Tag: Mother of God

Miraculous Marian icon beloved by women struggling with infertility, difficult pregnancies

A miraculous Marian icon will be placed at St John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church in Trumbull, CT, November 13–27. It is especially beloved by women who struggle with infertility or difficult pregnancies.

Several miraculous births have been attributed to this icon in the Byzantine Catholic community of Albuquerque, NM, where a copy has been venerated for years.

St John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic parish welcomes all Christians to honor the Mother of God, to join in the worship service of Psalms and Scriptural readings that will be offered in the parish: special services on Tuesdays November 15 and 22 at 6pm, or on Sunday Divine Liturgy, Nov 13, 20, and 27 at 9.30am.

Please visit the parish website for more details on the services www.stjohntrumbull.org or call the parish office at 203-377-5967.

Iconography of the Mother of God presented

Today,May 7, a presentation on the Iconography of the Mother of God was given as part of the Knights of Columbus Museum’s webinar series.

The presenter, Marek Czarnecki, is a well skilled in iconography. He lives in Meriden, CT.

Scholars have classified over 600 distinct prototypes for icons of the Mother of God. How can this multiplicity point to only one source, the first century Miryam of Nazareth? The first Christians responded to her intuitively with the earliest catacomb frescoes. The early church validated her importance with biographical icons narrating her participation in the life of Christ. Icons representing her solely with the Christ child expressed formal Marian dogma, beginning with her title as Mother of God. As Intercessor, her icons catalogued every possible human need. Other icons commemorated the sites of miracles or apparitions, while new prototypes continue to be revealed and painted into the present.