2. Blessed Trinity icon
Icon – a sacred image
of Jesus, Mary or the
saints used as an aid
to worship, mainly in
the orthodox
Churches.
See page 216/217 and
324 for more
information on Icons
3. • Icons are symbols that bring people closer
to God, through contemplation of the icon.
The icon allows you to open the door and
enter a new world – the world of Christ
and the saints.
• Iconographers live a holy life, they pray
and fast for inspiration and God guides
their hands as they paint.
4. Contemplation
• Contemplation comes from Greek
temnein: to cut or divide, and means to
separate something from its environment,
and to enclose it in a sector.
• In a religious sense it is a type of prayer or
meditation.
• Contemplation - Deep prayer of the heart.
A sense of being quiet and still in the
presence of God.
