LORD

Stain Glass Window

Saint Augustine Catholic Church

Minster Ohio

The Symbolism of the Pelican

The symbolism of the mother pelican feeding her little baby pelicans is rooted in an ancient legend which preceded Christianity. The legend was that in time of famine, the mother pelican wounded herself, striking her breast with the beak to feed her young with her blood to prevent starvation. Another version of the legend was that the mother fed her dying young with her blood to revive them from death, but in turn lost her own life.

Given this tradition, one can easily see why the early Christians adapted it to symbolize our Lord, Jesus Christ. The pelican symbolizes Jesus our Redeemer who gave His life for our redemption and the atonement He made through His passion and death. We were dead to sin and have found new life through the Blood of Christ. Moreover, Jesus continues to feed us with His body and blood in the holy Eucharist.

Stained Glass Window
Saint Augustine Catholic Church
Minster Ohio

Text from Fr. William Sanders  
The Symbolism of the Pelican

Rite of Penance

As most of you know I do not take a journalistic approach to the pictures I take of the churches. This picture is a good example of that.  I knew what I was seeing was not going to be how the final picture came out. I am trying to use this type of pre-visualization more and more in my photography. To give you an idea of what I talking about I've included the picture below of what I basically started with.

Confessional Saint Patrick Catholic Church
Glynnwood Ohio

Lamb of God

Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world:
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world:
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world:
grant us peace.

Stained Glass Window
Saint Augustine Catholic Church
Minster Ohio

He Has Risen -- He Has Risen Indeed

And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow: And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men. Matthew 28:2-4

Ceiling Mural
Saint Augustine Catholic Church
Minster Ohio

I know Easter is not till this Sunday but just too much going on this week and weekend. So this will be my last post till sometime next week.

Happy Easter.

Hail Mary

Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou amongst women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death.

Amen.

Ceiling Mural
Saint Augustine Catholic Church
Minster Ohio

Prayer Before A Crucifix

Prayer before a Crucifix

Look down upon me, good and gentle Jesus
while before Your face I humbly kneel and,
with burning soul,
pray and beseech You
to fix deep in my heart lively sentiments
of faith, hope, and charity;
true contrition for my sins,
and a firm purpose of amendment.

While I contemplate,
with great love and tender pity,
Your five most precious wounds,
pondering over them within me
and calling to mind the words which David,
Your prophet, said to You, my Jesus:

"They have pierced My hands and My feet,
they have numbered all My bones."

Amen.

Ceiling Mural Saint Augustine Church Minster Ohio

Laudamus te

We praise thee

Stained Glass Window
Saint Augustine Catholic Church
Minster Ohio

Glory and Praise

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Saint Augustine Catholic Church
Minster Ohio

Fourteenth Station: Jesus is laid in the tomb

Luke 23:50-54

The Burial of Jesus

Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, a good and upright man, who had not consented to their decision and action. He came from the Judean town of Arimathea, and he himself was waiting for the kingdom of God. Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus’ body. Then he took it down, wrapped it in linen cloth and placed it in a tomb cut in the rock, one in which no one had yet been laid. It was Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was about to begin.

Ceiling Mural Saint Augustine Catholic Church
Minster Ohio