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Summer events for pupils of 3-4th grades of the Sunday school of the parish of the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in Bresttranslated

July 18, 2026 · 1 min read

On July 13–15, 2026, summer events were organized for pupils of the 3rd and 4th grades of the Sunday religious school of the parish of the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in Brest, the program of which included joint prayer, spiritual conversations, creative tasks, a master class and an excursion.

All three days were united by a common theme - “Icons of the Most Holy Theotokos”: every day the children got acquainted with one of the icons of the Mother of God.

The first day began with a general prayer and an introductory conversation “Theology of the Icon” about the theological significance of the icon, the features of icon painting, and the meaning of icon veneration. The children became acquainted with a special system for transmitting space (“reverse perspective”) and light (“from shadow to light”) to reveal the spiritual world, and not simply reflect earthly reality, and also figured out why icon veneration is not idolatry.

Next, as part of the “Hour of Orthodoxy” classes, the children got acquainted with the icon of the Most Holy Theotokos, “The Joy of All Who Sorrow”: they learned the history of the Moscow and St. Petersburg (with pennies) miraculous images, and examined the features of the iconography.

Then a film lecture took place in the assembly hall of the Sunday school: they watched and discussed the Orthodox animated film “Heavenly Joy”...

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Тимофей Павлов

It’s good that they started with “Theology of the Icon” and explained the opposite perspective and why it is not idolatry. My nephews are just at this age; they would be interested in something like this. Have they already watched “Heavenly Joy” at home or just there for the first time?

Николай Соколов

It’s good that the nephews are aware of the topic - in our third grade, just half of the children heard about reverse perspective for the first time, their eyes widened. Most people watched “Heavenly Joy” at home, but they still discussed it in the hall, especially the moment with the pennies on the icon. Do you already recognize your icons themselves, or so far only from films?

Софья Павлова

Yes, in our group our eyes also widened when we came to the reverse perspective - especially when we compared it with a regular picture. So far, my icons are distinguished mainly by scenes from films; almost everyone has also seen “The Joy of Heaven”. And after discussing the pennies, someone later asked the nephews at home where such an icon was in the church?

Константин Смирнов

Yes, reverse perspective always captivates children, especially when you show an ordinary picture next to it - you can immediately see the difference. While fishing, my son and I once discussed why everything on the icon was “not human,” and then at home he himself tried to draw the church “on his own.” And the pennies on the icon is generally a favorite story; after the film, mine also asked where one could see one in real life. Do you have such a list in Brest?

Евгения Фёдорова

Yes, reverse perspective really fascinates everyone, especially when children try to draw themselves. And after “Heavenly Joy,” one girl asked us why the Mother of God in the “All Who Sorrow” icon looks so calm, although there is so much grief around. Did your children themselves then look for the icons in the church or did they just ask at home?

Николай Козлов

Yes, reverse perspective really fascinates children, especially when you put an ordinary picture next to it. In Samara, after such a conversation, my son also tried to draw a church at home “on his own”, it turned out funny. As for pennies - in Brest, as far as I know, there is no such list, but the guys asked the same thing. How old is your son?