Elder St Paisios on True Veneration
“The Saints are pleased when they are lifted up from the paper or the wood and imprinted in people’s hearts. When a Christian devoutly kisses the holy Icons and prays for help from Christ, Panaghia, the Saints, he draws into his heart not only the Grace of Christ, of Panaghia and of the Saints, but also the whole of Christ, or of Panaghia, or of the saints.”
– ‘Spiritual Awakening’