Icons

Orthodox icon of the parable of the "Vine"  in gold foil (GF)

Please note that because of the gold in the icon and the reflexion, the photos are NOT so good. 

Orthodox icon of the Holy Mothers, Emilia, Anthousa and Nonna

Commemorated February 3.

Orthodox icon of the Three Holy Youths in the furnace, 3 Youths in the furnace.

Protectors of Firefighters.

Commemorated December 17th.

"Bless the Lord all you works of the Lord; praise, and highly exalt him to all the ages. Bless the Lord Angels of the Lord, heavens of the Lord; Bless the Lord all you waters above the heavens, all you powers of the Lord; Bless the Lord sun and moon, stars of heaven; Bless the Lord, every shower and dew, all the winds; Bless the Lord fire and warmth, cold and heat; Bless the Lord dews and snows, ice and cold;

Bless the Lord frosts and snows, lightnings and clouds; Bless the Lord light and dark, nights and days; Bless the Lord earth, mountains and hills, and all that grow in it; Bless the Lord springs, seas and rivers, whales and all that move in the waters; Bless the Lord all you birds of the air, beasts and cattle; Bless the Lord you sons of men. Let Israel bless the Lord; Bless the Lord priests of the Lord, servants of the Lord;

Bless the Lord spirits and souls of the just, holy and humble of heart; Bless the Lord Ananias, Azarias and Misael; Bless the Lord Apostles, Prophets and Martyrs of the Lord; We bless the Lord, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, We praise the Lord and highly exalt him unto the ages.Both now.Praise the Lord, and highly exalt him, unto the ages.

We praise, bless and worship the Lord, praising and highly exalting him unto the ages. We praise the Lord and highly exalt him unto the ages." (Reading and Hymn of the Three Holy Youths, taken from the Great Vespers of Holy Saturday)

 Orthodox icon of the Prayer of our Savior Jesus Christ in Gethsemane. 

Contemporary icon

"Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, “Sit here, while I go over there and pray.”  And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled. Then he said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch^[a]with me.”  And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.”  And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. And he said to Peter, “So, could you not watch with me one hour? Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” Again, for the second time, he went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, your will be done.”  And again he came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.  So, leaving them again, he went away and prayed for the third time, saying the same words again.  Then he came to the disciples and said to them, “Sleep and take your rest later on.^[ See, the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.  Rise, let us be going; see, my betrayer is at hand.” (Matthew 26: 36-56)

Orthodox icon of the Parable of the Rich man and the Poor Lazarus.

Contemporary icon.

NOTE: the sizes of the icon is approximate

Orthodox icon of the White Angel of the Tomb of Christ. Fresco of 13 cent. Mileseva Monastery, Serbia.

Archangel, believed to be Gabriel, at the entrance of Christ's empty Tomb, announcing His Resurrection to the Myrrh-Bearing women. 

Orthodox icon of the Most Holy Theotokos " Container of the Uncontainable", second half of 13 cent., Istanbul.

"Present below completely and above nowise absent was the uncircum­scribable Logos. For it was no migration through space, but divine con­descension that had taken place, and childbirth from a God-possessed Virgin who hears this that follows:

Rejoice, the uncontainable God’s container.
Rejoice, the magnificent mystery’s doorway........"

(From the 3rd Stanza of the Salutations of our Most Holy and Ever-Virgin Theotokos)

Orthodox icon of our Most Holy and Ever-Virgin Theotokos, made with the technique of the silkscreen on a canvas and with real gold foil.

Orthodox icon of Theotokos "Comforter", Paramithia, "Παραμυθία", Theotokos of "Paramythia", 8 cent. Monastery of Vatopaidi Mount Athos.

The tradition tells us that on the icon, the original expression on the faces of the figures and the position of the bodies of Christ and the Theotokos changed when the following strange miracle occurred, January 21, 807: Pirates had secretly landed on the shore of Vatopaidi Monastery and were hiding, waiting for the gates to open in the morning in order to launch an attack on the monastery.

The Abbot, who had remained behind after the end of Matins in order to continue his prayer, heard these words from the icon of the Theotokos: "Do not open the gates of the Monastery today, but go up on the walls and drive away the pirates." As he turned to look, he saw the Theotokos turned towards her right shoulder and looking at him, while the Holy child was stretching out His hand to cover the mouth of His mother saying, "No, Mother, do not watch over this sinful flock, let them fall under the swore of the pirates and be punished as they deserve."

But Theotokos, taking Her Son's hand in Hers and turning Her head a little to free her mouth, repeating the same words. This last arrangement of the figures has remained permanently on the icon and has, thus, and has also earned it the rare iconographer's title of "Achiropiito". The monks, miraculously saved from the pirates, gave thanks to the Theotokos and named the icon "Paramythia", which means "comforter" words which equally convey the content of the miracle.

The icon is a wall-painting and is on the right choir of the chapel named after it. In memory of this miraculous event a perpetual lamp burns in front of the wonderworking icon. Every day a Canon of Supplication is chanted in honour of the icon and on Fridays the Divine Liturgy is celebrated.