Great and Holy Lent 

Each season of the Church Year has its particular charisma and flavor, but none has a more distinctive and powerful underlying current than the Lenten Season which we are beginning to enter in these days.  From the very earliest days of the Church, these days have been set aside to consider and deeply reflect on the life of Jesus Christ in the events that lead up to and culminate first in His Betrayal and Sufferings, then in His willing Crucifixion and Death on the Holy Cross, and finally in His Glorious and Holy Resurrection from the Dead to bring life to the world.  As we remember these events and consider the personal relationship of this God-man to us who loves us so unconditionally, our hearts are pierced with sorrow and yet hope.  Sorrow, for it is our sins and those of our forefathers that set in motion the terrible separation of us from God and the ungodly effects of the distortion caused by sin on the human race and all Creation.  Hope, for meekly, willingly, and lovingly Christ will not let us die in our sins without reaching out across the abyss of sin to touch us with the quiet torrent of his love offered to us in His Resurrection.   Sorrow and hope, repentance and love, tears and joy, O Lord Jesus Christ, bring to us in this Holy and Blessed Great Lent! 

    
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Jesus Christ in Prison

Theotokos "Glykophilousa"

Holy Trinity

Russian Wall Cross

Pantocrator

Theotokos of Vladimir

Windows  into Heaven

Resurrection

Washing the Disciples' Feet

Road to Calvary

Nymphios ("Bridegroom")

Mystical Supper (Vatopedi)

Crucifixion

Lord  Jesus Christ + Theotokos Virgin Mary 

    

Good Shepherd

Theotokos "Tender Mercy"

Portaitissa ("of the Portal")

Christ Blessing (Athos)

Theotokos "Kazanskaya"

Sweet Kissing (Greek)

Angels and Saints

St. John Climacus

Michael, Archangel (Athos)

Angel with the Golden Hair

Guardian Angel

St. Peter

St. Paul

St. Gregory Palamas

St. Mary of Egypt

Entry into Jerusalem

St. Dismas the Good Thief

Newly featured icons

Christ Pantocrator Mosaic

Christ "Holy Silence"

Virgin of Georgia

Theotokos of Tikhvin (Moscow)

Judas Betrayal of Christ (Vatopedi)

Crucifixion

Myrrh-bearing Women