Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, El Paso, Texas. December 2016.
December 2016
I'm not a member of a house of worship, but I do like to attend such for cultural events and traditions. Since I move each year, I experience traditions such as Christmas Mass in different parts of the world.
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, El Paso, Texas. December 2016.
My Christmas Eve in Lafayette, Louisiana, was memorable. I actually attended TWO masses in one evening! The first was nice, but ohhh, the second - at Our Lady of Wisdom on the University of Louisiana-Lafayette campus - it was a gorgeous visual, auditory, and olfactory bath.
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, El Paso, Texas. December 2016.
For 2016, an El Paso friend told me that she liked to attend Our Lady of Guadalupe's Christmas services, and that was a good enough recommendation for me.
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, El Paso, Texas. December 2016.
Below is the conveyance of the Baby Jesus to the altar, his presentation to the congregation, his blessing on the altar, and loving placement in the manger, snuggled against a lamb:
Later, a priest and a couple wrap the infant ceremoniously in a swaddling blanket:
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, El Paso, Texas. December 2016.
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, El Paso, Texas. December 2016.
The Christmas-time altar held many delights. Even a Christmas fish.
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, El Paso, Texas. December 2016.
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, El Paso, Texas. December 2016.
Not to appear disrespectful, but I wish the Virgin Mary above and the cow below didn't look so worried. I don't know; maybe the cow just looks startled.
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, El Paso, Texas. December 2016.
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, El Paso, Texas. December 2016.
It is a special privilege for me to witness so many traditional events that show how richly textured our American culture is.
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