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In November, several Legacy Icons staff traveled to Greece for meetings at Vatopedi Monastery on Mount Athos, and to attend the Post-Humanism and Artificial Intelligence Conference (PHAICON) in Athens. The trip began at the conference where more than a hundred clergy, researchers, and experts gathered to discuss the opportunities and challenges that artificial intelligence (AI) and other new technologies and ideas are presenting.After the conference, they toured sacred sites in historic Thessalo …

Detail from an iconographic portrayal of the 12 month Church Calendar (Menaion)Coinciding with the beginning of the new church year in September, Legacy launched its first Church Year email and blog series as part of our educational program. Besides highlighting great and lesser feast days and seasons, it provides an ongoing journal of conversations, thoughts, and excerpts from services to help the reader (and worshiper) engage in worship throughout the year.In these emails and blog posts w …

Nestled at the foot of Egypt’s majestic Mt. Sinai, St. Catherine’s Monastery is a timeless treasure trove of Christian history and art. Renowned for its collection of some of the world’s oldest and best-preserved icons, the monastery has safeguarded these priceless works for centuries. The arid desert climate and remote location have contributed to the preservation of these sacred images, which capture foundational Christian depictions of biblical scenes, saints, and the face of Christ.At Legacy …

This post comes from an email in the "Walk Through the Church Year" series which goes out to folks who sign up to receive two emails per month about major feasts and selected commemorations in the liturgical calendar. To receive these emails in your inbox, sign up here.The original email was sent out in December of 2024.by BrendanClimbing up to Bethlehem implies an effort, but shall we let such a great occasion slip by?... During my earthly life, I wish to be a citizen of Bethlehem, and to …

This post comes from an email in the "Walk Through the Church Year" series which goes out to folks who sign up to receive two emails per month about major feasts and selected commemorations in the liturgical calendar. To receive these emails in your inbox, sign up here.The original email was sent out in November of 2024.by BrendanThe Lord Jesus is already present to us; but the grace of Advent allows us a more vivid, and quite new, awareness of this presence. Jesus is near us and in us. All …

This post comes from an email in the "Walk Through the Church Year" series which goes out to folks who sign up to receive two emails per month about major feasts and selected commemorations in the liturgical calendar. To receive these emails in your inbox, sign up here.The original email was sent out in November of 2024.by EphraimEntrance of the Theotokos, contemporary, by the hand of Georgi Chimev; On November 21, we commemorate the Entrance of the Theotokos into the temple.She was br …

This post comes from an email in the "Walk Through the Church Year" series which goes out to folks who sign up to receive two emails per month about major feasts and selected commemorations in the liturgical calendar. To receive these emails in your inbox, sign up here.The original email was sent out in December of 2024. by BrendanLet us rejoice together, we who are friends of the Fathers, in commemorating their memory…– Matins and Liturgy Hymn of the Feast of the Forefathers of Christ...of …

This post comes from an email in the "Walk Through the Church Year" series which goes out to folks who sign up to receive two emails per month about major feasts and selected commemorations in the liturgical calendar. To receive these emails in your inbox, sign up here.The original email was sent out in October of 2024.Commemorating the Fathers of the 7th Ecumenical CouncilThe Son, Who shone forth ineffably from the Father,was born of a woman, in two natures.Beholding Him, we do not deny th …

This post comes from an email in the "Walk Through the Church Year" series which goes out to folks who sign up to receive two emails per month about major feasts and selected commemorations in the liturgical calendar. To receive these emails in your inbox, sign up here.The original email was sent out in September of 2024.by Brendan ByrdRemembering Those Who Remember Us In PrayerFaithfulness in the small things is the first step on the road, it is the necessary condition for faithfulness in …

This post comes from an email in the "Walk Through the Church Year" series which goes out to folks who sign up to receive two emails per month about major feasts and selected commemorations in the liturgical calendar. To receive these emails in your inbox, sign up here. The original email was sent out in September of 2024. by Reader JohnElevation of the Cross by the hand of Georgi ChimevAt my home parish of Holy Cross Antiochian Orthodox Church, September 14 is always extra special, be …