The Virgin of Vladimir
In our Lenten journey of prayer and sanctification, icons present an integral part of our spiritual journey and transformation of faith...
"Christ is the visible image of the invisible God" (Col. 1, 15)
"The icon is a link between the human and the divine. It provides a space for the mystical encounter between the person before it and God. It becomes a place for an appearance of Christ, the Theotokos or the Saints--provided one stands before the icon with the right disposition of heart and mind. It creates a place of prayer.Henri Nouwen says, "Just as we are responsible for what we eat, likewise we are responsible for what we are looking at. It is not difficult to become victim of the numerous visual stimulations that surround us. Yet we can make a choice. When it is not possible to pray, we can always briefly look at an icon which is so intimately linked with the experience of love."
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