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And, lest you think this is an unapproved oddity.
More pictures of the soccer event here. A video of "The Mother of God, patroness of sport and football" below.
Monday, October 12, 2009
The Soccer Icon
And, lest you think this is an unapproved oddity.
More pictures of the soccer event here. A video of "The Mother of God, patroness of sport and football" below.
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Wow. I can't decide if this is really bad or not. At least it's not as bad as the Harry "Pottercrator" icon.
ReplyDeleteLord help us if someone writes an akathist.
ReplyDeleteHere's a press release, on the Web site of (I think) the local Ukrainian Greek Catholic diocese.
ReplyDeletehttp://kolomyya.org/se/sites/ep/?nid=19851
As best as I can make out the Ukrainian, it says that the icon was blessed by the Ukrainian Greek Catholic bishop Mykolaj (Simkaylo) and a priest of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Kiev patriarchate). The latter priest's name is not given.
According to orthodoxwiki.org, Orthodox Christianity in Ukraine is currently divided into three main factions: the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate); Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Kiev Patriarchate), and Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church. Only the UOC-MP is currently in full communion with the Church of Russia and the remainder of the mainstream Orthodox Church.
I thought it was a Ukrainian Greek Catholic's who would do such a thing.
ReplyDeleteWhere's the hockey icon?
ReplyDelete"Lord help us if someone writes an akathist."
ReplyDeleteLOL....
"I thought it was a Ukrainian Greek Catholic's who would do such a thing."
YES... we would totally rock this icon in our church!
"At least it's not as bad as the Harry "Pottercrator" icon."
I MUST see this icon!!!!!!
wtf? It's too bad the video is in russian. I want to see the pottercrator icon too !
ReplyDeleteAt least he chose soccer and not football .lol that would be sacriligious.
Is this the Potter Icon of which you speak?
ReplyDeleteYes.
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