Homily for the First Sunday of Lent (The Sunday of Orthodoxy)
Eastern Christian Insights
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On this first Sunday of Great Lent, we commemorate the restoration of icons centuries ago in the Byzantine Empire. They were banned due to a misguided fear of idolatry, but restored as a proclamation of how Christ calls us to participate in His salvation in every dimension of our existence.