This was our trip to the Sacred Heart Cathedral. This was the most beautiful cathedral I have seen. It's Gothic architecture was incredible and was very elegant. Our tour guide told us that the building was designed so that everybody looks up when they enter. The cathedral had marvelous statues of saints and the stained glass was second best in the whole world. This place is one of a kind. I enjoyed the experience very much.

Our Last Trip

St. Patrick's Cathedral/Metropolitan Museum 

On the 28th of May we took our last field trip to NYC. We visited Saint Patrick's Cathedral on 5th ave, took some pictures and headed on over to The Metropolitan Museum  in Central Park. We had a really great experience bonding and exploring the Cathedral and the Museum .

 We took a small tour inside the cathedral, a nice woman by the name of Victoria showed us around and explained to us the Gothic architecture of the building.she had said that the Sacred heart cathedral in Newark could fit inside this one. Although it was under some construction (a new paint job) we really got to appreciate the building and its beauty. As we were taking the photo we were only able to get us in front of the door for the whole cathedral was too massive to fit in just a cellular camera.We had a real fun time the cathedral. we even found one of the sisters that we had previously visited in NYC . After we had walked to The metropolitan Museum and explore the different realms of art in different eras and places around the world. This had to be one of our funnest trips. We really got to know each other and really get along, as we adventured in the streets of New York, in the subways, and even trains.

Dominican Monastery Trip May

 DOMINICAN MONASTERY OF OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY

On May the 26  , we voyaged to Summit New Jersey to discover more about the lives and experiences  of Dominican nuns in a cloistered monastery. A cloister is a closed and secluded community which maintains a contemplative and spiritual life filled with prayer and penance. Although we were only able to get an account of two extern sisters we were able to relate to the livelihood of the Dominicans by praying a  decade  of the Holy Rosary in the chapel.

  

We were also able to view the shroud of Turin replica which was transformed from a ordinary mimic to a blood stained treasure which makes this monastery unique. This replica was commissioned in April 1624 by Maria Maddalena of Austria, the Grand Duchess of Tuscany and the wife of Cosimo de Medici.
The replica is treasured and venerated because of a mysterious occurrence when it came into contact with the original shroud, especially the wound on Christ’s side.
When the replica was removed from the shroud, the wound had become damp as though with blood. This effusion stained the copy.
In 1987, scientists from the Association of Scientists and Scholars International for the Shroud of Turin affirmed that the stain was from human blood of the same blood type as that on the shroud.
This encounter was especially entertaining because after seeing the monastery we hiked a couple blocks and visited the church called St. Theresa of Avila where afterward we sang songs and ate lunch together.

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