Nonnie's Observations

Old Sol sheds its rays… light, delicate and dappled on St. Mary Church   shared with SHADOW SHOT SUNDAY 2 note to readers: Apparently I'm a slow learner when things change, such as happened on Blogger's Dashboard. It took me a while to figure our where pending comments are.  Oh, well, at least I discovered it today.  Thanks for all the patient readers who probably thought "Well, Nonnie, I thought I commented here, but where is it?" I'm ecstatic that you continued to read and comment. Thank You!

1963 ground-breaking date of our church St. Mary, Muncie linking to Lesley's  SIGNS, SIGNS

Agnus Dei Lamb of God St. Mary's Knights of Columbus readying themselves for the Corpus Christi Procession to be held after Mass.   Tantum ergo Sacramentum Veneremur cernui: Et antiquum documentum Novo cedat ritui: Praestet fides supplementum Sensuum defectui. Come adore this wondrous presence, Bow to Christ the source of grace. Here is kept the ancient promise Of god's earthly dwelling place. Sight is blind before God's glory, Faith alone may see His face. Genitori Genitoque Laus et jubilatio, Salus, honor, virtus quoque Sit et benedictio: Procedenti ab utroque Compar sit laudatio. Glory be to God the Father, Praise to His coequal Son, Adoration to the Spirit, Bond of love, in Godhead one. Blest be God by all creation Joyously while ages run.   our pastor, Father Dudzinski

St. Mary aglow, the sun accents her glory with fall's comeliness recently, a friend asked me, "don't you think St. Mary (the edifice,  not the parish members)  is cold?" note: St. Mary's stone interior  has very dark  wood on the upper walls, and its ceilings are HIGH, up in the nose bleed height. I pondered only for a short while and replied that when I first came to this parish, I did think of the church in that way, especially compared to my former parish of St. Lawrence. St. Lawrence  but as I grew to know and love  the members,  the church's stone and dark wood took on warmth. I would say that one will feel warmth in any group if one becomes involved. linking to the luminous Rebecca at Mornings with Mary

St. Mary's Advent wreath, a symbol of our waiting, for our Lord's presence.  

The late Monsignor Cyr designed our parish church in 1968. I hazard the guess that he studied tectonics at the university he attended .  Tectonics: the science of structure of objects, buildings and landforms. definition derived from  http://phrontistery.info/t.html linked to  http://abcwednesday-mrsnesbitt.blogspot.com/