miserere Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Well, I suppose if I'm going to be a good member, I should post some. Here's an album (not mine) of pictures organized by Carmel, with pictures outside, inside, and it seems also of brochure things. I am sorry to say that Vee8's Carmel is not present, but there are plenty of others, and it fits with the theme of the day. [img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/lol.gif[/img] [url="http://picasaweb.google.com/ocdnuns"]http://picasaweb.google.com/ocdnuns[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vee Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 LOL "my" Carmel I know what you mean i'm just amused that's all. That compilation of Carmels is sooooo.... *happy sigh*. It's nice to know that places like that exist on Earth even if they never let me in, or more likely kick me out after three days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krissylou Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 So I looked at a few of the pictures. They were gorgeous! Thanks. But it sure looked like the seating in the public area of the Valparaiso chapel was composed of chairs, not pews. And so there are no kneelers. [img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/shock.gif[/img] I would expect that, maybe, at Baltimore or someplace similar (although I will go on record as considering the lack of kneelers to be a Right Shame). But VALPARAISO??? [img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/think_head.gif[/img] This strikes me as quite odd indeed. [img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/idontknow.gif[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeresaBenedicta Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 A priest friend of mine is up at the Elysburg Carmel for their celebration and he posted these two pictures: The sacristy: [img]http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs176.snc4/38135_532948061308_65701964_31625098_1925760_n.jpg[/img] The high altar: [img]http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs024.ash2/34555_532948255918_65701964_31625112_5639124_n.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miserere Posted July 16, 2010 Author Share Posted July 16, 2010 [quote name='krissylou' date='16 July 2010 - 05:29 PM' timestamp='1279319391' post='2143652'] So I looked at a few of the pictures. They were gorgeous! Thanks. But it sure looked like the seating in the public area of the Valparaiso chapel was composed of chairs, not pews. And so there are no kneelers. [/quote] I think if you look at it again, there are kneelers in the chairs. You can get those, the adoration chapel near me has chairs, albeit with the cushion parts, that come with kneelers. It would be quite sad if there weren't any! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTheresa Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 [quote name='krissylou' date='16 July 2010 - 06:29 PM' timestamp='1279319391' post='2143652'] So I looked at a few of the pictures. They were gorgeous! Thanks. But it sure looked like the seating in the public area of the Valparaiso chapel was composed of chairs, not pews. And so there are no kneelers. [/quote] maybe they are penitential and kneel on the floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgnatiusofLoyola Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 [quote name='JTheresa' date='16 July 2010 - 08:05 PM' timestamp='1279328759' post='2143714'] maybe they are penitential and kneel on the floor. [img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif[/img] [/quote] The post above explained that there are kneelers in the public area. Whew! I would fully expect that services at Valparaiso would include kneeling, and I can't imagine most members of the public being penitential enough to kneel on the floor (not to mention those that wouldn't be physically able to kneel on the floor). I've never been in a Catholic church or an Anglican church that didn't have kneelers and altar rails. (Although, I confess, it's been years since I've been to a church of any type for physical reasons.) I was very surprised when I learned that some Catholic churches don't have kneelers or altar rails, but I would have expected Valparaiso to have both. And, apparently it does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiquitunga Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 [quote name='miserere' date='16 July 2010 - 06:19 PM' timestamp='1279322386' post='2143684'] I think if you look at it again, there are kneelers in the chairs.[/quote] Been there and they have them They have the same type of chairs with kneelers at the [url="http://www.jnelson.com/jnelson/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7&Itemid=17"]Carmel of Cristo Rey[/url] (where Valparaiso came from) too. Happy Feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, everyone! And thanks for the pictures from Elysburg, TeresaBenedicta!!! Awesome! And yes, this is a great compilation of pictures and information on different Carmels! I've seen it before and often look through it .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgnatiusofLoyola Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 (edited) I know nothing about this Carmel, but I can't imagine a more beautiful setting for a Carmel community than Carmel, CA. Take a look at the bottom of the home page on this link. Gorgeous! There is another wonderful picture of the monastery under "History." [url="http://www.carmelitesistersbythesea.net/homepage.htm"]http://www.carmelite...et/homepage.htm[/url] Edited July 17, 2010 by IgnatiusofLoyola Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vee Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 [quote name='IgnatiusofLoyola' date='16 July 2010 - 09:11 PM' timestamp='1279332675' post='2143737'] The post above explained that there are kneelers in the public area. Whew! I would fully expect that services at Valparaiso would include kneeling, and I can't imagine most members of the public being penitential enough to kneel on the floor (not to mention those that wouldn't be physically able to kneel on the floor). I've never been in a Catholic church or an Anglican church that didn't have kneelers and altar rails. (Although, I confess, it's been years since I've been to a church of any type for physical reasons.) I was very surprised when I learned that some Catholic churches don't have kneelers or altar rails, but I would have expected Valparaiso to have both. And, apparently it does. [/quote] A lot of churches in Europe don't have kneelers for example Notre Dame in Paris, St John Lateran in Rome and St Mary Major in Rome. In the past I think people knelt on the floor or, as can be seen in the Teresa of Avila miniseries, brought a mat to kneel/sit on. Now people continue standing for the consecration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aineiora Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 Valparaiso does indeed have kneelers that are bolted to the back of the chairs-- which means if you are in the very front row, you kneel directly on the marble floor. From experience, when I go there, I choose the second row. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilde Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 must.resist.urge to post pic of caramels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vee Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 (edited) [quote name='Hilde' date='17 July 2010 - 10:44 AM' timestamp='1279381494' post='2143914'] must.resist.urge to post pic of caramels. [/quote] [img]http://www.chickchatradio.com/ee/images/uploads/caramels3_thumb.jpg[/img] [img]http://ludovik.pblogs.gr/files/14768-caramel.jpg[/img] [size="1"]edited to fix pic[/size] Edited July 17, 2010 by vee8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilde Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 (edited) The world's northernmost Carmelite monastery in Tromsø, Norway. Summer and winter [img]http://karmel.katolsk.no/grafikk/sommer.jpg[/img] [img]http://karmel.katolsk.no/grafikk/vinter.jpg[/img] I've wanted to visit there for a long time. I probably will. [url="http://karmel.katolsk.no/"]Homepage[/url] Edited July 17, 2010 by Hilde Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizabeth09 Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 Nice, thank you posting and sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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