Silent Sunday
Silent Sunday
Tag: stained glass window
Power Outage Created True Candlelight Mass
Saturday night, 5:00 Mass at St.Patrick Michael and Jack were altar servers. When we arrived, the power was out. Total blackout. As the sun set while we were inside, the light from the stained glass windows disappeared and it got more dark. Father announced you could use cell phones in church to use your flashlight. With no electricity there was no organ but a harpsichord played What Child is this?/Greensleeves tune and for the recessional everyone sang Joy to the World as the cantor started the well known hymn, acapella.
A true candlelight mass. It was actually quite beautiful.
Erika said to me,” You just said you wanted to watch that show, where people re-enacted the 1800s.”
Stained Glass Exhibition Panel at the Heinz History Center
Photographed March 27, 2019 at the Glass Exhibit in Heinz History Center Pittsburgh PA
The Pittsburgh Stained Glass Studio, mentioned in the exhibit panel at the History Center, was established in 1909
“As the craftsman selects the pieces of colored glass and puts them together in various combinations, he becomes more and more fascinated by the infinite variety of effects to be obtained, and to have a profound love and respect for the material that makes this possible.”
–Howard G. Wilbert 1891-1966
–from the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Website
Stained Glass Light by Guest Bloggers Team
Maura:
“Dad, we could be guest bloggers if this light idea works.”
(Photos by my son Mark- assisted by Michael and Maura )
I’d say the light idea worked just fine.
St. Patrick Church – Columbus, Ohio
Silent Sunday
Reverend Father Dave Urban
American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese
St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church California Avenue
Pittsburgh
Night at the Museum
