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The peaceful compound at a busy intersection of Bangalore is full of life and hope during Eastertide (the 40 days between Easter Sunday and Ascension Thursday).
Saint Joseph’s Church in Geneva, Nebraska is modern structure which was built in 1999 to replace the decades-old neo-Gothic church building on the same site. The church was able to retain much of it’s traditional feel by incorporating most of the historic statues and stained-glass windows from the prior structure. The red-brick facing evokes the memory of the old steepled-church, and inside is a serene experience within an open space surrounded by sacred images and a beautiful golden tabernacle situated beneath a life-size Crucifixion scene.
The Gothic-Revival building on the north end of the community is over 100 years old, but has been carefully maintained and refurbished to retain its original sacred charm. The white-clapboard structure glows above the treetops of the historic Nebraska prairie town. The Infant Jesus of Prague is also a special devotion to the parish with an image of Infant Jesus at the center of a lovely high altar. The small church houses several traditional statues and paintings; and is decorated with hand-crafted woodwork throughout.
The picturesque church along the Sacramento River is an important historic anchor for the Portuguese Catholic Community in the Sacramento River Delta. The well-tended structure nearing 100 years old sits amidst a spacious site housing a Memorial Walk with outdoor Stations of the Cross and several sacred shrines. The small interior is full of sacred images and paintings arranged to facilitate prayer and contemplation. The patron St. Joseph is shown in an especially beautiful statue in a front side altar.
Miracles are attributed to St. Joseph at the St. Joseph Miraculous Shrine in South India very near the Arabian Sea. The miracles started in 1905 with a community meal and cure from cholera and continue to draw devotees from far and near. The shrine built is 1955 is next to a beautiful blue open-air chapel that also has a large image of St. Joseph as well as an altar on statues of other Saints. It is well-worth a stop on any trip along the coastal highway just south of Kochi.
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The Solemnity of St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary is celebrated on March 19th. This is only one of the important titles of St. Joseph in the Catholic Church which are: 1) the Spouse of the Blessed Virgin…
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