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Jul 28, 2006 · I have recently been asked by my RC & EO Christian friends, if we Lutherans venerate Saints since many of our Churchs are named after Saints. My answer was that despite the fact that we don't venerate (i.e. worship) saints, we do hold a place for them in the Church to the extent that we recognize their Christian lives and examples in loving ...
Jul 28, 2006 · So my answer would be, "Thank God that Sainthood is not an "attainable" goal among the regular folks in their common understanding!!!" Exactly Dan. Thanks for adding this. And BTW...my priest thinks Mother Theresa is a Saint as well...she exemplified the Christian life.
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To venerate is to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference; to honor (as an icon or a relic) with a ritual act of devotion. As you can see above, veneration is not worship. Nor do we believe that relics contain magical powers.
Sep 17, 2013 · We honour the servants that their honour may be reflected upon their Lord who Himself says:— “he that receives you receives me."
You don’t NEED to venerate icons to be Orthodox. You only do it if you feel it in your heart and spirit to honour the person who the icon is representing.
Why do we venerate saints? We venerate (honor and respect) the saints because they are our Heavenly friends. They intercede for us much better than another human being on earth is capable of doing, since they are in God’s presence.
Oct 25, 2015 · Honor is a widespread New Testament motif (Rom 12:10). We are to honor our parents (Eph 6:2), widows (1 Tim 5:3), elders (priests or bishops) in the Church (1 Tim 5:17), all men), and the...
