I invited Mark from
Rome of the West to go to
St. Patrick in Amargh and he was like sure and we should see the Black Madonna Shrine while we are lost in the middle of nowhere and I was like a wha (I'm paraphrasing....). Apparently there is a shrine to the
Black Madonna,
Our Lady of Czestochowa, in the middle of nowhere Missouri. I'm not to sure as to why it is there other than the founding brother thought it was a good idea.
Pictures:
Sign at the Entrance
Crosses at Entrance
Our Lady of Czestochowa
High Altar Decoration in Outdoor Chapel
Detail on Outdoor Chapel Wall
Holy Spirit
Detail on wall of Outdoor Chapel
View of Grottos
Other side of the Shrine
Wall of Life
Nativity Grotto
Agony in the Garden with sleeping Apostles
Crucifixion
Mary Grotto
Our Lady of Sorrows
Assumption of Mary
St. Joseph Grotto with detail of Cross
St. Francis of Assisi Grotto
St. Francis statue on the path to the forest chapel
That black stuff in the background on the ground should have a bridge
going across it...
Sign on the Path.
All 10 Commandments were posted.
At one time the Stations of the Cross were as well.
Some are still standing...some are not.
Silence, Prayer and Meditation
Mercy burned into the tree.
Forest Chapel
FYI: The Shrine is rocky, hilly (steep) and muddy. Don't wear heels or shoes you would miss if mud claimed them. The forest chapel is in the middle of the woods with a path that is slowly disappearing. Many of the bridges that cross over streams have been washed away. This would a be a great project for a Scout troop to come help out.
Links:
Website of the Shrine
Pictures by Rome of the West
