You may sometimes have seen how the
human face is reflected in a broken mirror in a multitude
of separate images, according to the number of pieces in
which the mirror was broken, or in every bubble of water,
or in every drop of dew, and in the pupil of the human
eye. If this is possible and is a common phenomenon in
nature, then why should not we Christians allow numerous
representations of one and the same face - of the Lord,
or of His most Pure Mother, or of a saint, and see in
each image the Lord Himself, or His most Pure Mother as
we see in a mirror or in pictures numerous reflections of
one and the same face.
The Icon of our Lord
"Not-Made-By-Hands"
Holy
Orthodox Icons Hand-painted by Iconographer Austin Kachek
You may sometimes have seen how the
human face is reflected in a broken mirror in a multitude
of separate images, according to the number of pieces in
which the mirror was broken, or in every bubble of water,
or in every drop of dew, and in the pupil of the human
eye. If this is possible and is a common phenomenon in
nature, then why should not we Christians allow numerous
representations of one and the same face - of the Lord,
or of His most Pure Mother, or of a saint, and see in
each image the Lord Himself, or His most Pure Mother as
we see in a mirror or in pictures numerous reflections of
one and the same face.
