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This was inspired by another thread called "What does evryone look like". In this thread you take a picture of your prayer corner and upload it.
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« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2011, 12:57:19 AM » |
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« Reply #2 on: August 16, 2011, 01:07:43 AM » |
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I know there are several older threads on this. Perhaps that's contributed to the lack of response, but a more updated one could be interesting. My excuse is that I don't have any pictures of mine. I'll try to remedy that.
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"Paint a bunch of icons of our Lord and the saints and then kiss them. Also, pray to Mary after she dies in the future."
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« Reply #3 on: August 16, 2011, 01:08:27 AM » |
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No man can see mine and live.
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« Reply #4 on: August 16, 2011, 01:11:04 AM » |
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Eh, what if it's not really a "corner" but the entire eastern wall of your room? Also, isn't it traditional to pray standing up especially when you begin your metanoia's?
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« Reply #5 on: August 16, 2011, 01:13:37 AM » |
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Eh, what if it's not really a "corner" but the entire eastern wall of your room? Also, isn't it traditional to pray standing up especially when you begin your metanoia's?
Oh yes, by all means upload it. I used the word "corner" because my own "altar" is at the corner of my bedroom. |
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« Reply #6 on: August 16, 2011, 01:15:38 AM » |
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I can't really get awesome icon's, I haven't saved up enough money. I just borrow icons that are always on the pamphlet's from Church with the Apolyptikon and Kontakion for the day..  |
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« Reply #7 on: August 16, 2011, 01:17:48 AM » |
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I know there are several older threads on this. Perhaps that's contributed to the lack of response, but a more updated one could be interesting. My excuse is that I don't have any pictures of mine. I'll try to remedy that.
For example- try here http://www.orthodoxchristianity.net/forum/index.php/topic,24349.135.html |
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« Reply #8 on: August 16, 2011, 01:17:59 AM » |
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I can't really get awesome icon's, I haven't saved up enough money. I just borrow icons that are always on the pamphlet's from Church with the Apolyptikon and Kontakion for the day.. Don't worry about it. I only have three actual Icons, the rest are all paper print-outs from the Internet, usually I frame them, though. |
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« Reply #9 on: August 16, 2011, 01:27:23 AM » |
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No man can see mine and live. Kind of like the Nazis and the Ark of the Covenant "innards" in Raiders of the Lost Ark? My issue is that when I try to take a photo of mine, my Taboric Light saturates the picture, rendering it somewhat unhelpful. If only I could be less holy. |
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« Reply #10 on: August 16, 2011, 01:28:45 AM » |
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No man can see mine and live. Kind of like the Nazis and the Ark of the Covenant "innards" in Raiders of the Lost Ark? My issue is that when I try to take a photo of mine, my Taboric Light saturates the picture, rendering it somewhat unhelpful. If only I could be less holy. Try using a smartphone camera. I'm sure there's an app for that. |
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« Reply #11 on: August 16, 2011, 01:40:20 AM » |
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Try using a smartphone camera. I'm sure there's an app for that. Brilliant. They have it listed as "Uncreated Light" rather than Taboric. That's why I missed it. Thanks for the instructions. Photo forthcoming. |
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« Reply #12 on: August 16, 2011, 09:10:27 AM » |
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LOL Cognomen, you better post something to get off of 666, or else the Uncreated Light may fade away! My icon corner is currently in a box, although I want to get it set up ASAP. No idea where to place it yet. We also have to surrender our icons to the priest (didn't learn about the 40 day rule until he told us recently). I'm bummed out. I'm wondering if I could get away from that rule by buying an icon from the Church bookstore and surrendering the rest of our icons for the meantime.  Ah, well. I'll post it when I get it up. A friend might be building me a corner shelf just for our icons, which would be cool. And yeah, I only have a few. The rest are also framed and printed, just because I wanted to have some of our future patron saints (saint names? What's the official Orthodox term?). I will be looking to buy some more, soon. |
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« Reply #13 on: August 16, 2011, 10:05:38 AM » |
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Alveus Lacuna has a great prayer/icon corner. But I want mine to look like this one day:  |
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« Reply #14 on: August 16, 2011, 10:11:59 AM » |
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Here is my Icon corner:  |
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« Reply #15 on: August 16, 2011, 11:36:25 AM » |
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« Reply #16 on: August 16, 2011, 12:01:54 PM » |
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Thas horrible that just looks like someones pulled up google images. Its not very personal huh??
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« Reply #17 on: August 16, 2011, 12:19:17 PM » |
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What's horrible?
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Here is my Icon corner: I see you have am icon of Isa.... wait, no, that's St. John of Damascus.  |
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« Reply #19 on: August 16, 2011, 12:47:08 PM » |
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Here is my Icon corner:
I see you have am icon of Isa.... wait, no, that's St. John of Damascus. LOL!  |
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« Reply #20 on: August 16, 2011, 12:56:24 PM » |
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What's horrible?
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« Reply #21 on: August 16, 2011, 01:04:56 PM » |
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Isa, are you taking requests for signed icons? I actually kind of agree with Poppy...not that it's horrible, but I have an irrational dislike/fear of a large number of small objects grouped together in a small space. I would probably set up several icon corners in the house (is that okay? To put one in the office, in the bedroom, etc.?) But I am not going to knock having all of those icons, if you can afford them and you've been collecting them over the years. They are awesome. |
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« Reply #22 on: August 16, 2011, 01:09:59 PM » |
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What's horrible?
The wall full of icons Thank you!  |
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What's horrible?
The wall full of icons Thank you! I think your icon selection is wonderul and I'm quite envious! |
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What's horrible?
The wall full of icons Thank you! I think your icon selection is wonderul and I'm quite envious! Thank you. I have collected them over a period of time. |
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What's horrible?
The wall full of icons Thank you! your welcome |
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I think it's a great icon wall!
A good reminder of the other world that we don't see.
It's rather sobering to have all those Saints staring back at you. Keeps you "on track".
I don't see anything horrible.
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^ joking of course, this is from St. Panteleimon's Monastery on Mt. Athos, but it is beautiful and I think it would fit very nicely between our living and dining rooms.
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I think it's a great icon wall!
A good reminder of the other world that we don't see.
It's rather sobering to have all those Saints staring back at you. Keeps you "on track".
I don't see anything horrible.
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I try to keep mine simple.  thats rli unusual uh?? is that a iconostasis?? |
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« Reply #31 on: August 16, 2011, 01:55:19 PM » |
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Here's ours.
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I think it's a great icon wall!
A good reminder of the other world that we don't see.
It's rather sobering to have all those Saints staring back at you. Keeps you "on track".
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Here's ours.
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Mine's pretty sweet. But I can't show it, because that would require me to actually stand in front of the thing. But in all seriousness, I do have a smaller, more modest one, I do use more often:  |
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Mine's pretty sweet. But I can't show it, because that would require me to actually stand in front of the thing. But in all seriousness, I do have a smaller, more modest one, I do use more often: Very nice, but how do you kiss the blessing hand? |
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Here's mine:  |
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Here's mine: I like it.  |
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Here is my Icon corner: That is awesome. I'm wanting to get something going like that in my room. I didn't even realize at first that the wall I have picked out to eventually become my Icon wall is the east wall. It is nice because when I sit up in my bed it is the wall that I face so it would be perfect for night time prayer. |
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« Reply #43 on: August 24, 2011, 08:08:42 PM » |
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Unfortunately, I couldn't lay out my prayer corner in my room's east wall, I simply don't have that sort of room in my bedroom.  I think my Icon corner is facing south... |
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Here's mine: The icon you have of Pope Kyrillos on the top right...I have the original! |
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