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Praying With Icons

 The Veneration of Icons in the Tradition of the Byzantine Rite
A thorough survey. See these related links:
- Icons in the Byzantine Catholic Church
- What is an Icon?


 Russian Icons
An index of nearly 100 icons from the 10th to the 18th centuries. For another collection, see:
- The Icon Gallery


Pilgrimage and Retreat

 The Spirituality of the Catacombs
A very interesting short piece that tries to show that "the spirituality of the catacombs is the spirituality of the early Church."


 The Pilgrimage of Etheria.
English translation of an amazing diary kept by a woman during her pilgrimage to celebrate Holy Week in 4th-century Jerusalem. For another version, on only the last third of the diary, see:
- Egeria's Pilgrimage


Fasting and Ascetical Practice

 Fasting, Prayer, Charity for the Gift of Peace
A fine meditation by Father Raniero Cantalamessa, O.F.M. Cap., official Preacher of the Papal Household under Pope John Paul II.