December 26, 2011

Christmas at St. Francis de Sales Oratory

Ah, Christmas. There is so much hustle and bustle, especially when there is a Gaudete Benefit Gala a week before.  So, grab a cup of coffee (or for some, malt liquor) and enjoy my photo montage of Christmas Day.  The first photo was taken around 12:05 a.m. Christmas Day at St. Francis de Sales Oratory in St. Louis and the last was taken around 7:00 p.m. at Uncle John's house.  I *did* sleep between 5:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m.


Procession.

Prayers for Archbishop Carlson.
Look at all of those beautiful poinsettias!

You can see the side altar where the creche is located.

Going to the side altar.

Creche.
My view from the choir loft.

Ah!  An Italian dinner!

Salsiccia. An Italian sausage that we pronounce Sa-zee-tsa.
We also say Pasta Gazoogoo. We're Sicialian, ok?

No Italian meal would be complete without these.

Hootiecootie might know these wines.

And then Santa visited us at the end of the evening.

I hope you all had a blessed Christmas Day and
continue to enjoy the remainder of Christmas!!
author Mother Crab at 11:12 AM
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14 comments:

  1. thetimmanDecember 26, 2011 at 8:28 PM

    great pics-- Merry Christmas to you and yours!

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  2. Mother CrabDecember 26, 2011 at 10:27 PM

    Grazie, Timman!

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  3. MrsCDecember 27, 2011 at 12:24 PM

    Beautiful photos! Thank you, thank you!

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  4. HootiecootieDecember 27, 2011 at 7:57 PM

    Hootiecootie MIGHT know about those wines . . . . . But I will admit to knowing about that spectacular Midnight Mass at St. Francis de Sales! The strings where heavenly, Mother Crab and her little crab-lings: very fitting for the King of Kings!

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  5. Mother CrabDecember 27, 2011 at 11:36 PM

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  6. Mother CrabDecember 27, 2011 at 11:46 PM

    Thanks Hootiecootie. It was, as always, a beautiful mass. We are all blessed indeed.

    Mrs. C, good to hear from you!!!

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  7. marlonDecember 29, 2011 at 1:07 PM

    Lovely photos! The Mass must have been spectacular. And this is a first--I don't think any dinner we've ever prepared ever was posted on a blog!

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  8. Mother CrabDecember 29, 2011 at 1:29 PM

    Thank you, Aunt Marlon!

    The dinner was so yummy I should have given it its own post. Seriously.

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  9. AnonymousDecember 31, 2011 at 2:21 AM

    May I use some of your Midnight Mass photos for my photo album or desktop background? They are *so* gorgeous!

    Jane D.

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  10. Mother CrabDecember 31, 2011 at 9:38 AM

    Jane, are you sure you don't want to use the photo of the Italian olive? :)

    I do not mind at all if you use my photographs for your personal use. I provide these photographs to bring people closer to what we have at St. Francis de Sales. I hope they bring you joy!

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  11. AnonymousJanuary 2, 2012 at 6:14 PM

    I was going to ask about the Italian olive, but I decided it might be a problem when someone tried to eat it.

    Thank you! They certainly do bring me joy.

    God bless,
    Jane D.

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  12. Mother CrabJanuary 2, 2012 at 7:03 PM

    Ha! :)

    I'll have more pics of other awesome things coming soon...

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  13. AnonymousJanuary 4, 2012 at 12:10 PM

    Good! I look forward to them!

    Jane D.

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  14. Julien5February 2, 2016 at 8:37 PM

    Wow- what a breath-taking oratory. We will be
    visiting the shrine this year.

    Thank you Institute of the Christ the King !!!

    May the praises of God resound in the most Holy
    Sacrament of the altar....

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