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Didache: A Treasure From the Early Church
The Didache, orThe Teaching of the Twelve Apostles, is an early Christian text that most scholars date to the first or early second century.
The Didache was highly regarded by many early Christian authors and
theologians. Athanasius of Alexandria (†373) recommended it to converts,
and it had a great influence on theApostolic Constitutions(375). Before the New Testament canon was formally settled in 692, a number of Biblical canons included theDidache; John of Damascus (†749) was also a n
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Mar 14th 2024
What does the Bible say about incense?
The burning of incense is a divine command. God gave Moses and Aaron
detailed instructions for the times, places, and methods of burning
incense. It was to be burned perpetually before the Lord, and it was a
holy act of worship (Exodus 30). When the Tabernacle was replaced by the
Temple, incense was offered there (1/3 Kings 9:25).When the
people fell away into sin and idolatry, their offering of incense was
hated by God (Isaiah 1:13), for it was merely an act, and not a true
expr
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Mar 14th 2024
The True Cross
According to Orthodox tradition, the Lord's Cross was made from three
kinds of wood: Cypress, Pine and Cedar. This is believed to be a
fulfillment of Isaiah 60:13:
The glory of Lebanon will come to you, with cypress and pine and cedar
together, to glorify my holy place; and I will make my footstool
glorious.
Legacy Icons is pleased to offer a new Wall Cross hand-crafted in our
own woodshop from these three kinds of wood. Place this unique symbol at
the heart of your home prayer
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Mar 14th 2024
Legacy Icons is Moving
July 2 Update
We have successfully completed our move, and we are working hard on
your orders! We have a backlog of a few hundred orders, so we appreciate
your patience as we work through them.Legacy Icons will be closed on Monday, July 5, for Independence Day, and we'll be back at full-speed on Tuesday, July 6.
Legacy Icons is excited to announce that we are moving to a much larger
facility! We are grateful to our spectacular customers who have helped
our mission grow.
As we m
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Mar 14th 2024
How to set up a traditional Orthodox prayer corner
We have often heard from customers, "How do I set up a prayer
corner?" We are going to explain the idea of the home prayer corner, the
meaning behind each element, and how to get started if you don't have
one yet.LocationThe Prayer Corner can be located in any
convenient place in your home. The best place is a prominent wall or
corner of your main living room, where the family can gather each day to
pray. As Christians throughout history have traditionally prayed facing
towards t
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Mar 14th 2024
On the Visitation
We
recently received a message from a customer asking about our new icon
of the Visitation of the Theotokos and Elizabeth, which includes Christ
and John the Baptist in the wombs of their mothers, and the reasoning
behind depicting something that in reality took place secretly. Others may have similar questions, so we wanted to provide a public response to say more about its meaning.
When we speak of events that took place secretly, I call to mind the
hymn from Vespers on Christm
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Mar 14th 2024
Ho Ho Ho or Holy Holy Holy
The real reason for the season…
For the last few years, we have seen for sale figurines and artwork
depicting Santa Claus kneeling to the Christ Child. Evidently, these are
a popular item.
But it strikes us as odd.
Recently, Legacy Icons sent a newsletter with a photo of one
such figurine, contrasted with an icon of St. Nicholas of Myra, with the
headline: “Ho Ho Ho, or Holy Holy Holy?”
We believe the creators of these figures and artwork have good
intentions. If we are under
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Mar 14th 2024
The Spiritual Senses
"But
strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by
reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and
evil." Hebrews 5:14.God has given us physical senses whereby
we may perceive the things of the physical world-- sight, hearing,
taste, smell, and touch. It should not seem strange, then, that for each
of these physical senses there is also a corresponding spiritual sense
whereby we may discern the things of the spirit. This can be
demonst
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Mar 14th 2024
How You Can Help Today
By the grace of God.
On Saturday, 30 September 2017, I shall be visiting the family with two
severely disabled children. So far we have received 200$ which was
earmarked by our friends to be given to this family for their needs. I
hope and pray that with the few days before this visit, you will find
the family worthy of support. If you do, you may donate towards their
support via our donation account. Please mark donations “Disabled
Children.”
I continue to worry and pray ab
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Mar 14th 2024
By the Grace of God
We
just delivered food stuff to the family as we promised. All this work
of love is through your support in donations.. Please Pray for us.
At St Barnabas orphanage and school, you can make a difference today by
giving a small portion of yourself and what our Dear LORD Jesus Christ
has blessed you with, and it is for our Christian Orthodox Missions in
Africa. The difference is so important that each and every young child
is praying every day for even the smallest of gifts. This i
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Mar 14th 2024