Tuesday, December 21, 2010

FOUR ICONS FROM THE CHURCH OF ST. FRANCIS, PRIORSWOOD, DUBLIN

It being some time since I posted here and noticing that others were posting their own work I decided to post some images of my own icons. These four icons are in the parish church of St. Francis, Priorswood, Dublin (not far from the airport and the M50). The Deesis was made for the church and was painted in acrylic on MDF. Each icon is 118 x 89 cm and they are copies of a set kept at the Monastery of Dionysiou, Mt. Athos. They were blessed at the Easter Vigil 2001.

The remaining icon of the Theotokos Panagia was originally made for the now (sadly) defunct Sacred Heart chapel in Church St. It was made to fit over the door to the friary and sacristy and to complement another icon which sat over a stained glass image of the Sacred Heart. It is painted in egg tempera with gilding in both oil (outside the figures) and water (the area of the disk around the Christ child including his clothing) methods. It now sits over the door to the church from the sacristy in Priorswood.

You can see them in situ here at the St. Francis' parish virtual tour.





Monday, August 23, 2010

FRESCOES FROM THE BAPTISTRY OF AGIOS GREGORIOU, MOUNT ATHOS

Back in 2005 I made a pilgrimage to Mount Athos, Greece with two other friars. We were much moved by the experience. That was before I got a digital camera so I am only now getting around to the task of scanning some of the many photos I took. This 'Baptistry' (I think that's what it was) struck me as particularly beautiful. We witnessed a liturgy there that involved a blessing and drinking of water, presumably with a renewal of baptismal/monastic vows.

The Font is on the left of this outer courtyard at Gregoriou.
Christ the Great Angel or Holy Wisdom in the centre of the Cupola
The Theotokos as the Life-giving Fountain
Christ heals the paralytic at the pool of  Bethsaida
Christ and the Samaritan woman at the well
Christ's Baptism in the Jordan
1. Moses with the Theotokos as the Burning Bush. 2. St. Damian. 3. Assumption of Elijah in the firey chariot.
1. Assumption of Elijah. 2. St. St. Kosmos and the Grieving of the Israelites in Babylon (Ps. 137)
By the waters of Babylon (Ps137), St. Ermalaos, Christ heals the blind man.
St. Panteleimon, St. Nicholas calms the storm, St. Anastasia
St. Gregory, St. Tryphon and Athonite Saint with the Theotokos.
St. Aniketos, St. Akakios of Kavsokalyvia, St. Sampson.

Sunday, August 22, 2010

OLD ROMAN CHANT: DOMINE QUINQUE TALENTI TRADISTI MICHI

I found this over at Gloria.tv: nice for a Sunday evening.

Saturday, August 21, 2010

CANON MISSAE AD USUM EPISCOPORUM AC PRAELATORUM 1934

I was rooting around in one of our libraries and I found a copy of the Canon Missae ad usum Episcoporum ac Praelatorum solemniter vel private celebrantium from 1934. While examining this beautiful book that comes with it's own 'folder' I came across this page which is the beginning of the Canon itself, just after the preface. Why are our modern missals so drab and functional in comparison?

Sunday, August 15, 2010

STAINED GLASS WINDDOWS: ST. PATRICK'S, TRIM, CO. MEATH

Further photos from St. Patrick's, Trim:

St. Brigid
St. Oliver Plunkett
Sacred Heart revealed to St. Margaret Mary
Immacualte Conception revealed to St. Bernadette
St. Columba
St. Anne and the Blessed Virgin
St. Loman
St. Therese of Lisieux
The Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin
The Holy Family
South transept: St. Patrick before the High King
Sacred Heart

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

ST. PATRICK'S, TRIM, CO. MEATH

I celebrated a wedding at St. Patrick's church in Trim co. Meath a few weeks back. The lovely couple should be on their back from sunnier climes by now. All went well and it didn't hurt that they picked this gem of a church for their wedding. St. Patrick's dates from 1891, when the first stone was laid and it was finished in 1902. It is a gothic style church with spectacular stained glass windows and beautiful moasiac work. The marble altars were made by Pearse Brothers, one of whom was the father of Padraig Pearse executed, along with his innocent brother Willie, for his involvement as a leader of the 1916 Easter Rising against the British.

The church is very close to the Castle (one can see one from the other) and is well worth a visit if you're in Trim.  I don't know who the architect was but he did a beautiful job.


sanctuary ceiling


reredos
to the left of the altar
behind the altar
front of the sanctuary at the bottom of the steps
the Font
Sanctuary Lamp
frontal view of altar and reredos
part of sanctuary floor mosaics






Wednesday, July 7, 2010

EARLY MORNING STAINED GLASS, IRELAND


Early one morning last week while praying in the church at Gormanstown where our Provincial Chapter was occurring I looked up and saw this. I just couldn't resist a photo. Doesn't do it justice.

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