I often go exploring churches on Sundays. They provide free music, free seating, and relaxation/meditation time so I can write in my journal about everything that happened the week before with little guilt. Again, I cannot stress how happy I am to be in a current/former Catholic nation.
Ahh, St. Stephansdom. A comforting monument in the center of Vienna. It is being worked on now, but they covered it with cloth that has the appearance of what the building would look like during normal times.
This is the entrance. I have spent a few Saturday evenings here, whether for Mass or wanting a place to sit and write in my journal for a bit while listening to live organ music. I have attended the musical Mass, which has a small orchestra and choir at 9:30, the Latin Mass at 11am, and the German Mass at noon on Sundays. The Latin Mass had no music and was held in a chapel instead of the main part of the church, but was nice. The German Mass is typical with organ music, and the musical Mass was enjoyable as well.
They have many reliefs on the side of the church. This is the scene from the Garden of Gethsemane.
It was somewhat damaged during WWII, but not severely. In the 60s, the people of Vienna paid for the decorative and colorful tiled roof.
This man loved his horses. He was kissing them and talking sweetly to them. I had to take a picture. It is common to find horse tours around the main attractions in Vienna. One of them is based around St. Stephansdom...you just have to be careful about where you step.
Ahh, St. Stephansdom. A comforting monument in the center of Vienna. It is being worked on now, but they covered it with cloth that has the appearance of what the building would look like during normal times.
This is the entrance. I have spent a few Saturday evenings here, whether for Mass or wanting a place to sit and write in my journal for a bit while listening to live organ music. I have attended the musical Mass, which has a small orchestra and choir at 9:30, the Latin Mass at 11am, and the German Mass at noon on Sundays. The Latin Mass had no music and was held in a chapel instead of the main part of the church, but was nice. The German Mass is typical with organ music, and the musical Mass was enjoyable as well.
They have many reliefs on the side of the church. This is the scene from the Garden of Gethsemane.
It was somewhat damaged during WWII, but not severely. In the 60s, the people of Vienna paid for the decorative and colorful tiled roof.
This man loved his horses. He was kissing them and talking sweetly to them. I had to take a picture. It is common to find horse tours around the main attractions in Vienna. One of them is based around St. Stephansdom...you just have to be careful about where you step.
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