November 29, 2009

A staff to lean on

The two saints beside the stairs leading into the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Church are Saint Anthony Mary Claret and Saint Jude Thaddeus. St. Anthony Claret is the founder of the Congregation of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, which runs this parish in Quezon City. St. Jude is the patron saint of desperate cases and lost causes, which makes him a very popular saint in the Philippines.

Saint Anthony Mary Claret and Saint Jude Thaddeus

12 comments:

  1. Chattahoochee Valley DailyNovember 29, 2009 at 6:21 AM

    Nice shot, Hilda. I think St.Jude is popular here in the States too.

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  2. LowellNovember 29, 2009 at 7:04 AM

    St. Jude must be popular in a lot of places! I just heard that here in the U.S., one in every six people does not get enough food to eat! Can you imagine that?

    This is another beautiful photo, Hilda...so nicely composed with great lighting and it's sharp as a tack!

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  3. Leif HagenNovember 29, 2009 at 7:10 AM

    Maybe those saints can help people stay on a straight and narrow path, even if the steps aren't straight! Can we walk up the stairs and into the sanctuary ....

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  4. AnonymousNovember 29, 2009 at 8:35 AM

    To walk between them and to gain hight must be an impressive feeling.

    A wonderful first advent Sunday for you.

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  5. Don and KriseNovember 29, 2009 at 12:23 PM

    I'm slightly more familiar with Saint Jude and the wonderful work that has been done in his name. Wonderful statue Hilda.

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  6. DinaNovember 29, 2009 at 3:13 PM

    I keep thinking about your closing sentence.
    Well then, may both these saints be wonderworkers.

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  7. Cezar and LéiaNovember 29, 2009 at 5:28 PM

    Dear Hilda, it's a beautiful capture.These two saints look like some guardian in this star, maybe waiting for us to guide us up!
    Beautiful!
    Léia

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  8. VPNovember 29, 2009 at 5:52 PM

    We are probably even beyond Saint Jude here, this is the first time I see a statue of him.

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  9. Rob SiemannNovember 29, 2009 at 6:38 PM

    Will pray to St Jude then, hoping to be able to stop smoking one day. My desperate case.

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  10. bitingmidgeNovember 29, 2009 at 7:29 PM

    In the west we take desperation and lost causes so lightly I think. Good on him for looking after them all I reckon!

    Is the statue copper cast or some sort of covering over stone?

    Sunshine Coast Daily Photo - Australia

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  11. juliaNovember 30, 2009 at 6:27 AM

    Good to hear from you recently. The east and the west merge in religion, I've noticed St Jude in the past and I had imagined Jude was female!

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  12. FADecember 1, 2009 at 11:11 PM

    St. Jude has always come through for me. That's why I wait until absolutely ncessary to call on his help.

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