On the Divine Images It weaves together meditations on

It weaves together meditations on scripture (from the Psalms in particular) and amplifies these with the wisdom of early Christian saints

which are divided into eight groups of melodies

together with homilies for major feast days

” —Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica

On the Divine Images It weaves together meditations onIs all Christian art fundamentally blasphemous? That was the question posed aggressively by the Christian iconoclasts of the eighth century in a bitter controversy. The resounding answer 'no' from John of Damascus helped to secure the future of art in the service of Christ. Without his brilliant defense, both profound and at times earthy, we might well have had no icons, murals, and mosaics in churches to elevate and enrich our spirits and to enhance