Kyrie Eleison

Local Photo Pilgramage

I have always wanted to go on pilgrimage to the Holy Land. I do not come from a family of means, though we have done alright in the world. Now that I can think about incurring such an expense, I have a family and the Holy Land has been gripped in increased violence. From this situation, I made two resolutions – 1. Pray for peace in the Holy Land. 2. Have a local pilgrimage.

How do we have a local pilgrimage? You don’t have to go to the Bethlehem or Jerusalem to find Christ. Living in California, Lynn (my wife) and I decided that we would set out with the kids to see all of the California Missions. This lets us touch history and the faith of our forefathers here in California. As an amateur photographer (and I mean really amateur), I love the excursions for the pictures. I will share some of these with you as we go along. Not all will be of the buildings themselves (e.g., some will be plant life or birds) but all will be from the visit described.

I hold the copyrights to the pictures. You may use the ones posted online without if you do not modify them. If you post a note or send me an email (robk@kaiserfam.com) with information what you would like to use the image for, I will most likely be able to get you better (and larger) image than what is posted online.

California Missions, Photos
Posted by RobK | Tuesday, Aug 1, 2006, 05:17 pm | 4 Comments »

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4 Responses to “Local Photo Pilgramage”

Latonya, Said:

Hi Kyrie,

First of all, your pictures are beautiful. The reason I would like to use your pictures is because my son is doing a mission report on San Gabriel; and your pics are the only ones that give detail on the pics.Its hard enough on a fourth grader to find out info on the mission and its even harder trying to find pics on it, but not knowing what each pic represent. This is an opportunity for my kids class to vision what San Gabriel was really about and to follow along better with the report. I would really appreciate if you could do this for us, if not thanks and keep up the good work. Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,
Latonya

Mar 4, 2009 6:35 pm

RobK, Said:

Hi Latonya,
The San Gabriel pix with descriptions for them can be found at http://kaiserfam.com/kyrieeleison/2006/08/01/mission-san-gabriel-arcangel/
Hope that helps. At that link, you can also click on the pictures and download them – all 4th graders are free to use my mission pictures.

Mar 4, 2009 6:45 pm

RobK, Said:

You can find more pictures of San Gabriel, and many of the other missions at my photo sharing site. If you have a question about a specific photo, let me know and I’ll tell you what it is.

Mar 4, 2009 6:48 pm

RobK, Said:

May 6, 2009 9:15 am

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Lord Jesus, present in the Most Blessed Sacrament, and living perpetually among us through Your Priests, grant that the words of Your Priests may be only Your words, that their gestures be only Your gestures, and that their lives be a true reflection of Your life.

Grant that they may be men who speak to God on behalf of His people, and speak to His people of God. Grant that they be courageous in service, serving the Church as she asks to be served.

Grant that they may be men who witness to eternity in our time, travelling on the paths of history in Your steps, and doing good for all.

Grant that they may be faithful to their commitments, zealous in their vocation and mission, clear mirrors of their own identity, and living the joy of the gift they have received.

We pray that Your Holy Mother, Mary, present throughout Your life, may be ever present in the life of Your Priests.

Amen