, St. Paul, St. Peter, The Apostles, The Twelve, True Vine | 6 Comments