Icon veneration

[Dorothea]

I kiss the glass very lightly as I usually have lip gloss or light lipstick on at the time when I come into church in the Narthex, so I don't want to smudge a bunch of goop on the glass. And no, I'm not worried about germs. LOL

 

[Dorothea]

I kiss the icons and I don't worry about germs. If there is lipstick on the glass, I don't kiss that part. But that doesn't happen that often at my parish which is small. I don't think any of the women put on lipstick before service. Plus, we tend to all ask for blessings from our priest and it would be really gross to leave lipgloss on his hand. Eewwww!

But if you aren't comfortable with it, don't feel that you have to.

M.

I always take a tissue and blot off my little bit of lip gloss or what have you a few minutes before time to go up with Communion.

 

[Dorothea]

Just an afterthought....correct me if I err....

I have never kissed any "glass." Don't think I would ever bother to kiss glass. It seems a bit antithetical to the theology behind kissing the icon in the first place.

Forgive me.

The glass container for our icons in the Narthex are for switching the icon for whatever feast day or event it is for that Sunday. I think also the glass protects the icon from being marked up. We have Archangel Michael's icon next to that one that isn't in glass that we kiss also.

 

[Tiger Lily]

I just kiss the icon, and none are covered in glass. I do not wear lipstick at all.

 

[AllForJesus]

Yes i always do!

In Chruch the keeper of always keeps the Icons tidy

never wear lipstick