CCC 1159
Christian Mystery›SECTION ONE THE SACRAMENTAL ECONOMY›CHAPTER TWO THE SACRAMENTAL CELEBRATION OF THE PASCHAL MYSTERY›II. How is the Liturgy Celebrated?
The sacred image, the liturgical icon, principally represents Christ. It cannot represent the invisible and incomprehensible God, but the incarnation of the Son of God has ushered in a new "economy" of images: Previously God, who has neither a body nor a face, absolutely could not be represented by an image. But now that he has made himself visible in the flesh and has lived with men, I can make an image of what I have seen of God . . . and contemplate the glory of the Lord, his face unveiled.
Footnotes
- St. John Damascene, De imag. 1, 16: PG 96: 1245-1248.
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