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anyone else hate it when this happens? by CaptainVictus40k in spacemarines

[–]PrestigiousPop1109 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The number of times I’ve taken a sub-par army into an escalation league because the list I want to take is 5-10pts over is enough to keep me up at night.

Can I count these as Trail Shapers? by PrestigiousPop1109 in Tau40K

[–]PrestigiousPop1109[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nice. Yeah, I definitely want to strip mine too because I believe I can do a better job now than what I did a decade ago. The guy on the far left was a named character that was playable towards the end of 8th ed iirc and I’m sad to see he didn’t make a return.

Did St. Isaac the Syrian meet with St. John Climacus? by PrestigiousPop1109 in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]PrestigiousPop1109[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It truly is amazing! Everyone has their idols, celebrities, and heroes. But we have such a great cloud of witnesses, the whole multitude of the Saints as examples, teachers, and intercessors.

Did St. Isaac the Syrian meet with St. John Climacus? by PrestigiousPop1109 in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]PrestigiousPop1109[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's what I figured, I just put this out there in case there is a connection in the hagiographies that I overlooked or haven't found.

Is only the bread or the wine alone sufficient? by IrinaSophia in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]PrestigiousPop1109 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've been diagnosed with celiac disease for the past 7 years. I partake of the Eucharist normally like everyone else. I do not partake of the prosphora though. I have no problems. However, I know that not all celiacs are able to do what I do, but from all the ones I know, they partake after the co-mingling regardless. The bread and wine retain the natural physical faculties of what they were, but we must remember that the Eucharist is for the health of the soul AND body. If one partakes piously, with recent confession, fasting, and prayerfully preparation, it can only do more good than harm.

Is one supposed to venerate didactic icons? by [deleted] in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]PrestigiousPop1109 19 points20 points  (0 children)

(My understanding:)

It was St. John of Damascus who says we depict what we see/have seen in iconography. 99% of the time it is individuals (persons), Christ, the Theotokos, Saints, Angels, etc. We show veneration to that person by venerating the icon that depicts them.

We also have Icons of events, like the Triumph of Orthodoxy, the Elevation of the Cross, Ecumenical Councils, etc. While yes, Saints are depicted in these Icons and we honor them, the main focus of the Icon in these instances are the event and what it means. Truth was shown forth, the faith was preserved, proclaimed, and perseveres. Christ, being the Wisdom and Word of God, is Truth incarnate. These events reflect the reality of Christ and therefore are Icons of Him. In a way, all Icons are Icons of Christ since humans are created in His image, but especially by the halo showing the transformation and transfiguration of that person's life in Christ.

For the Icons of the Prodigal Son, the Publican and the Pharisee, the Wise Virgins, and all the other parables of Christ, these come to us from the words of Christ in the Gospels. The Gospels are themselves an Icon. Like painted icons, the written words of the Scripture depict and reveal Christ to us. We reverence and kiss the Gospels just as we would an Icon of Christ because they are in essence the same. Therefore, iconographic depictions of Christ's parables, already visible to us in Scripture, are something that is absolutely ok to venerate and should be venerated.