tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post8418857783208453804..comments2023-10-04T09:50:08.070-05:00Comments on Logismoi: 'Rejoice, blessed directress!'—The Kursk-Root IconAaron Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17775589009145031773noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-14342822184543594582019-01-30T17:52:03.723-06:002019-01-30T17:52:03.723-06:00Hi all, here is a rough translation of what is wri...Hi all, here is a rough translation of what is written on the scrolls.<br /><br />Left side:<br />Holy Prophet King David; Arise, O Lord, into Thy rest; Thou and the ark of Thy holiness. [Ps. 131:8]<br /><br />Holy Prophet Moses: I beheld a bush in flame [Exodus 3:2 (paraphrase)]<br /><br />Holy Prophet Isaiah: Behold, a virgin shall conceive [Isaiah 7:14]<br /><br />Holy Prophet Gideon: He shall descend as dew upon a fleece [Judges 6:36-40]<br /><br />Bottom:<br />Holy Prophet Abbacum / Habbakuk: God shall come from [the south], and from the mountain [overshadowed by the forest]. [Habbakuk 3:3]<br /><br />Right Side:<br />Holy Prophet King Solomon: Wisdom hath built a house and established seven pillars. [Proverbs 9:1]<br /><br />Holy Prophet Daniel: I beheld a mountain of stone. [Daniel 2:45 (paraphrase)]<br /><br />Holy Prophet Jeremiah: Behold, the days come. [Jer. 31:31]<br /><br />Holy Prophet Elijah: I have been very zealous for the Lord. [I Kings 19:10]<br /><br />LPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-9654055119925447032009-12-10T13:42:25.744-06:002009-12-10T13:42:25.744-06:00I do believe King Solomon's scroll says 'W...I do believe King Solomon's scroll says 'Wisdom hath builded her house'!Aaron Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17775589009145031773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-66269780229510706412009-12-10T13:23:21.702-06:002009-12-10T13:23:21.702-06:00Christopher> Actually I think that is a very Lo...Christopher> Actually I think that is a very Logismoic question, and in fact, I really should have addressed it in the post, shouldn't I? I'll have to do some research on the scrolls, but as for the Prophets, these are easy enough to read in the Slavonic inscriptions on my own copy of the icon. Starting from the top, on the left side are: Prophet King David, Prophet Moses, Prophet Isaiah, & Prophet Gideon. Starting from the top on the right are: Prophet King Solomon, Prophet Daniel, Prophet Jeremiah, & Prophet Elijah. At the very bottom is Prophet Avvakum (Habbakuk).<br /><br />That is a relief to hear about your son. Of course, I myself am approaching Grecophilia these days, but I remain sentimentally attached to all things Russian. It's ironic that while I was received through the Greek Church, at that time I was far more interested in the Russian Church, and now the situation has largely reversed! Of course, it's really Mt Athos & the monuments of Byzantium (like Osios Loukas) that attract me, and not really the Greek Church itself. But I do adore Byzantine chant to no end.Aaron Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17775589009145031773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714437334790446678.post-29355904597335914842009-12-10T12:20:47.686-06:002009-12-10T12:20:47.686-06:00I've venerated this icon numerous times. Last...I've venerated this icon numerous times. Last year my infant son and I did so and received prosphora from then Fr. John Shaw on the eve of his consecration as Bp. Jerome. I received a blessing during Vigil for this feast at Synod from then Met. Vitaly, as well.<br /><br />One question no one has ever been able to answer for me - and which is, I hope, logismoic enough for you :) - is about the prophets surrounding the Theotokos in this icon. First, which prophets are depicted? Second, what portions of their prophecies are they holding? I have been told they represent prophesies of the Virgin and the Virgin birth, the Incarnation, but the details are nowhere listed (and I don't read Slavonic to tell on my own).<br /><br />Incidentally, Vigil for this feast worried me. We go to a Greek church most of the time, and a traditional OCA church a few other times. I got my son to venerate the icon and a few of the relics of the saints at Synod (e.g., St, Elizabeth the New Martyr, secondary relics of Sts Xenia of Petersburg and John of Kronstadt), but he then got very upset and started crying. I would step outside, and he would stop crying. I would step into the nave and he would start again. I was worried I had begotten a grecophile and a russophobe. Thank goodness, he has since been able to participate in Russian worship. Whew.123https://www.blogger.com/profile/14514075641944568806noreply@blogger.com