Is it possible to give an icon?
This question comes up more and more often on the pages of various online communities. This section of our website was created specifically to dispel all doubts as to whether it is possible to give icons. Very often there are opinions that this cannot be done. At the same time, no one gives an intelligible explanation why icons cannot be given as a gift. But not only that, people even found a way out - in response to a gift of an icon, a person must give the donor a pretty penny. This is all complete nonsense.
In fact, this situation is due to the fact that during the years of Soviet power there was a strict ban on the church, and Orthodox literature was in great short supply and was only available in museums of atheism. All this led to the fact that faith in people was eradicated, and the entire void was filled with a huge number of all kinds of superstitions. The only way to eliminate this confusion is to ask all your questions about Orthodoxy to people who really understand this. You can ask us all questions related to icon painting through the feedback form. Or just go to the church and ask the priest the question “is it possible to give icons,” to which you will definitely receive an affirmative answer and not a word about the need to give the donor “a pretty penny.”
You cannot give an icon, for example, to a Buddhist, Muslim or non-believer. It’s even more correct to say that it’s not “impossible”, but simply not correct. But of course, if your relatives or friends are Orthodox Christians, then a custom-made icon painted for them is a good gift.
There are a huge number of articles on the Internet about how famous people give icons to their loved ones, relatives and business partners. When choosing a gift, people increasingly prefer icons.
After all, now that we are already quite fed up with the values of the material world (every house has all kinds of household appliances, a computer, etc.), there is a desire to bring into the house a part of the Eternal, an intangible value, which over time is guaranteed to become a great family heirloom, and even for children will remain a legacy. I want to give loved ones a gift that would warm the soul and fill the house with spiritual light.
Which icon to choose as a gift?
With such a variety of existing types of icons, the choice is very difficult. The specialists of our antique salon will definitely tell you which icon is best to give, depending on what event and to whom exactly you want to give a gift. This takes into account the person’s date of birth, profession and hobbies. By contacting us, you can tell all your wishes for the icon, after which our specialists will select an icon individually for your case.
An icon is a great gift that is suitable for almost any occasion. You can give the icon to relatives and close people, friends, bosses, business partners and just good acquaintances, as well as respected officials and politicians.
The icon will fit well into the interior of your home, office or office.
It is also customary to give icons on the day of the sacrament of Baptism of the infant and the Wedding of the newlyweds.
The icon was and remains a piece of the eternal. Ask yourself the question: “what will connect you with your children and grandchildren on earth years from now, what will remind them of you?” The answer is simple - a donated icon. After all, the furniture will eventually become unusable, the car he gave him will turn into a pile of rusty metal...
It is in your power to create a family tradition, to create an heirloom for your family, which for many years and even centuries will connect your family with an invisible thread of spirituality. And in the moments of turning to the icon of the Savior, the family heirloom of their ancestors, your descendants will gratefully remember their ancestors in prayer.
You can also place the icon in your study or office. And in a difficult situation or before making some important decision
decisions to contact her. The saint depicted on the icon will definitely help you in difficult times.
Families without children or a person who has been ill for a long time should be given an icon of a saint who has the grace to help people in illness and disease. This gift will restore meaning and joy in life, strengthen a person’s hope for healing, and help him gain faith.
If a person has no icons at all in his house, an excellent gift for him would be the icons that should be the first to appear in the house of any Orthodox person - the icon of the Savior and the Mother of God.
Summarizing all of the above, we can conclude that the icon will be a good gift for any celebration and event in the life of an Orthodox person.
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