The words written within an icon give voice to the saint through what they hold in their hands. Each saint holds a scroll depicting something they have written—coming from either the Old Testament, an Epistle, or one of the saint’s writings. But, in an icon of Christ the Almighty (in Greek, Παντοκράτωρ, or Pantocrator), we … Read more
On June 25th, 2019, the icons from a workshop at St. Mary the Virgin’s Anglican Church in Regina, Saskatchewan, were blessed after a week of prayer and painting. There also appeared in the bulletin a note about the week and icons, which Fr. Schroeder has kindly permitted to be published here. I hope you will … Read more
All icons of Mary the Theotokos (the “Birth-giver to God”) are a profound statement about humanity’s relationship with God. Mary, a teenage girl embodies the beauty of faith—saying yes to the angel’s promised miracle despite its unfathomable reality nine months earlier. Christ Emmanuel, the baby boy, is truly God with us. In this icon we … Read more