...The short answer to this question is because of the Incarnation. If photographic technology existed at the time of Jesus, we would doubtless have thousands of photos of Jesus. Because such technology did not exist....
...The iconography of our Orthodox Church, with all of its symbolism and spiritual meaning, is central to the Church’s teaching. People are greatly influenced by what they contemplate...
...Perhaps we should ask ourselves: why do we smile in nearly every photograph? And also, why do we expect the work of an ancient culture to conform to the standards of late 20th century photography?...
St. Mary's is blessed to have many beautiful icons within her walls. Much of what you see in these pictures is the result of an ongoing project, started in 2013, to transform the inside of our church into a beautiful window into heaven. We thank all those who have donated to this project!!
Many of the icons were purchased by families in memory of their departed family members.
May their memories be eternal!
Feast of the Transfiguration of Christ
Feast of the Theophany of Christ
Feast of the Ascension of Christ
Feast of the Resurrection of Christ
Holy Forefather Adam
St. Mary Magdalene the Myrrh-Bearer
St. Photini the Samaritan Woman
Prophet Moses and the Burning Bush
Wedding at Cana
Synaxis of the Saints of Antioch
Holy Prophet Zachariah & Righteous Elizabeth
Joachim, Anna & the Most Holy Theotokos
Synaxis of the Holy, Unmercenary Healers
The Holy Forefathers
"Sometimes called the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Orthodox Church is the first Christian Church, the Church founded by the Lord Jesus Christ and described in the pages of the New Testament. Her history can be traced in unbroken continuity all the way back to Christ and His Twelve Apostles. For twenty centuries, she has continued in her undiminished and unaltered faith and practice. Today her apostolic doctrine, worship, and structure remain intact. The Orthodox Church maintains that the Church is the living Body of Jesus Christ."
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America.
Saint Benedict, founder of Western monasticism, was born in the Italian city of Nursia in the year 480. When he was fourteen years of age, the saint’s parents sent him to Rome to study. Unsettled by the immorality around him, he decided to devote himself to a different sort of life. At first…
Saint Theognostus the Greek succeeded Saint Peter (August 25 and December 21) as Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia, holding this office from 1327 until 1353. It was through his influence that the Grand Prince Simeon sent money to the Byzantine Emperor John Cantacuzene for repairs to the Great…
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Saint Rostislav-Michael, Great Prince of Kiev, was the son of the Kievan Great Prince Saint Mstislav the Great (June 14), and the brother of holy Prince Vsevolod-Gabriel (February 11, April 22, and November 27). He was one of the great civil and churchly figures of the mid-twelfth century. His…
Saint Euschemon the Confessor, Bishop of Lampsacus, lived in Asia Minor on the coastal region of the Dardanelles peninsula, and was known for his virtuous and ascetic life. He suffered for the holy icons under the iconoclast emperor Theophilus (829-842), and having been imprisoned, he was sent into…
The Saint Theodore—Kostroma Icon of the Mother of God was painted by the Evangelist Luke, and it closely resembles the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God. The Icon received its name from the Great Prince Yaroslav Vsevolodovich (+ 1246), the father of Saint Alexander Nevsky, and in Holy Baptism…
