Good Friday
Easter Sunday
Good Friday
Easter Sunday
Good Friday, Holt Trinity Monastery, St. David, Arizona.
Twelfth Station of the cross.
Jesus Dies on the cross
Twelfth Station of the cross.
Jesus Dies on the cross
Holy Trinity Monastery belongs to the Olivetan Benedictines, whose Motherhouse is located outside Siena, Italy. Its Abbot-General is Michaelangelo M. Tiribilli.
It's raining in Jamul & I'm getting a cold. So I 'm posting this warm weather photo from Mission San Xavier del Bac. The mission is situated in the Santa Cruz Valley nine miles south of Tucson, Arizona. The present church was built from 1783 - 1797 by the Franciscan Fathers Juan Bautista Velderrain and Juan Bautista Llorenz. This is the exterior of Blessed Virgin Mary Altar.
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This is the interior.
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This is the interior.
Photos of the "The Gift of Dance" Liturgical Dance group. Pictured is Kathy Villalobos who is the founder and choreographer of the group. "The Gift of Dance" preformed at St Pius X of Jamul on Thanksgiving Day.
Send me an email if you would like to contact the group. I will forward it to them.
Send me an email if you would like to contact the group. I will forward it to them.
We stopped for the night at a KOA in Pueblo Colorado.
The next day, 15 August we headed west on Rt 50 to the Royal Gorge. In Canon City, we passed this beautiful building. Seeing that it was both a monastery and a winery, we added it to our check list of places to stop on the way back to the trailer. We were going to get some first class altar wine for mass in Jamul.
We did stop, only to find out the remaining eight monks were not enough to keep the Abbey financially viable. It is a massive complex. Sadly, it was forced to close this year, in February 2007. The chapel and the large complex attached has been sold to a New York City firm. This firm will, supposedly, 'conduct events in the spirit of the buildings original intent'. We guess that to mean, weddings, bar mitzvahs ??? etc. Uh ... who knows.
The winery (below) was sold separately. They were allowed to keep the name, and it is known as "The Winery at Holy Cross Abbey". A very nice man inside informed us they sell only first class, superior wines ... from imported grapes he called, 'juice' from California. When we asked about altar wine, he gave us that look, and might as well have said they didn't make anything cheap enough to be called 'altar' wine. So, no treat for Jamul.
For more info click here http://www.abbeywinery.com/
The next day, 15 August we headed west on Rt 50 to the Royal Gorge. In Canon City, we passed this beautiful building. Seeing that it was both a monastery and a winery, we added it to our check list of places to stop on the way back to the trailer. We were going to get some first class altar wine for mass in Jamul.
We did stop, only to find out the remaining eight monks were not enough to keep the Abbey financially viable. It is a massive complex. Sadly, it was forced to close this year, in February 2007. The chapel and the large complex attached has been sold to a New York City firm. This firm will, supposedly, 'conduct events in the spirit of the buildings original intent'. We guess that to mean, weddings, bar mitzvahs ??? etc. Uh ... who knows.
The winery (below) was sold separately. They were allowed to keep the name, and it is known as "The Winery at Holy Cross Abbey". A very nice man inside informed us they sell only first class, superior wines ... from imported grapes he called, 'juice' from California. When we asked about altar wine, he gave us that look, and might as well have said they didn't make anything cheap enough to be called 'altar' wine. So, no treat for Jamul.
For more info click here http://www.abbeywinery.com/
Built in 1610 by the Tiaxcalan Indians from Mexico, under the direction of Franciscan Padres.
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Interior, the altar has received white coats of paint 5 different times in history. Shown now, currently restored.
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The rear of the church. The original abode has been covered with stucco to preserve the outer surface. The rock buttresses are original.
In 1852 the Sisters of Loretto responded to a plea from the Bishop of Santa Fe. His plea was for priests, brothers and nuns to preach and teach. The nuns opened the Academy of Our Lady of Light (Loretto) in 1853. It was decided that the Academy needed a chapel. In 1873, work began on Loretto Chapel. The stained glass journeyed from DuBois studio in Paris and made its journey to New Orleans by sailing vessel, and then by paddle boat to St. Louis MO. It was then taken by covered wagon over the old Santa Fe Trail to the Loretto Chapel.
When the chapel was built, it had no staircase. The sisters prayed a Novena for 9 days, and on the ninth day their prayers were answered. A workman appeared outside with a burro laden with carpenter tools. He announced he could provide a suitable means of access to the loft, requiring only permission and a couple of water tubs to soak the wood in. When the staircase was finished, the sisters were overjoyed and planned to honor the carpenter, but he could not be found. No one knew where he lived. Nearby lumber yards had sold him no wood. Surely, said the devout, it was St. Joseph himself who had built the stairs.
The miraculous staircase, was built sometime between 1877 and 1881. It has two complete 360 degree turns, with no visible means of support. It rests solely on its base and against the choir loft. It has 33 steps, all the same height. It is constructed with some extinct wood species, and is held together with only square wooden pegs, without glue.
When the chapel was built, it had no staircase. The sisters prayed a Novena for 9 days, and on the ninth day their prayers were answered. A workman appeared outside with a burro laden with carpenter tools. He announced he could provide a suitable means of access to the loft, requiring only permission and a couple of water tubs to soak the wood in. When the staircase was finished, the sisters were overjoyed and planned to honor the carpenter, but he could not be found. No one knew where he lived. Nearby lumber yards had sold him no wood. Surely, said the devout, it was St. Joseph himself who had built the stairs.
The miraculous staircase, was built sometime between 1877 and 1881. It has two complete 360 degree turns, with no visible means of support. It rests solely on its base and against the choir loft. It has 33 steps, all the same height. It is constructed with some extinct wood species, and is held together with only square wooden pegs, without glue.
We are now in Santa Fe, New Mexico - the center of heritage and culture of the Southwest. Here, no house can be over two stories, and no building can be over six stories. The majority of architecture is in pueblo style. You should see the Wal-Mart! People really get into this theme. If you see a house like ours, it sticks out like a sore thumb.
We got up Sunday morning and went to church at the Cathedral. It's located in a beautiful plaza in Old Town Santa Fe, located between the Palace of Governors and the Loretto Chapel.
Baptismal Font- located in the center aisle of the church, midway between the front door and the altar.
These doors lead from the vestibule to inside the church.
Main altar. At the consecration, there were 12 chalices of wine across the front of the altar.
St. Francis of Assisi cross, located high atop the arch.
If you double click to enlarge this picture, the banner will say:
Love One Another Constantly
When the organ plays low notes, you can feel the reverberation as you touch the wooden pews.
This stained glass piece must be 20-25 feet in diameter - in the choir loft.
There are eight of these tall stained glass windows - 5 feet wide by 15 feet tall.
One of the Stations of the Cross.
Our Lady of Guadalupe made of tile on the outside walls of one of the church buildings.
The entrance to the church. Stained glass above door is the choir loft.
Church left side.
We got up Sunday morning and went to church at the Cathedral. It's located in a beautiful plaza in Old Town Santa Fe, located between the Palace of Governors and the Loretto Chapel.
Baptismal Font- located in the center aisle of the church, midway between the front door and the altar.
These doors lead from the vestibule to inside the church.
Main altar. At the consecration, there were 12 chalices of wine across the front of the altar.
St. Francis of Assisi cross, located high atop the arch.
If you double click to enlarge this picture, the banner will say:
Love One Another Constantly
When the organ plays low notes, you can feel the reverberation as you touch the wooden pews.
This stained glass piece must be 20-25 feet in diameter - in the choir loft.
There are eight of these tall stained glass windows - 5 feet wide by 15 feet tall.
One of the Stations of the Cross.
Our Lady of Guadalupe made of tile on the outside walls of one of the church buildings.
The entrance to the church. Stained glass above door is the choir loft.
Church left side.