BajaBlanca - 6-15-2015 at 03:57 AM
Yesterday I went to 7 am mass at a church about 3 minutes away from the apartment on foot. There are at least 5 different masses scheduled all day
long and it is the old fashioned service with those gorgeous deep ringing bells to announce the beginning of mass and inside the church, there were
the multi toned bells rung by the alter boys, there was someone playing the organ and singing hymns - it was magical. I haven't been to a more moving
mass since I was a kid in Miami!
EDIT TO SAY THAT WE ARE IN WEGORZEWO -IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF POLAND, NOT TOO FAR FROM THE RUSSIAN BORDER.
THE ENTRANCE:
BEFORE THE THRONG:
TO THE SIDE:
ALSO ON THE SIDE:
FRONT ALTAR:
LOOKING TOWARDS THE BACK AND CEILING:
SUCH DETAIL TO THE CONFESSIONAL MAKES YOU WANNA CONFESS ALL!
ON THE OTHER SIDE:
BEAUTIFUL STAINED GLASS WINDOWS - ABOUT 8 AND ALL UNIQUE:
THE CHURCH WAS PACKED AT 7 AM, I CAN SEE WHY A POLE BECAME POPE:
SO MUCH ART:
I PRAYED ALONG WHILE NOT UNDERSTANDING ONE WORD - I BELEIVE THE PRIESTS (THREE) WERE USING AN ARCHAIC FORM OF POLISH....SO I SANG AND PRAYED IN
ENGLISH FOR ALL MY AMIGOS:
[Edited on 6-15-2015 by BajaBlanca]
Katiejay99 - 6-15-2015 at 06:55 AM
Hey Blanca:
I wanted to say a heartfelt THANK YOU for sharing your vacation with us. I feel like I have been there right along with you (wish I could've stopped
the robbers!). Then just now I noticed at the bottom of your screen it says "Come visit us" and I thought, Man, I would LOVE to come visit you RIGHT
NOW!!!
Anyhow, thanks again. It's a great pleasure! The pictures are all fantastic!
Whale-ista - 6-15-2015 at 06:56 AM
Beautiful church and photos. thank you. Such antiquity.
What city?
BajaBlanca - 6-15-2015 at 10:17 AM
we are in WEGORZEWO
this is in the northeast corner of Poland, called the lake region
sailboats everywhere and lakes everywhere
come and visit! we would be happy to be hosts to anyone who wants to come- Les's brother has a neat hotel which we could get you a killer price on!
the flight would be into Gdansk which is one of the most incredible cities - one of my very favorite in Poland.
Bajahowodd - 6-16-2015 at 03:58 PM
St. Paul sure got around. From Turkey to Malta and all surrounding territory. Must have had a great mileage card.
