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Icon Writing – A Work of God
Icons are more than just religious images; they are considered “windows to heaven,” means by which the sacred becomes visible to man. In the Eastern Christian tradition, icons are not “painted” but “written,” for they visually convey the Word of God, just as the Scriptures do through text.
Every color, every gesture, and every element in an icon has a profound theological meaning. The true author of an icon is God. The iconographer is merely a faithful copyist, just as monks in the Middle Ages copied the Holy Scriptures. He does not create something new, but reproduces an eternal reality, serving as an instrument in the transmission of divine revelation through sacred art.
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According to tradition, this is the oldest written image of Our Lady. She is also known as the protector of life and the victor in battles. Invoked in difficult times, she never abandons those who ask for her intercession.
The love of Pope John Paul II, also Polish, is well known. He always meditated and prayed in front of the Black Madonna in Jasna Góra and lived by his motto: “Totus tuus ego sum, Maria, et omnia mea tua sunt”, which means: “I am all yours, Mary, and all that is mine is yours”. He demonstrated his love and devotion from the beginning of his Pontificate, even adding an additional mystery to the rosary, the Luminous Mystery.
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Archipriest Maxim Obukhow, was a priest of the Moscow Patriarchate Orthodox Church , president of the Life Center and member of the Patriarchal Council for the Protection of Family and Life. He was a great defender of life and a devoted preacher of the teachings of Christ and the Gospel of Life. He confirmed his openness to life as a father of nine children.
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Francisco Villareal was just a young student trying to get ahead, when he read in a local newspaper that the government was offering scholarships to learn art in Poland. Without knowing the language and only with the notion that it was a communist country, he undertook the trip. It was a challenge that he was not going to let go. Francisco, a native of Tulcán (north of Ecuador), fell in love there and brought his wife to live in Quito. He was professor - founder of the Universidad San Francisco de Quito where he worked for 30 years. He is the link between Father León Juchniewicz, custodian of the Pilgrim Icon of the Virgin of Czestochowa in Ecuador, and Mrs. Nelly Peralta Viera, a native of Ambato (center of Ecuador) and restorer.
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Birth of the twin bells "Voice of the Unborn" for Ecuador and UkraineBirth of the twin bells "Voice of the Unborn" for Ecuador and Ukraine. Thanks to the use of Internet connections, representatives of Ecuador also participated in it. The entire live broadcast on YouTube was translated into Spanish and Polish by Fr. Leon Juchniewicz, a Polish missionary who has been working in Ecuador for over 30 years and patronizing pro-life movements. He is also the custodian in South America of the Częstochowa Icon on the pilgrimage "From Ocean to Ocean" in defense of the civilization of life and family.
- 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF ABORTION LEGALIZATION IN THE WORLD
- A beautiful demonstration of dedication and confidence
- After visiting a "beautician" in Ecuador!
- Coronavirus blocked the journey "From Ocean to Ocean", but we will not give up!
- The first "Window of Life" in Ecuador
- The Icon arrives in the Archdiocese of Portoviejo
- Last visit in Guayaquil
- The Our Lady visits the Bay of Guayaquil
- Visiting in the middle of a novena
- Mary takes care of all her children