Photos of the Feast

Bishop Eusebio Elizondo MSpS, community, Deacon Mike Teskey, Holy Days, Holy Rosary Parish Tacoma, Mary, Moments in Time, Rev. Jacob Maurer, Rev. Justin McCreedy OSB, Rev. Michael Wagner, Rev. Nicholas Wichert, The Sacred Liturgy

Today is the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. This is the first year since 1891 that no Mass will be celebrated for this feast at what was once the parish of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary in Tacoma.

I’m feeling melancholy today, so I thought I’d post some photos from past celebrations of what was our patronal solemnity. I was involved with Holy Rosary’s altar server program for about seven years, and these photos represent that time.

Reading the blog entry for that first year still moves me. I wish I had some photos of the servers or Masses from that time. See if you can find anything that says to you “unviable parish”. 

Lector Greg Cook in the Sacristy, 2014
The After-Party, 2014
Father Wichert with the Altar Servers, 2015
Marian Altar decorated for the Quasquicentennial, 2016
Quasquicentennial Mass, 2016
Preparing for the Parish Mass, 2017
Father Wagner with the Altar Servers for the School Mass, 2017

Sadly, I have no photos from 2018, as Francine and I were on Camino.

Candlelight Rosary Vigil in front of the Closed Church, 2019
Father Justin Proclaims the Gospel, 2019
The Eucharistic Prayer, 2019
Rosary Procession following Mass, 2019
Another Photo from the Rosary Procession, 2019
Altar servers for our patronal feast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary parish (Tacoma, WA) in 2019. We have not worn the red cassocks since shortly after the Benedictines left in 1998.
We brought them out especially for the feast, and it would be the last time they were worn.
Rosary Window, Church of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Tacoma
Leave a comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *