The reason we honor the memories and icons of the Saints and honorably venerate them is their imitation, the copying and imitation of their virtue, their holiness and in general their God-pleasing virtue. By honoring the Saints, we honor and glorify God Himself who made them glorious Saints and citizens of His heavenly kingdom. We commemorate them, we give honor and glory to their holy faces and their sacred memories, and we ask for their prayers and supplications for us to God and their help in the many needs of our lives.
May we also live as they lived. May we live holy, faithful and God-loving and devoted to God