September 8, 2010

A simple feast

This stained glass window is located over the door of the chapel of the Loyola Retreat House in the town of Angono in the province of Rizal where we had a spiritual retreat last April. I thought it appropriate to post today because many Filipinos will be attending Mass in celebration of the Nativity of Our Lady. It is not a holiday but it is a holy day in this largely Catholic country.

stained glass window with wheat, grape vines and a chalice

17 comments:

  1. Steve HarrisSeptember 8, 2010 at 8:06 AM

    That image is absolutely stunning. What fantastic colours!

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  2. Chattahoochee Valley DailySeptember 8, 2010 at 10:09 AM

    I really like this stained glass window. More modern and simple in design.

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  3. lewi14@gmail.comSeptember 8, 2010 at 1:15 PM

    Yes, it's simple but very colourful. It's not overloaded with informations. I like it.

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  4. OlivierSeptember 8, 2010 at 1:20 PM

    un beau vitrail moderne, de tres belle couleur

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  5. TashSeptember 8, 2010 at 1:51 PM

    Wheat and grape wines, and all the colors of the earth and sky. It's a beautiful window.

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  6. jooSeptember 8, 2010 at 5:34 PM

    It's beautiful! Colours are stunning!
    Greetings:)

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  7. VPSeptember 8, 2010 at 6:31 PM

    I'm always partial to stained glass...

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  8. KaoriSeptember 8, 2010 at 8:58 PM

    It seems to me like a fall-colored stained glass! Perfect for this season :D

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  9. arabesqueSeptember 8, 2010 at 9:19 PM

    simple but graceful. ^0^
    this is nice.

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  10. escapeSeptember 8, 2010 at 9:46 PM

    happy birthday Mary! i did too at the nearby Greenbelt chapel.

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  11. Cezar and LéiaSeptember 8, 2010 at 9:49 PM

    Wonderful stained glass!Today in Brazil,they are celebrating in the city of Curitiba the day of "Our Lady of the Light",my family live there and it's a holiday.
    Hugs
    Léia

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  12. HalcyonSeptember 8, 2010 at 9:54 PM

    The glass is so colorful!

    Sorry for my sporadic commenting lately. My MiL is in town from Germany and have not had so much time to look at the computer (which is a good thing).

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  13. GeorgeSeptember 8, 2010 at 11:41 PM

    This is a beautiful window. The colors are wonderful and the simplicity is absolutely elegant.

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  14. JamesSeptember 8, 2010 at 11:46 PM

    I love stained glass windows. Tis one has a wonderful design and shape. The colors are nice too.

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  15. BlossomFlowerGirlSeptember 9, 2010 at 3:45 AM

    I too loved stained glass windows. I like the simplicity of this one and the joyous colour.

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  16. LowellSeptember 9, 2010 at 3:58 AM

    You do have a lot of beautiful stained glass in your country!

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  17. Louis la VacheSeptember 11, 2010 at 2:04 PM

    "[Christ's] mission and work it is to help against sin and death, to justify and bring life. He has placed his help in baptism and the Sacrament of the Eucharist, and incorporated it in the Word and preaching. To our eyes Baptism appears to be nothing more than ordinary water, and the Sacrament of Christ's body and blood simple bread and wine, like other bread and wine, and the sermon, hot air from a man's mouth. But we must not trust what our eyes see."
    "First Sunday in Advent" from the Complete Sermons of Martin Luther

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