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Be a Living Icon! Darkness to Light
The process of writing an icon is one of constantly adding lighter and lighter colors. There are no shadows in an icon, the light in an icon comes from the person or from the entire scene. The background of an icon is traditionally gold, or gold paint, symbolizing uncreated light.
Be a Living Icon! Our Chaos Layer
Today is Clean Monday! Our theme for this year's Great Fast is Be a Living Icon! We invite you to explore the characteristics that make up an icon, what they represent, and how you can think about incorporating the representations into your daily life.
Our Holy Father's Monthly Intention
This month Pope Leo asks us to pray for children with incurable diseases.
The Meeting of Our Lord with Simeon and Anna
Today we celebrate the meeting of Our Lord with Simeon and Anna. Both of them had longed for the coming of the Messiah. Both had prayed in the temple day after day. Both had a hope because of the promise God made many many years earlier to their ancestors.
The Venerable Macarius the Great
Today we celebrate the Venerable Macarius the Great. Macarius was a younger contemporary of St. Anthony the Great.
Our Holy Father's Monthly Intention
This month Pope Leo asks us to pray about prayer with the Word of God.
Christ is Baptized!
Today we celebrate Theophany, when Christ's divinity is revealed at His baptism with the words, "This is my beloved son with whom I am well pleased."
The Holy Innocents
Today we celebrate the feast of the holy innocents, when Herod slaughtered boys 2 and under in Bethlehem in a murderous attempt to prevent the "future king" he'd heard of from taking over his throne.
Our Holy Father's Monthly Intention
This month Pope Leo asks us to pray for Christians living in areas of conflict.