Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Holy Card

This is the backside of Chisholm Tomb at Evergreen Cemetery. I've driven by it many times and have even worked on it, but have never taken a good, long look from this angle. This is a stained glass window that depicts the Ascension of Christ. Each year at St. Joseph's Grammar School, we got a brand new catechism to use throughout the year, and along with it we got a holy card to use as a bookmark. The small cards are lithographed pictures illustrating biblical tales and parables. At funerals, they are available to family and friends with the name of the deceased and a small prayer. In school, the nuns told us they were blessed, and that we better take care of them. Have I told you certain nuns could be VERY intimidating to small boys?
Sistah, Sistah, Sistah!

14 comments:

  1. It's a nice window and especially appropriate at a cemetery, I guess. Thanks for explaining about holy cards. The name always sounded funny to me, but now I understand better.

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  2. Love your story... I didn't go to a parochial school, but most teachers could be intimidating to us when we were small.

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  3. That's a nice window. Nuns are a complete mystery to me. I think they are much gentler and kinder now than what some perceived them to be earler. I have friends my age who talk about all the creative punishments inflicted on them by nuns during their years in Catholic elementary schools. Of course I was in public schools where things could get kind of brutal also.

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  4. I attended an Episcopal school and we didn't have nuns, but I have heard stories about them from my cousins. That is a beautiful window.

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  5. The Chisholms must have been important people to rate such an elegant tomb!

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  6. oh, the Catholic traditions. they stay with us forever - just like the guilt. :)

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  7. An interesting window. And I love your story today. :)

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  8. Beautiful glass and elegant classical columns. The nun experience is foreign to me. My father was kicked out of the Catholic church for marrying my Protestant mother.

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  9. Lovely window! I loved those cards when I was a kid. Still have a bunch.

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  10. I think it's an elegant tomb indeed!I'm impressed by those columns.
    Léia

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  11. Beautiful window and I have to say that I never experienced the wrath of nuns in school. Though I have heard some tales!

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