Last weekend, on Saturday, we went to Cowley for our monthly recollection. It was nice to meet Frs Peter and Graham, after long. They had done much to welcome us and make us feel at home.
Among the many beautiful things I noticed in the small Chapel and the meeting hall, what really caught my attention was the two glass stained windows embedded on the wall, on either side of the tabernacle. One is of St Francis de Sales and the other is of Don Bosco. I learnt that they were originally in the Salesian house or Chapel which was somewhere uphill from the present location. The design of stained glass with its colour combination is intricate and very beautiful. Most appealing was the metal work holding the whole painting, not just as a frame but holding the bits of glass and at the same time forming part of the image. I doubt if the artists who made them, certainly not computerised given their age, were literate or highly educated. But they certainly knew to do a very intricate and beautiful job.
The left icon on the top of this image of Don Bosco, is a bit intriguing. The one on the right is clearly a chalice. The one on the left appears like a shell but to me it felt more likely that it was Our Lady - given the two great devotions of Don Bosco: The Eucharist and Mother Mary.
Among the many beautiful things I noticed in the small Chapel and the meeting hall, what really caught my attention was the two glass stained windows embedded on the wall, on either side of the tabernacle. One is of St Francis de Sales and the other is of Don Bosco. I learnt that they were originally in the Salesian house or Chapel which was somewhere uphill from the present location. The design of stained glass with its colour combination is intricate and very beautiful. Most appealing was the metal work holding the whole painting, not just as a frame but holding the bits of glass and at the same time forming part of the image. I doubt if the artists who made them, certainly not computerised given their age, were literate or highly educated. But they certainly knew to do a very intricate and beautiful job.
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