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Spiritual vision is considered, and not without reason, as a fundamental element of this phenomenon that we call the icon. Let us take a closer look at what this vision consists of, so as to avoid confusion and misunderstandings. I would start with a series of quotations from the well-known work of…

What's up with the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit, and why should you know what they are? Click here for a quick primer on this important Catholic teaching.

Theotokos is the Greek title of Mary, the mother of Jesus used especially in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic Churches. Its literal English translations include "God-bearer", "Birth-Giver of God" and "the one who gives birth to God."#ad

Georgy Popov. Madonna and Child. Iconostasis of the Refecory Church in Kiev Pechersk Lavra, 1893-95

How Icons Are Born in the Icon-painting Studio of St. Elisabeth Convent. Find out about it in our monastery blog. We have been writing about Christianity, church history, church products and crafts, the lives of the great ascetics, etc.

History Of The Virgin Mary's Fast The Fast of Virgin Mary, began by the famous story of Thomas the Apostle. After his return from a missionary in india, he asked the Apostles about Virgin Mary. They told him that she had died. He asked them to show him where they buried her. They went with him to the grave, but they found the tomb empty. Thomas the Apostle recounted that during his return, he saw the angels carrying the body of the Virgin Mary and that he took blessing of her holy body. In…

He who has acquired love endures calmly and patiently the injuries and sufferings that his enemies inflict on him. - St. Thalassios the Libyan