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St. Francis de Sales Oratory: South St. Louis' Cathedral
Date: 4/2/2010 Album ID: 973958
Photos by Christian Gooden
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The Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest, the traditional custodians of St. Francis de Sales Oratory, look for renewal this Easter season in their efforts to restore its crumbling structures and playing host to a young nun of a new order based in Italy. Sister Marie of the Love of God, of the Adorers of the Royal Heart of Jesus, is the only nun in the U.S. of her order; here as an ambassador to recruit others to join. But first, she has to restore a dilapidated convent to livable status.
Monday March 29, 2010 - St. Louis -Sister Marie of the Love of God sings psalms during daily Adoration at St. Francis De Sales Oratory Monday March 29, 2010. She is the first nun of her order, Sisters Adorers of the Royal Heart of Jesus, to come to the United States. One of her purposes is to recruit new nuns to join the new order, which is based in Italy. But beforehand, she has been working to restore the building to livable status as it has been empty for several years.Christian Gooden cgooden@post-dispatch
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Friday March 26, 2010 - St. Louis -Sister Marie of the Love of God puts a coat of spar urethane on the woodwork in the convent on the campus of St. Francis De Sales Oratory Friday March 26, 2010. She is the first nun of her order, Sisters Adorers of the Royal Heart of Jesus, to come to the United States. Her main purpose here is to recruit new nuns to join the newly found order, which is based in Italy. But beforehand, she has to restore the building to livable status as it has been empty for several years.Christian Gooden cgooden@post-dispatch
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Friday March 26, 2010 - St. Louis -Sister Marie of the Love of God cleans a common area in the convent on the campus of St. Francis De Sales Oratory Friday March 26, 2010. She is the first nun of her order, Sisters Adorers of the Royal Heart of Jesus, to come to the United States. One of her purposes is to recruit new nuns to join the new order, which is based in Italy. But beforehand, she has been working to restore the building to livable status as it has been empty for several years.Christian Gooden cgooden@post-dispatch
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Friday March 26, 2010 - St. Louis -Sister Marie of the Love of God puts a coat of spar urethane on the woodwork in the convent on the campus of St. Francis De Sales Oratory Friday March 26, 2010. She is the first nun of her order, Sisters Adorers of the Royal Heart of Jesus, to come to the United States. Her main purpose here is to recruit new nuns to join the newly found order, which is based in Italy. But beforehand, she has to restore the building to livable status as it has been empty for several years.Christian Gooden cgooden@post-dispatch
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Sunday March 28, 2010 - St. Louis -Sister Marie of the Love of God, left, talks with member Sarah Wichmer after Palm Sunday Mass at St. Francis De Sales Oratory last Sunday. Sister Marie is the first nun of her order, Sisters Adorers of the Royal Heart of Jesus, to come to the United States. One of her purposes is to recruit new nuns to her new order, which is based in Italy.Christian Gooden cgooden@post-dispatch
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Friday March 26, 2010 - St. Louis -Sister Marie of the Love of God, center, greets members, left to right, Therese Vandenbergh, Anna and Madeline Wichmer for a gathering after Palm Sunday Mass at St. Francis De Sales Oratory Friday March 26, 2010. She is the first nun of her order, Adorers of the Royal Heart of Jesus, to come to the United States. One of her purposes is to recruit new nuns to join the new order, which is based in Italy.Christian Gooden cgooden@post-dispatch
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Sunday March 28, 2010 - St. Louis -Sister Marie of the Love of God attends Palm Sunday Mass St. Francis De Sales Oratory Sunday March 28, 2010. She is the first nun of her order, Sisters Adorers of the Royal Heart of Jesus, to come to the United States. One of her purposes is to recruit new nuns to join the new order, which is based in Italy. Christian Gooden cgooden@post-dispatch
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Friday March 26, 2010 - St. Louis -Canon Jason Apple, center, and two altar boys pause for a moment of quiet contemplation in the sacristy before beginning Mass at St. Francis De Sales Oratory Friday March 26, 2010. The Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest, who runs the church, is dedicated to traditional practices of the Catholic Church and does all Masses in Latin.Christian Gooden cgooden@post-dispatch
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Friday March 26, 2010 - St. Louis -Canon Jason Apple, right conducts a Mass at St. Francis De Sales Oratory Friday March 26, 2010. The Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest, who runs the church, is dedicated to traditional practices of the Catholic Church and does all Masses in Latin and the priests have their back to the chruch goers for most of the ceremony.Christian Gooden cgooden@post-dispatchChristian Gooden cgooden@post-dispatch
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Friday March 26, 2010 - St. Louis -The leaning steeple of St. Francis De Sales Oratory looms over the Fox Park neighborhood on St. Louis's south side. Caretakers of the church have been trying for years to raise enough money to straighten it.Christian Gooden cgooden@post-dispatch
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Sunday March 28, 2010 - St. Louis -Several devices attached to the wall of St. Francis De Sales Oratory measure the progression of the damage caused by its unstable and leaning steeple. Caretakers of the church have been trying for years to raise money to fix it but so far have come up short.Christian Gooden cgooden@post-dispatch
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Sunday March 28, 2010 - St. Louis -Several devices attached to the wall of St. Francis De Sales Oratory measure the progression of the damage caused by its unstable and leaning steeple. Caretakers of the church have been trying for years to raise money to fix it but so far have come up short.Christian Gooden cgooden@post-dispatch.com
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Friday March 26, 2010 - St. Louis -Many structures on the s campus of St. Francis De Sales Oratory are in disrepair.Christian Gooden cgooden@post-dispatch
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