Religious icons have been called windows to Heaven or doorways to the sacred. While they are not meant to be worshipped or venerated, they are respected as sacramentals – tools which can be useful in bringing us more deeply into the spiritual life. The very first icon is believed to be the Hodegetria. Similar to the icon pictured below, it ...
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