Did I mention Perpetual Adoration?
The exterior of St. Stephen's. The parish was built in 1912, the rectory in 1924. This picture is currently my desktop background.
The high altar in St. Stephen. Trivia: the artist who made the wood carvings is the same one whose work can be seen in Blessed Sacrament in Rochester.
Just one of many examples of the beautiful stained glass windows.
This is the front door of the rectory. No, really! Can anyone identify the third figure in the top piece?
The dining room. The inscription reads:"Manducate ex oblatis, quae dat vobis Deus gratis,
et si vobis non sint satis, mementote paupertatis",
which I translate:
"Eat from what has been offered, which God gives to you freely,
and if it should not be enough for you, be mindful of poverty."
Or perhaps, to preserve some of the original poetry,
"Eat you now what things are given, Which come to you from God for free;
Should you think them insufficient, Think you, then, on poverty."
A display case in the rectory. Notice in the upper right a picture of Fulton Sheen's visit to the parish. In the center, the breviary has been left open to the Feast of St. Stephen. Ah, detail: it's the little things that count!Please pray for me and for the people of the parish. My assignment there begins September 1.
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