Friday, December 01, 2006

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The Sorrowful Mother Shrine is a place I enjoy going to whenever I can. One of my earliest memories with my grandmother was at this Shrine with her lighting a candle in one of the grottos. So for me, this time of year when I think of lights I think of those candle lights and the prayers and hopes that each one represents...

18 comments:

Anonymous said...

Very cool that you have a place that takes you back like that!

-tnchick- said...

That looks pretty neat with the colored candles and all. What a great thing for you (to remember)....

Unknown said...

Thanks guppyman and tnchick, holidays make me overly sentimental at times but I am very lucky to have some awesome memories.

:-)

Anonymous said...

That is a beautiful picture, the candles look great.

Mine is up too....

Anonymous said...

memories are so cool...especially fond ones of loved ones :)

beautiful picture.

Anonymous said...

Wow...what great memories you've shared of special times with your grandma. Those are the best, aren't they?

Thanks so much for sharing!

Anonymous said...

That's fantastic! I would love to have a place like that. I usually go in the Chapels at the hospitals and light a candle for the sick. That's really great that you can go there.

Thanks for stopping by.

srp said...

So often our everyday lives go on and on with grocery shopping, cleaning, working and doing it all over again and again. We need December to break the cycle and though it seems the busiest time of the year, we should step back, look at life and the world a little differently. This is a great picture to help us do that and a wonderful memory; thanks for sharing.

Anonymous said...

It's wonderful that you're carrying on the tradition!

Anonymous said...

Love the colored candles.

thanks for stopping by.

Anonymous said...

Lovely photo. Wonderful memory of your grandmother. Seeing candles lit in prayer is always touching.

Have a good weekend.

Anonymous said...

So beautiful. I am not Catholic, but I have also found that the candles in the churches representing prayers is a beautiful and reasuring tradition. I even like the smell of the candles and the lighting in these old churches.

Pamela said...

Lovely, hope all their prayers are answered.

Anonymous said...

What a wonderful way to remember your grandmother...

Anonymous said...

Hi Lisa Renee, thank you for that, reading your post made me remember my grandmother.... when I was very young, she also would bring me to church. Cheers!

Unknown said...

I can see why it is a special place, so beautiful.

Anonymous said...

It looks very peaceful.

Mine's up :)

Anonymous said...

what a beautiful picture :-)

I'm sorry I'm so late commenting, damn vacation!