190 results for 'power'

News & Information (20)

Preparation and the Power of the Cross(Post)

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 li ...

The Power of Your Words(Post)

Most are the time we get what we say. Our words becomes self-fulfilling prophecies. If you allow your thoughts to defeat you, giving in to negative ideas through your words, your actions wil ...

Our Faith: The Icon "Made Without Hands"(Post)

On August 16 we celebrate the Icon of Our Lord "Made Without Hands." This icon, also known as the Holy Face, the Holy Napkin, or the Mandylion, portrays the face of Christ on a piece of clo ...

Church Year Email Launch (Post)

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 ...

On the Visitation(Post)

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, ...

The True Cross(Post)

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 ...

Humility and Glory: Theophany(Post)

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 li ...

Our Faith: The Beheading of the Forerunner(Post)

When Saint John the Forerunner (also known as John the Baptist) was beheaded by Herod, his head was placed on a platter and given to his daughter at the request of her mother. The master ...

Be Not Overcome with Despair: Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt, Lazarus Saturday, and Palm Sunday(Post)

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 l ...

Seven Functions of Icons: Number Seven(Post)

Introduction: Today, December 5, we celebrate St. John of Damascus, who was a key figure in the restoration of Holy Icons as a confirmation of the centrality of Christ's Incarnation in Orthodox t ...

The 7th Ecumenical Council and Seeing Iconographically(Post)

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 li ...

Cathedral Icons (Page)

Cathedral Size Icons are large-format icons created to evoke a powerful visual and spiritual presence, reminiscent of icons traditionally displayed in cathedrals and churches. Their impre ...