Today, I visited a 400 year-old church for their 10am Mass. It’s really beautiful. I haven’t taken my own pictures yet, so I used Google’s handy image search to find some helpful photos. I still can’t quite believe that I can walk down the street and see buildings this old. It’s also really interesting to see modern restaurant or clothing store logos superimposed on some of the building fronts in the old town…you’re walking along, admiring the view, and suddenly you see a cell phone store appear, taking up the ground floor of one of these buildings.
The Mass was in German, but aside from the language, it was almost the same as at home. There was even the same chant used in the blessing of the bread and wine before Communion. There is also an area at the back of the church where a person can light a candle to offer a prayer for someone they’re thinking about. It’s one of my favourite parts of these churches – it’s so peaceful and offers space for reflection.
And did I mention they had a full pipe organ?! The music was fantastic!
In the afternoon, we helped E & P with their kitchen renovation. They were putting in a new floor, so we got to break out the X-Acto knives and markers! (We had way too much fun cutting the floor in the middle of the parking lot…:-D) Afterwards, to try something different, we went out for Asian cuisine and had the all-you-can-eat Mongolian Grill. Really great food, and we got to try out a number of different sauces. The peanut sauce and the curry coconut sauce were so delicious!
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| Mariahilferkirche from the outside. |
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| From the inside. |
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| Tiny. |
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| A productive Tiny, a less than productive M. ;-) |
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| P & Tiny working on a corner. |
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