I loved Philippa`s comment about our suit of armour ;-)
After all, it really isn`t what you would expect when you walk into a four bedroom, semi-detached house, is it ? A stately home, maybe, but an ordinary house ? !!!!
There again, there will be very few houses in our town where there will be icons either. Maybe some of the RC families` homes, but that`s about all.
Even more unusual for your average home is the fact that we are blessed with two relics, one of St Helen the Empress, Uncoverer of the Cross, and one of St Lucy the Martyr.
The two reliquaries are on the top shelf of the icon corner, out of harm`s way, though D4 (who will be 3 next month) will often take me by the hand, lead me to the icon corner and demand to be lifted up so she can kiss them with great reverence.
Sometimes I wonder what our daughters` friends make of our home....."Mum, they have a suit of armour...and a sword....and pictures of saints, and candles, and BITS OF DEAD PEOPLE !"
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How did you get those relics?!
I had the same question!
Ah Elizabeth, I barked with laughter at the "bits of dead people." If truth be known, every house has bits of dead people because we all begin to die when we are born...technically. Dead skin cells abound in any bed, chair, rug, etc. Eeeeewwwww gross comment, but true nonetheless. But you have "special" dead people. Now THAT is extremely cool!!!!
Wow. I love it when little ones show us the way to be. Their reverence and devotion is so true even when they are running around two seconds before and after kissing an Icon or Relic.
You made me laugh with your last sentence!
Matushka
Wow. I love it when little ones show us the way to be. Their reverence and devotion is so true even when they are running around two seconds before and after kissing an Icon or Relic.
You made me laugh with your last sentence!
Matushka
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