Friday, May 18, 2007
Pope Benedict and His Intellectual Debate with Europe
An interesting audio lecture: http://www.acton.org/press/mp3/2007-04-10_Gregg.mp3
Photos of Our Lady of Sorrows Shrine, in Starkenburg, Missouri
HERE ARE PHOTOS of Our Lady of Sorrows Shrine, in Starkenburg, Missouri, of the Diocese of Jefferson City. The shrine is located in rural Montgomery County, about 87 highway miles west of downtown Saint Louis, Missouri. The shrine is located next to Saint Martin's: click for photos of this beautiful church.
This chapel is in the Romanesque revival style. It is a tiny chapel, but is beautifully made, and has verticality.
A basilica-style porch over the entrance of the church.
Masses can be held outside of the chapel, with an altar and pulpit built into the porch.
According to the Shrine's website, "Blueprints for the new chapel were drawn by Professor Becker of Mainz, Germany, with Mr. John Walchshauser, an architect from St. Louis." Parishioners quarried the stone for this church by hand.
Mosaic of the Blessed Virgin Mary, as Our Lady of Sorrows, on the outdoor altar. She was a poor widow who had to witness her only child being unjustly and cruelly executed as a criminal. Click here for the seven sorrows of Our Lady.
Archbishop Kain was here. This was in the Archdiocese of Saint Louis until the Diocese of Jefferson City was founded in 1956.
The outdoor pulpit, along with the grave of August Mitsch, a sacristan, who founded the shrine.
BEATUS HOMO QUI VIGILAT AD FORES MEAS QUOTIDE
ET OBSERVAT AD POSTES OSTII MEI! PROV. 8. 34.
Blessed is the man that heareth me, and that watcheth daily at my gates, and waiteth at the posts of my doors. Proverbs 8:34
The interior nave of the church, although small, soars to a great height, which is a great symbol for the raising up of the soul heavenward.
The main altar. Mass was held here just before these photos were taken.
The side of the sanctuary has this unusual balcony; perhaps this is the pulpit?
Painting above the sanctuary.
Altar to the Infant Jesus.
The tabernacle in a side-altar, underneath a statue of Mary holding the dead body of her son Jesus.
Old discarded crutches.
Banner with Mary.
Virgo prudentissima Ora pro nobis
Virgin most prudent, Pray for us
The shrine has numerous plaques giving thanks for prayers answered, dating from the the early days, up to the present time.
Stained glass window of the finding of the child Jesus in the Jewish temple.
And it came to pass, that, after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, hearing them, and asking them questions. And all that heard him were astonished at his wisdom and his answers. Luke 2:46-47
Most unusually, the stations of the cross in the chapel are stained glass windows. This small chapel is remarkably designed.
Rose window.
This small log chapel, dating from the late 1880s, served as the shrine before the construction of the stone chapel. A statue of Mary, the "White Lady" was housed here for veneration by pilgrims. Note the hinges: can the front of the chapel be opened up?
The interior of this chapel is bathed in blue light from a stained glass window above the door. The chapel is only large enough for perhaps two people. The windows, as well as the statue (now in the new chapel), came from Germany.
Map of the shrine. It also has an outdoor Way of the Cross, an underground grotto of the sepulcher, and a well to which water from Lourdes is added.
Click here for a map of Starkenburg, Missouri.
This chapel is in the Romanesque revival style. It is a tiny chapel, but is beautifully made, and has verticality.
A basilica-style porch over the entrance of the church.
Masses can be held outside of the chapel, with an altar and pulpit built into the porch.
According to the Shrine's website, "Blueprints for the new chapel were drawn by Professor Becker of Mainz, Germany, with Mr. John Walchshauser, an architect from St. Louis." Parishioners quarried the stone for this church by hand.
Mosaic of the Blessed Virgin Mary, as Our Lady of Sorrows, on the outdoor altar. She was a poor widow who had to witness her only child being unjustly and cruelly executed as a criminal. Click here for the seven sorrows of Our Lady.
Archbishop Kain was here. This was in the Archdiocese of Saint Louis until the Diocese of Jefferson City was founded in 1956.
The outdoor pulpit, along with the grave of August Mitsch, a sacristan, who founded the shrine.
IN GLORIAM DEI
IN HONOREM MATRIS DEI
TEMPLUM HOC
ERECTUM EST
A.D. 1908 - 1910.
✠
IN HONOREM MATRIS DEI
TEMPLUM HOC
ERECTUM EST
A.D. 1908 - 1910.
✠
BEATUS HOMO QUI VIGILAT AD FORES MEAS QUOTIDE
ET OBSERVAT AD POSTES OSTII MEI! PROV. 8. 34.
Blessed is the man that heareth me, and that watcheth daily at my gates, and waiteth at the posts of my doors. Proverbs 8:34
The interior nave of the church, although small, soars to a great height, which is a great symbol for the raising up of the soul heavenward.
The main altar. Mass was held here just before these photos were taken.
The side of the sanctuary has this unusual balcony; perhaps this is the pulpit?
Painting above the sanctuary.
Altar to the Infant Jesus.
The tabernacle in a side-altar, underneath a statue of Mary holding the dead body of her son Jesus.
Old discarded crutches.
Banner with Mary.
Virgo prudentissima Ora pro nobis
Virgin most prudent, Pray for us
The shrine has numerous plaques giving thanks for prayers answered, dating from the the early days, up to the present time.
Stained glass window of the finding of the child Jesus in the Jewish temple.
And it came to pass, that, after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, hearing them, and asking them questions. And all that heard him were astonished at his wisdom and his answers. Luke 2:46-47
Most unusually, the stations of the cross in the chapel are stained glass windows. This small chapel is remarkably designed.
Rose window.
This small log chapel, dating from the late 1880s, served as the shrine before the construction of the stone chapel. A statue of Mary, the "White Lady" was housed here for veneration by pilgrims. Note the hinges: can the front of the chapel be opened up?
The interior of this chapel is bathed in blue light from a stained glass window above the door. The chapel is only large enough for perhaps two people. The windows, as well as the statue (now in the new chapel), came from Germany.
Map of the shrine. It also has an outdoor Way of the Cross, an underground grotto of the sepulcher, and a well to which water from Lourdes is added.
Click here for a map of Starkenburg, Missouri.
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Ascension Thursday
Ye men of Galilee, why stand you looking up to heaven? This Jesus who is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come, as you have seen him going into heaven.
In other words, we ought to get busy with the apostolic life.
In other words, we ought to get busy with the apostolic life.
New Poll
Here are the results of my last poll:
Are you considering a vocation to the Roman Catholic clergy or consecrated religious life?
No, but once I thought that I had this vocation. 19%
No. 17%
Yes, I might have a late vocation. 16%
Yes, and I am in a seminary, novitiate, or formation program. 14%
Maybe. 10%
I am already ordained Catholic clergy or consecrated Religious. 7%
Yes, and I am a recent convert. 6%
No. I'm not Catholic. 6%
Yes, and I've never wanted any other vocation. 4%
Yes, but not for the Roman Catholic clergy or religious orders. 1%
Here is a new poll:
Are you considering a vocation to the Roman Catholic clergy or consecrated religious life?
No, but once I thought that I had this vocation. 19%
No. 17%
Yes, I might have a late vocation. 16%
Yes, and I am in a seminary, novitiate, or formation program. 14%
Maybe. 10%
I am already ordained Catholic clergy or consecrated Religious. 7%
Yes, and I am a recent convert. 6%
No. I'm not Catholic. 6%
Yes, and I've never wanted any other vocation. 4%
Yes, but not for the Roman Catholic clergy or religious orders. 1%
Here is a new poll:
Super Aspidem et Basiliscum Ambulabis
Upon the asp and basilisk you will treadI was puzzled by the two snakes depicted on the sanctuary floor at Saint Francis de Sales Oratory, until I figured out the Latin inscription. It comes from Psalm 90 (LXX), which is prayed during Compline. Photo taken during the recent church tour.
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