{"id":2246,"date":"2009-01-20T21:20:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-20T21:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/thecrescat\/2009\/01\/ask-father-vasiliy\/"},"modified":"2017-01-26T22:16:07","modified_gmt":"2017-01-27T03:16:07","slug":"ask-father-vasiliy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/thecrescat\/2009\/01\/ask-father-vasiliy.html","title":{"rendered":"ask Father Vasiliy…"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Dear Father Vasiliy,<\/p>\n

My best friend, who is a Protestant, recently gave me an icon which he purchased at a Roman Catholic bookstore. Can I use this icon in my worship? It is a reproduction of Rublev\u2019s \u201cHospitality of Abraham.\u201d<\/p>\n

Signed,
Worried in Waukegan
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Dear Waukegan,<\/span><\/p>\n

I am worried to be hearing that your best friend is this Protestant. But perhaps you were at one time Protestant, and merely converted to One, True, Holy and Catholic Faith ahead of friend. Clearly friend buying of this icon is good sign.<\/p>\n

Anyway, icon written by Rublev is good icon. Take to church and ask priest to bless icon, and any contamination from Roman Catholic bookstore will be removed. And please to keep praying for this friend. Is pity friend could not be born Russian, of course, but convert Orthodox is better than no Orthodox at all. Usually.<\/p>\n

\u2014Father Vasiliy
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Who said those Orthodox don\u2019t have a sense of humor? <\/a><\/p>\n

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