RESTORED GLORY OF STEUBENVILLE ICONS
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Steubenville, OH. 

4/10/2020

What is an icon? Is it just a mere representation of a feast or a saint? Or is it an occasion for an encounter with the ever living and ever vibrant heavenly reality? Every Orthodox Christian understands that within and through an icon, we meet a saint or feel the blessed energies of the feast day to which an icon is dedicated. The way we respond to the preciousness of the icons tells us something about our spiritual life and our relationship with God and his saints. This is why cherishing icons and respecting their spiritual value, in addition to the artistic, is imperative for us Orthodox. 

 

The community of the Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church in Steubenville, possesses two icons that are very precious, both in the sense of art and in the sense of their comforting heavenly presence. Those two icons are the icon of the Holy Resurrection and the icon of the Mother of God. Both of these icons were masterfully painted by Fr. Vojislav Bilbija who is known world-wide for being a very talented and respected priest. The two mentioned icons painted by Fr. Vojislav, reached the point where their restoration was necessary. As a loving and caring community which understood that the icons should be restored to their former brilliance, the Holy Resurrection community sent these icons to be restored to the talented painter and conservator Olga Nikolic Litwin in New York City, who restores, among all else, icons for the Metropolitan Museum of Art. After Olga’s impressive work, the icons are now back at their home, Holy Resurrection Church, and are shining again! In this time of pandemic, the icon of the Holy Resurrection, gives us hope that all our churches, after this pandemic is over, will shine with the light of the Holy Resurrection even more brightly! The Mother of God icon, with Christ in her hands, reminds us all of her motherly love for our whole Diocese and for the world.

 

Ultimately, the restoration of these icons testifies to our appreciation of who we are. The Serbian Church and its art always stood out as a prime example of how God and His Saints are to be honored and painted. Throughout the history of our art and spirituality, we have shown that our participation in God’s divine energies is something that is forever fresh, forever new and bright! We manifested this, and continue to manifest it, through caring for our spirituality, our art, and our cultural heritage. 

 

May God accept our care for His holy images as a well pleasing sacrifice and bless us all according to the words of the liturgy. For indeed, He blesses those who love the beauty of His house!

 

Fr Stefan Doric 

 

ΠžΠ±Π½ΠΎΠ²Ρ™Π΅Π½ сјај стубСнвилских ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ½Π°

 

Π¨Ρ‚Π° јС ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ½Π°? Π”Π° Π»ΠΈ јС Ρ‚ΠΎ ΠΏΡƒΠΊΠΎ ΠΏΡ€Π΅Π΄ΡΡ‚Π°Π²Ρ™Π°ΡšΠ΅ Π΄ΠΎΠ³Π°Ρ’Π°Ρ˜Π° ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ свСтих? Или јС Ρ‚ΠΎ ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠ»ΠΈΠΊΠ° Π·Π° сусрСт са ΡƒΠ²Π΅ΠΊ ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΠΎΠΌ ΠΈ ΡƒΠ²Π΅ΠΊ Π²Π΅Π»Π΅Π»Π΅ΠΏΠ½ΠΎΠΌ нСбСском ΡΡ‚Π²Π°Ρ€Π½ΠΎΡˆΡ›Ρƒ? Π‘Π²Π°ΠΊΠΈ православни Ρ…Ρ€ΠΈΡˆΡ›Π°Π½ΠΈΠ½ схвата Π΄Π° Π½Π° ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ½ΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΏΡ€Π΅ΠΊΠΎ ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ½Π΅ сусрСћСмо свСтитСља ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ осСћамо Π±Π»Π°Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π°Ρ‚Π½Π΅ Π΅Π½Π΅Ρ€Π³ΠΈΡ˜Π΅ ΠΏΡ€Π°Π·Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ° којСм јС ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ½Π° посвСћСна. Начин Π½Π° који ΠΎΠ΄Π³ΠΎΠ²Π°Ρ€Π°ΠΌΠΎ Π½Π° вСлСлСпијС ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ½Π° Π³ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡ€ΠΈ Π½Π°ΠΌ Π½Π΅ΡˆΡ‚ΠΎ ΠΎ нашСм Π΄ΡƒΡ…ΠΎΠ²Π½ΠΎΠΌ ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡ‚Ρƒ ΠΈ ΠΎ нашСм односу с Π‘ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠΌ ΠΈ ЊСговим свСтима. Π’ΠΎ јС Ρ€Π°Π·Π»ΠΎΠ³ Π·Π°ΡˆΡ‚ΠΎ јС Ρ†Π΅Π»ΠΈΠ²Π°ΡšΠ΅ ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ½Π° ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΡˆΡ‚ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡšΠ΅ ΡšΠΈΡ…ΠΎΠ²Π΅ Π΄ΡƒΡ…ΠΎΠ²Π½Π΅ врСдности, ΠΏΠΎΡ€Π΅Π΄ ΡƒΠΌΠ΅Ρ‚Π½ΠΈΡ‡ΠΊΠ΅, Π·Π° нас православнС  ΠΈΠΌΠΏΠ΅Ρ€Π°Ρ‚ΠΈΠ².

 

Π¦Ρ€ΠΊΠ²eΠ½Π° ΠΎΠΏΡˆΡ‚ΠΈΠ½Π° БрпскС православнС Ρ†Ρ€ΠΊΠ²Π΅ Π’Π°ΡΠΊΡ€ΡΠ΅ΡšΠ° Π“ΠΎΡΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΡšΠ΅Π³ Ρƒ Π‘Ρ‚ΡƒΠ±Π΅Π½Π²ΠΈΠ»Ρƒ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ΅Π΄ΡƒΡ˜Π΅ Π΄Π²Π΅ ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ½Π΅ којС су Π²Π΅ΠΎΠΌΠ° Π΄Ρ€Π°Π³ΠΎΡ†Π΅Π½Π΅, ΠΈ Ρƒ ΡƒΠΌΠ΅Ρ‚Π½ΠΈΡ‡ΠΊΠΎΠΌ смислу ΠΈ Ρƒ смислу ΡƒΡ‚Π΅ΡˆΠΈΡ‚Π΅Ρ™Π½ΠΎΠ³ нСбСског присуства. Π’Π΅ Π΄Π²Π΅ ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ½Π΅ су ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ½Π° Π’Π°ΡΠΊΡ€Π΅ΡΠ΅ΡšΠ° Π“ΠΎΡΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΡšΠ΅Π³ ΠΈ ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ½Π° ΠœΠ°Ρ‚Π΅Ρ€Π΅ Π‘ΠΎΠΆΡ˜Π΅. ОбС ΠΎΠ²Π΅ ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ½Π΅ ΠΌΠ°Ρ˜ΡΡ‚ΠΎΡ€ΡΠΊΠΈ јС ΠΈΠ·ΠΎΠ±Ρ€Π°Π·ΠΈΠΎ ΡΠ²Π΅ΡˆΡ‚Π΅Π½ΠΈΠΊ Π’ΠΎΡ˜ΠΈΡΠ»Π°Π² Π‘ΠΈΠ»Π±ΠΈΡ˜Π°, који јС Ρƒ свСту ΠΏΠΎΠ·Π½Π°Ρ‚ ΠΊΠ°ΠΎ Π²Π΅ΠΎΠΌΠ° Ρ‚Π°Π»Π΅Π½Ρ‚ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΡˆΡ‚ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ ΡΠ²Π΅ΡˆΡ‚Π΅Π½ΠΈΠΊ. Π”Π²Π΅ ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡƒΡ‚Π΅ ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ½Π΅ којС јС насликао ΠΎ. Π’ΠΎΡ˜ΠΈΡΠ»Π°Π², Π±ΠΈΠ»Π΅ су ΠΎΠ²Π΅Ρ‚ΡˆΠ°Π»Π΅, ΠΏΠ° јС ΡšΠΈΡ…ΠΎΠ²Π° Ρ€Π΅ΡΡ‚Π°ΡƒΡ€Π°Ρ†ΠΈΡ˜Π° Π±ΠΈΠ»Π° Π½Π΅ΠΎΠΏΡ…ΠΎΠ΄Π½Π°. Као Π±Ρ€ΠΈΠΆΠ½Π° Π·Π°Ρ˜Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΈΡ†Π° која јС схватала Π΄Π° ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ½Π΅ Ρ‚Ρ€Π΅Π±Π° Π²Ρ€Π°Ρ‚ΠΈΡ‚ΠΈ Ρƒ ΡšΠΈΡ…ΠΎΠ² нСкадашњи сјај, ΠΏΠ°Ρ€ΠΎΡ…ΠΈΡ˜Π° Π’Π°ΡΠΊΡ€ΡΠ΅ΡšΠ° Π“ΠΎΡΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΡšΠ΅Π³ послала јС ΠΎΠ²Π΅ ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ½Π΅ Π½Π° Ρ€Π΅ΡΡ‚Π°ΡƒΡ€Π°Ρ†ΠΈΡ˜Ρƒ Ρ‚Π°Π»Π΅Π½Ρ‚ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΎΡ˜ сликарки ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠ½Π·Π΅Ρ€Π²Π°Ρ‚ΠΎΡ€ΠΊΠΈ Олги Николић Π›ΠΈΡ‚Π²ΠΈΠ½ ΠΈΠ· ΠŠΡƒΡ˜ΠΎΡ€ΠΊΠ°, која рСстаурира, ΠΈΠ·ΠΌΠ΅Ρ’Ρƒ осталог, ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ½Π΅ Π·Π° MΡƒΠ·Π΅Ρ˜ умСтности ΠœΠ΅Ρ‚Ρ€ΠΎΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡ‚Π΅Π½ Ρƒ ΠŠΡƒΡ˜ΠΎΡ€ΠΊΡƒ. ПослС  ΡƒΠΌΠ΅Ρ‚Π½ΠΈΡ‡ΠΈΠ½ΠΎΠ³ импрСсивног ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΡƒΡ…Π²Π°Ρ‚Π° ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ½Π΅ су сада Ρƒ ΡšΠΈΡ…ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΌ Π΄ΠΎΠΌΡƒ, Ρƒ Ρ†Ρ€ΠΊΠ²ΠΈ  Π’Π°ΡΠΊΡ€ΡΠ΅ΡšΠ°, ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠ²ΠΎ Π±Π»ΠΈΡΡ‚Π°Ρ˜Ρƒ! Π£ ΠΎΠ²ΠΎ Π²Ρ€Π΅ΠΌΠ΅ пандСмијС ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ½Π° Π’Π°ΡΠΊΡ€ΡΠ΅ΡšΠ° Π“ΠΎΡΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΡšΠ΅Π³ ΠΏΡ€ΡƒΠΆΠ° Π½Π°ΠΌ Π½Π°Π΄Ρƒ Π΄Π° Ρ›Π΅ свС нашС Ρ†Ρ€ΠΊΠ²Π΅, Π½Π°ΠΊΠΎΠ½ Π·Π°Π²Ρ€ΡˆΠ΅Ρ‚ΠΊΠ° ΠΎΠ²Π΅ пандСмијС, још Ρ˜Π°Ρ‡Π΅ Π·Π°ΡΡ˜Π°Ρ‚ΠΈ ΡΠ²Π΅Ρ‚Π»ΠΎΡˆΡ›Ρƒ Π‘Π²Π΅Ρ‚ΠΎΠ³ Π’Π°ΡΠΊΡ€ΡΠ΅ΡšΠ°! Икона ΠœΠ°Ρ‚Π΅Ρ€Π΅ Π‘ΠΎΠΆΡ˜Π΅, са Π₯ристом Ρƒ Ρ€ΡƒΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠ°, подсСћа нас Π½Π° ΡšΠ΅Π½Ρƒ ΠΌΠ°Ρ˜Ρ‡ΠΈΠ½ΡΠΊΡƒ Ρ™ΡƒΠ±Π°Π² ΠΏΡ€Π΅ΠΌΠ° Ρ†Π΅Π»ΠΎΡ˜ нашој Π•ΠΏΠ°Ρ€Ρ…ΠΈΡ˜ΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΏΡ€Π΅ΠΌΠ° свСту.

 

Најзад, ΠΎΠ±Π½ΠΎΠ²Π° ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡ… ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ½Π° свСдочи ΠΎ ΡƒΠ²Π°ΠΆΠ°Π²Π°ΡšΡƒ нас самих, ΠΊΠΎ смо ΠΌΠΈ сами. Брпска Ρ†Ρ€ΠΊΠ²Π° ΠΈ њСна умСтност ΡƒΠ²Π΅ΠΊ су сС истицали ΠΊΠ°ΠΎ ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Ρ€ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠΎ сС Π‘ΠΎΠ³ ΠΈ њСгови свСти ΠΌΠΎΡ€Π°Ρ˜Ρƒ ΠΏΠΎΡˆΡ‚ΠΎΠ²Π°Ρ‚ΠΈ ΠΈ сликати. ΠšΡ€ΠΎΠ· ΠΈΡΡ‚ΠΎΡ€ΠΈΡ˜Ρƒ нашС умСтности ΠΈ духовности ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·Π°Π»ΠΈ смо Π΄Π° јС нашС ΡƒΡ‡Π΅ΡˆΡ›Π΅ Ρƒ Π‘ΠΎΠΆΡ˜ΠΈΠΌ боТанским Π΅Π½Π΅Ρ€Π³ΠΈΡ˜Π°ΠΌΠ° Π½Π΅ΡˆΡ‚ΠΎ ΡˆΡ‚ΠΎ јС Π·Π°ΡƒΠ²Π΅ΠΊ свСТС, Π·Π°ΡƒΠ²Π΅ΠΊ Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΎ ΠΈ радосно! Π’ΠΎ смо ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΡ˜Π°Π²ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΠΈ настављамо ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·ΠΈΠ²Π°Ρ‚Ρ‚ Π±Ρ€ΠΈΠ³ΠΎΠΌ ΠΎ својој духовности, умСтности ΠΈ ΠΊΡƒΠ»Ρ‚ΡƒΡ€Π½ΠΎΠΌ наслСђу.

 

НСка Π‘ΠΎΠ³ ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠΌΠΈ нашС ΡΡ‚Π°Ρ€Π°ΡšΠ΅ Π·Π° својС свСтС ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ½Π΅ ΠΊΠ°ΠΎ Π±Π»Π°Π³ΠΎΠΏΡ€ΠΈΡ˜Π°Ρ‚Π½Ρƒ ΠΆΡ€Ρ‚Π²Ρƒ ΠΈ свС нас благослови ΠΏΡ€Π΅ΠΌΠ° Ρ€Π΅Ρ‡ΠΈΠΌΠ° Π›ΠΈΡ‚ΡƒΡ€Π³ΠΈΡ˜Π΅. Заиста, ΠΎΠ½ благосиља ΠΎΠ½Π΅ који Π²ΠΎΠ»Π΅ Π»Π΅ΠΏΠΎΡ‚Ρƒ Π΄ΠΎΠΌΠ° ЊСговог!

 

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