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Hello, everybody!

Several months ago I asked my good friend Ray (70x7 here at the forum) for an icon of the "Extreme Humility" which I would reproduce as holy cards to hand out on Ash Wednesday to my parishioners and students.

Ray, ever creative and artful, said he envisioned an icon of Christ in prison, condemned and abandoned. I said, "go for it."

On the back of the holy card I included the quote, in English and Spanish to reflect the bilingual nature of my parish, from Isaiah, "“And yet ours were the sufferings he bore, ours the sorrows he carried. Yet he was pierced through for our faults,crushed for our sins. On him lies the punishment that brings us peace, and through his wounds we are healed.”

Underneath the quote is a blank line where my parishioners and students at the high school where I serve as chaplain to write what they're going to give up or offer for Lent (that old and great RC practice).

Thank you, Ray, and I hope that you all have a blessed Lent/Great Fast 2014.

I will have to visit you for Sunday Great Vespers (March 16 or later) and add one of these to my Icon corner.

Father Jon:

Father bless!!

Is it possible that you would have more printed so that I could buy some from you? I'm talking about more than 100 so I could share them in my parish.

Bob/theophan

Fr. Jon,

I have a friend who works in prison ministry. Some of the men he works with are on death row. Could you please pass along information on how I might print up similar holy cards with this beautiful icon for my friend? Thank you & God bless!

I visited Old Saint Mary's for Vespers this afternoon. The Icon is even more magnificent than the holy card image shared here.

A visit to York is highly recommended to all.