tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437006.post8324404995448060121..comments2024-02-15T03:29:30.431-06:00Comments on Rome of the West: Photos of Old Saint Ferdinand Shrine, in Florissant, MissouriMark S. Abelnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06692448528819277158noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437006.post-36450810741192541492013-08-26T10:21:55.920-05:002013-08-26T10:21:55.920-05:00One more item of interest. As you look in the litt...One more item of interest. As you look in the little room under the steps notice little pieces of paper stuck between the boards. Around 2002 I was watching a story about Jerusalem on PBS and it showed pilgrims to the 'wailing wall' leaving little prayer requests in the mortar joints of the stones. So I got an idea. I took some pieces of paper, wrote some prayers and put them between the boards in this room. As you can see from the photos the idea really took offAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12192494998023993595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437006.post-49414974229737814582013-08-21T11:55:47.916-05:002013-08-21T11:55:47.916-05:00One of my duties was to decorate the church for th...One of my duties was to decorate the church for the Christmas season and the concert. I was proud of my decorating abilities if i may say so. I would put up scaffolding around the Altar and the arches of the balconies.One year I used 15,000 lights on the inside and it was magnificent. This would take around two weeks to complete and involved alot of danger but it was worth it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12192494998023993595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437006.post-77368004874414440612009-04-23T17:25:00.000-05:002009-04-23T17:25:00.000-05:00For us, young Latin American nuns of the Society o...For us, young Latin American nuns of the Society of the Sacred Heart, (the same congregation of St. Rose Philippine Duchesne) is very uplifting to know, at least through photographs the places where she lived. She was a great missionary. Has been particularly poignant (commotion)the photo of Mother Duchesne's room (was not a room, almost a closet, as you wrote) under the stairs. Please God, through the intercession of the Virgin Mary, "Mater Admirabilis" we achieve something of the spirit that encouraged the spread of this Holy Gospel. Excuse our poor and bad English. <br />Three young religious of the Sacred Heart.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794438059582747101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437006.post-3609719233958805702008-11-25T23:32:00.000-06:002008-11-25T23:32:00.000-06:00Thanks for sharing the photos. My family attended ...Thanks for sharing the photos. My family attended here and have been a part of the Florissant community since the 18th century. I visited the Shrine after dark three weeks ago on a hasty trip. I hope to attend a mass there on a special occasion. Thanks again, J.L.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16719816304330061416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437006.post-45722058737145803872008-01-06T00:01:00.000-06:002008-01-06T00:01:00.000-06:00Dear Anonymous:Please see my reply here.Dear Anonymous:<BR/><BR/>Please see my reply <A HREF="http://www.romeofthewest.com/2008/01/reader-asks.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>.Mark S. Abelnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06692448528819277158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437006.post-86637725381326552262008-01-05T09:24:00.000-06:002008-01-05T09:24:00.000-06:00Hi there!Don't you think this building is full of ...Hi there!<BR/>Don't you think this building is full of superstition and idolatry? Also, doesn't the New Testament refer to all Christians as 'saints', not just certain dead ones?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437006.post-5396186261251169302006-12-17T10:58:00.000-06:002006-12-17T10:58:00.000-06:00Thank you very much!Thank you very much!Mark S. Abelnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06692448528819277158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437006.post-4469563429482773762006-12-15T20:14:00.000-06:002006-12-15T20:14:00.000-06:00The saint that you didn't know was St. Cecelia. Sh...The saint that you didn't know was St. Cecelia. She was martyred in Rome and was found in that position when she died. One finger extended in one hand for one God and the three fingers extended in the other hand symbolizing the Trinity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com