Rules for Iconographers
- Before starting work, make the sign of the Cross; pray in silence and pardon your enemies.
- Work with care on every detail of your icon, as if you were working in front of the Lord Himself.
- During work, pray in order to strengthen yourself physically and spiritually; avoid all useless words, and keep silence.
- Pray
in particular to the Saint whose face you are painting. Keep your mind
from distractions, and the Saint will be close to you.
- When you choose a colour, stretch out your hands interiorly to the Lord and ask His Counsel.
- Do not be jealous of your neighbour’s work; his/her success is your success too.
- When your icon is finished, thank God that His Mercy granted you the grace to paint the Holy Images.
- Have
your icon blessed by putting it on the Holy Table of your parish
church. Be the first to pray before it, before giving it to others.
- Never forget:
- the joy of spreading icons throughout the world.
- the joy of the work of icon writing.
- the joy of giving the Saint the possibility to shine through his/her icon.
- the joy of being in union with the Saint whose face you are revealing.
