Keeping Orthodox Icons

[RileyG]

****RC ONLY****

IS IT OK to keep icons of Orthodox Saints and venerate them?

I personally don't see anything wrong with it, even though they are schismatic.

What are your thoughts?

Should I have my RC priest bless those icons or no?

Blessings

 

[zippy2006]

Which saints are they?

 

[RileyG]

Which saints are they?

I have St. Angelina, St. Mark of Ephesus, St. Seraphim of Sarov, Fr. Seraphim Rose, The Romanov Family, and St. Nektarios.

I have many more icons of Jesus, The Virgin Mary, and many more Catholic Saints (St. Therese, St. Gregory the great, St. Dymphna, St. Anne, among many, many others).

 

[RileyG]

Is it ok if I have the icons of Orthodox Saints blessed by a Catholic priest or no?

 

[zippy2006]

Interesting. I don't know - it's a difficult question. What you could do is honor these souls and even pray to them, without according them the same status of canonization that Catholic saints have. In that way you would treat them similarly to how you might treat a holy Catholic soul who has not been formally canonized.

Is it ok if I have the icons of Orthodox Saints blessed by a Catholic priest or no?

I don't see why not. You could also ask the priest, especially if he is Eastern Catholic or bi-ritual. Eastern Catholics tend to have better answers to these questions in general.

 

[RileyG]

Interesting. I don't know - it's a difficult question. What you could do is honor these souls and even pray to them, without according them the same status of canonization that Catholic saints have. In that way you would treat them similarly to how you might treat a holy Catholic soul who has not been formally canonized.


I don't see why not. You could also ask the priest, especially if he is Eastern Catholic or bi-ritual. Eastern Catholics tend to have better answers to these questions in general.

There are two Eastern Catholic Churches in my state. The same priest serves them. He also serves an Eastern Catholic parish in Kansas.

About 7 years ago, I attended an Eastern Catholic Divine Liturgy in Omaha that was all in Ukrainian with SOME English mixed in. The community in Lincoln, where I currently live, is much smaller. They won't be around forever.

With that said, I only attend the novous ordo, and occasionally attend the traditional Latin Mass if I have time.

Thanks for your response.

 

[RileyG]

I don't know if our friend @Anhelyna has anything to add, since she was Eastern Catholic at one time?