The Last Supper

An oldie but a goodie. This is one of my favorite pictures from this church.

Brass Altar Relief 

St. John the Baptist Maria Stein Ohio

New Look for Old Stations

The Saint John the Baptist church in Maria Stein recently added these wonderful wooden frames to their already awesome Stations of the Cross.

1 Corinthians 11:24

and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, "This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me."

This is a picture with the whole brass relief of the Last Supper.

St. John the Baptist Church Maria Stein

Arches - Church Architecture

I just love the architecture of these old churches. These arches are part of the ceiling of the St. John the Baptist church in Maria Stein. With a little manipulation in PhotoShop I created this cool boarder from the image above.

Hymns, 1985, no. 194

We may not know, we cannot tell,
What pains he had to bear,
But we believe it was for us
He hung and suffered there.

Station of the Cross
St. John the Baptist Church in Maria Stein

Do this in Remembrance of Me

Partial of brass relief of the Last Supper on the altar at St. John the Baptist Church in Maria Stein.

St. Paul A Sacristy View

This rather unusual view of the mural of St. Paul is made possible from a even more unusual vantage point. The picture was taken from the second story of the churches Sacristy.

Picture taken at St. John the Baptist in Maria Stein, Ohio.

Stained Glass and Shadow

I saw this while visiting the Saint John the Baptist Church in Maria Stein and new it would make for a great shot. I loved the way the light and shadow added a new dimension to what you would normally see when viewing this stained glass panel.

With Open Arms

I caught this window lit shot of the Sacred Heart of Jesus statue while visiting the St. John the Baptist Church in Maria Stein.

Jesus' body is removed from the cross

This is Station 13 of the Way of the Cross - Jesus' body is removed from the cross. This is one of the 14 Stations of the Cross found in many of the Catholic Churches. And like most Catholic Churches the stations received a make over after Vatican II. These had their color toned down. I used Photoshop to help bring some of the color back in this one.

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church - Maria Stein Ohio.

Altar and Stained Glass St. John the Baptist

This is probably one of the best pictures of this altar that I've taken. The two stained glass windows are the Resurrected Christ on the left and the Death of Christ on the right.

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Maria Stein Ohio

Dove and Olive Branch

Genesis 8:6-12 (New International Version)

After forty days Noah opened the window he had made in the ark and sent out a raven, and it kept flying back and forth until the water had dried up from the earth. Then he sent out a dove to see if the water had receded from the surface of the ground. But the dove could find no place to set its feet because there was water over all the surface of the earth; so it returned to Noah in the ark. He reached out his hand and took the dove and brought it back to himself in the ark. He waited seven more days and again sent out the dove from the ark. When the dove returned to him in the evening, there in its beak was a freshly plucked olive leaf! Then Noah knew that the water had receded from the earth. He waited seven more days and sent the dove out again, but this time it did not return to him.

Stained Glass Window St. John the Baptist, Maria Stein Ohio

Alpha and Omega (Book Cover)

I found this striking composition lying on a table at the back of the church.

Picture taken while visiting the Saint John the Baptist Church in Maria Stein.

Holy Elements (St. John the Baptist)

I found this grouping of Holy Elements at the back of the church. I tried several angles and settled on this one.

Eucharist Vessels

While visiting the St. John the Baptist Church in Maria Stein, I found this group of Eucharist Vessels. The wall behind the vessels was in need of a little repair so I took the liberty of using a robe for the background.

Where Did You See Jesus

Every Sunday at the Church I serve in, we ask the question Where did you see Jesus. The answers vary from sunsets, answers to prayer to acts of kindness. It is both a rewarding and humbling experience to see and share were Jesus shows up in the lives of people.

Picture taken at the Saint John the Baptist Church in Maria Stein.

Jesus gives Peter the keys to the Kingdom

This is one of several murals above the altar at Saint John the Baptist Church in Maria Stein.

The Dove Above the Altar

This picture of the Stained glass Dove of the Holy Spirit above the altar was taken at the Saint John the Baptist Church in Maria Stein.

Finally

Every time I visit the St. John the Baptist Church in Maria Stein I've tried to get this picture of the Pieta statue. I finally got one that I liked. The challenge was to expose the statue and not blow out the stained glass window.

Olea Sancta (Holy Oil) St. John the Baptist

The Catholic Culture Dictionary gives this explaination for the Holy Oils:

HOLY OILS
Sacramentals blessed by a bishop. There are three kinds: oil of catechumens, holy chrism, and oil of the sick. The first and third are pure olive oil. chrism has in the oil a mixture of balm or balsam. In 1970, the Congregation for Divine Worship declared that, if necessary, the holy oils may be from any plant and not only from olives. The holy oils are symbols of spiritual nourishment and the light of grace. They are used in the public administration of baptism, confirmation, and anointing of the sick. The blessing of the holy oils normally takes place on Holy Thursday by a bishop at a cathedral church. After distribution locally they are kept in locked boxes in the ambry. Unused oils, a year later, are burned in the sanctuary lamp.