Icons of Christ

Feast Day/Commemorated: February 2 The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, recounted in Luke 2:22-29, highlights Mary and Joseph's adherence to Jewish custom. Forty days after Jesus' birth, they brought their firstborn son to the Temple for...

Holy Icon Made without Human Hands The Image of Edessa, also known as the Mandylion or Acheiropoieton (meaning "not made by hands"), stands as one of the earliest and most revered icons in Christian tradition. According to accounts, during Jesus' earthly...

Christ's Holy Resurrection / Harrowing of Hades (The Icon of Pascha) Theophany is a pivotal Christian Feast that commemorates the revelation of the Most Holy Trinity to the world through the Baptism of Jesus Christ in the Jordan River. During this event,...

Christ's Holy Resurrection / Harrowing of Hades (The Icon of Pascha) For Orthodox Christians, Holy Week serves as a profound period of theological education, with each day offering unique spiritual lessons beyond what can be learned from books. The...

Christ Bears the Cross to Golgotha  And He, bearing His cross, went out to a place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha, where they crucified Him, and two others with Him, one on either side, and...

Christ Blesses the Children Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them. But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the...

The Christ Pantocrator icon is a central and ancient image in Christian art, portraying Jesus as the sovereign ruler of the world. This representation typically features Jesus from the waist up, with a solemn, forward-gazing expression,...

The Gifts of the Magi: In Orthodox Christian tradition, the Gifts of the Magi—gold, frankincense, and myrrh—were presented to the infant Jesus by the Three Wise Men, carrying deep symbolic meaning about Christ's identity and destiny. These...

The Gospel of John recounts Jesus's first miraculous "sign" at the wedding in Cana of Galilee, where he transformed water into wine. This event, where Jesus, his mother, and disciples were guests, became necessary when the wine ran out. The Mother of...

The Great Commission Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,  teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with...

The Great Commission Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with...

Feast Day/Commemorated: December 25 The Joyful Nativity: A Cornerstone of Orthodox Faith The Feast of the Nativity of Jesus stands as one of the most joyous days in the Orthodox Church calendar, surpassed only by the profound solemnity of the...