When the Homily is about Immunology

A New Icon
The New Icon is very well known in Orthodox circles. The original is found at the ancient Monastery of Saint Katherine at the foot of Mount Sinai. The Icon is very rare because it dates from about the 6th century and very few ancient Icons were able to survive the Iconoclastic controversy of the 8-9th centuries.

In the Icon, Christ raises His hand in blessing while with the other He holds the Gospels. But there is another very interesting aspect of this Icon: try looking at the icon while covering one half of Christ's face with your thumb and then switch to covering the other.

Indeed, Christ is our righteous judge as well as our Savior - the Lover of mankind.