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If possible, locate the [[icon]] corner on an east wall of the house so that you face east while praying.  According to Orthodox belief, [[Christ]], the light of the world, will come again from the East.  Choose a relatively private area conducive to [[prayer]] but accessible to all of the family.  Some people prefer an upstairs halllway; others select the parents' bedroom.  The choice is yours.  
 
If possible, locate the [[icon]] corner on an east wall of the house so that you face east while praying.  According to Orthodox belief, [[Christ]], the light of the world, will come again from the East.  Choose a relatively private area conducive to [[prayer]] but accessible to all of the family.  Some people prefer an upstairs halllway; others select the parents' bedroom.  The choice is yours.  
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There are many ways to arrange the icon corner.  The items may go into a glass-enclosed cabinet, on open shelves, and/or hung on the walls above a small table.
 
  
 
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==Personal accounts==
 
==Personal accounts==
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*[http://www.angelfire.com/pa3/OldWorldBasic/THE_ICON_CORNER.htm The Icon Corner - КР
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*[http://www.angelfire.com/pa3/OldWorldBasic/THE_ICON_CORNER.htm The Icon Corner - КР�?С�?ЫЙ УГОЛ]
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*[http://michael.doxos.com/comments.php?id=A1735_0_6_0_C Todd Michael's Icon Corner] - See also the [http://raphael.doxos.com/comments.php?id=P1517_0_1_0 living room] and [http://raphael.doxos.com/comments.php?id=P1513_0_1_0 Raphael's Room]
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*[http://southern-orthodoxy.blogspot.com/2005/02/saints-in-family.html Fr. Joseph's Icon Corner]
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==Other photos==
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*[http://www.si.edu/oahp/russia/photos.htm Icon corner in a Russian peasant house]
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==See also==
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*[[Domestic church]]
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*[[Icons and Home Items]]
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*[[Vigil lamp]]
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*[[Icon Corners]] - Images of people's icon corners on OrthodoxWiki
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[[Category:Church Life]]
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[[Category:About Icons]]
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[[Category:Links]]

Revision as of 17:44, November 15, 2006

An icon corner in an American home

An icon corner is the family's place of worship, also called the home altar. Its concept of the church of the home is an old Orthodox tradition. It started in the first century when there were no churches and Christians would gather in private homes to worship.

If possible, locate the icon corner on an east wall of the house so that you face east while praying. According to Orthodox belief, Christ, the light of the world, will come again from the East. Choose a relatively private area conducive to prayer but accessible to all of the family. Some people prefer an upstairs halllway; others select the parents' bedroom. The choice is yours.

Contents

  • Icon of Christ
  • Icon of the Theotokos
  • Icon of the family's patron saint
  • Optional: Other icons such as those of saints of family members and significant church events
  • A cross
  • A prayer book
  • The Bible
  • Seasonal items:
  • Seal for communion bread
  • Censer with incense and charcoal pellets
  • Light or candle (vigil lamp)
  • Optional: Marriage crowns

The perishable items should be eaten, distributed to the birds, or burnt if it is necessary to dispose of them.


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