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Making the Paths Straight: Early Lent and The Feast of the Annunciation

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 March of 2025. by Brendan In her wisdom, Holy Church never expects us to travel alone. Through Scripture and Holy Tradition, she gives stories of the lives of faithful men and women, &ldqu …
Mar 14th 2025

A Bright Sadness: Forgiveness Sunday and the Beginning of Lent

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 March of 2025. by Brendan The Holy Spirit never stops knocking at the door of our hearts. Lent is a time which is particularly well suited to hearing, to listening to, the voice of Go …
Mar 1st 2025

Easter and Pascha 2025 Ordering Guidelines

Please use the following guidelines when making your Easter/Pascha purchases for delivery by April 20th. U.S. Domestic Orders Mount Sinai Collection (Full Replica): February 2 Wholesale Orders, Cathedral Size Icons: Order by March 7 Mount Sinai Collection (Half, Three-Quarters): March 16 Masterpiece Icons: Order by March 23 Classic Icons: Order by March 30 Incense, Devotionals, "Ready to Ship" Items: Order by April 6 With express shipping options: Extend each deadline by 3 days R …
Feb 13th 2025

Prepare the Way of the Lord: The Triodion

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 February of 2025. by Brendan The lenten season begins then by a quest, a prayer for humility which is the beginning of true repentance. For repentance, above everything else, is a return t …
Feb 7th 2025

To Fulfill All Righteousness: The Presentation of Christ in the Temple

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 February of 2025. by Brendan By Your birth, You sanctified a virginal womb, and fittingly You blessed Simeon’s hands, O Christ God; even now You have saved us by anticipation. Grant …
Jan 31st 2025

How much difference can an individual make? Three individuals?

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 January of 2025. by Brendan O Lord, You have received the Holy and God-proclaiming heralds, the crown of Your Teachers, for the enjoyment of Your good things and for repose; for You have a …
Jan 27th 2025

Legacy Icons on the Holy Mountain

The approach to the Holy Mountain.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 …
Jan 22nd 2025

Preserving a Sacred Legacy: Legacy Icons and St. Catherine’s Monastery

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 …
Jan 21st 2025

Humility and Glory: Theophany

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 January of 2025. by Brendan The light of Christ at Christmas was but a star in the dark night; at Epiphany it appears to us at the rising sun; it will grow and, after the eclipse of Holy F …
Jan 3rd 2025

Resting in Bethlehem

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 Brendan Climbing 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 …
Dec 23rd 2024