Some information about the Saints whose paintings are on the ceiling of our Church.
Saint Andrew Saint Bartholomew Saint James the Greater Saint James the Lesser Saint John the Apostle Saint Luke Saint Mark Saint Matthew Saint Matthias Saint Read more
Some information about other paintings in our Church.
Our Lady of Lourdes The Presentation The Purification The Showing of Christ
THE SHOWING OF CHRIST (EPIPHANY)
Epiphania: A revelation, a proclamation, a broadcast. Such is the meaning of the feast of the Epiphany, usually understood as the revelation of the Incarnation to the world beyond the Chosen People, a revelation Read more
THE PURIFICATION
The law of God, given by Moses to the Jews, ordained that a woman, after childbirth, should continue for a certain time in a state which the law calls unclean, during which she was not to appear Read more
THE PRESENTATION
According the law of Moses, every firstborn male was to be brought into the temple to be dedicated to God on the fortieth day after birth. At that time a sacrifice of thanksgiving was also brought.
The Read more
OUR LADY OF LOURDES
In 1858, in the grotto of Massabielle, near Lourdes in southern France, Our Lady appeared 18 times to Bernadette Soubirous, a young peasant girl.
She revealed herself as the Immaculate Conception, asked that a chapel Read more
SAINT THOMAS
“Thomas” in Hebrew or Aramaic means “twin”.
He is known as “Doubting Thomas” because he refused to believe that Christ had indeed risen until he had seen for himself, but when he had seen Him, Thomas said Read more
SAINT SIMON
Saint Simon is known as “Simon the Zealot” because of his zeal for the Jewish law. He was not from Cana nor was he a member of the Zealot party as his name might lead one to Read more
SAINT PHILIP
Saint Philip was born in Bethsaida, Galilee and may have been a disciple of John the Baptist. He was called by Jesus himself and brought Nathaniel to Christ.
Saint Philip was present at the miracle of the Read more
SAINT PETER
Peter was also known as Simon or Cephas, which in Greek and Aramaic respectively, means rock. He was the brother of Andrew who were both fishermen by trade.
He was the most outspoken of the disciples. Along Read more