Our Lady of Snows

Belleville, Ill.

6/1/06

We enjoyed the outdoor walk of

Stations of the Cross and the narrated meditations.

Jerry & Paula Sayker

in front of

Amphitheater

Main Altar

at

Shrine

Millenium Spire 85 ft.

Main Shrine and Amphitheater

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Roundabout intersetion

at Belleville, Ill

where we stayed

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Black Madonna Shrine

at Eureka, MO

6/2/06

This shrine is dedicated to Our Lady of Czestochowa

and was constructed by hand and by a Franciscan monk, Brother Bronislaus, a polish native,

starting in 1938.

He was very creative with sea shells, rocks, jewelry, & other objects brought by visitors over the years.

We took a walking tour of  the open-air chapel and  grottos:

note the beautiful mosaic walls of the chapel

St. Joseph grotto

Gesthemane Grotto

Assumption Grotto

Our Lady of Sorrows Grotto

Interesting

hand-crafted

cactus

in a pot

Shrine of Blessed Lady

and

infant Jesus

Nativity Grotto

beautful blooming daisy

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St. Louis Cathedral (Basilica)

6/2/06

contains world's largest collections of mosaics

We attended noon Mass.

Front entrance

&

outside views

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We visited the Gateway Arch -- a stunning view from the top.

Note the "old" St Louis Cathedral just below.

Inside the old Cathedral

View of downtown St Louis

Jerry & Paula Sayker

Bill & Lylaine Abbott

at the top of the Gateway Arch

(nobody was even scared!)

Looking up the Arch.

Lewis &  Clark Museum inside Arch  base.

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Benedictine Abby

Conception, MO

6/3/06

The chapel has very beutiful paintings

and stained glass windows.