Altar

Is that an electric plug to the right of the alter?

almost looks like a skull with its mouth open.

Why in the world was it an outlet there?

For the lava lamp genius

OMG, Ron, you're the genius!
A lava lamp would SO look good there!

Hi, Ron and ~Me. Good to see posts from you. Lava lamps are sweet!

Yeah, I agree lava lamps rock

the lightbulb on mine burned out and i can't find a replacement :'-(

P.T.M.:
It's just an appliance bulb, like you find in a stove, or refrigerator. Any home store like Home Depot or Lowes should have them. The hassle is getting them out, sometimes you have to unplug the base, and break the bulb to get it out.

(Motts, this is off topic, sorry)
PTM: Try here: http://www.lavaworld.c...stProducts.cfm?cat=8 It's a basic light bulb that you can get at any store, and I've never had a problem getting my old one out, but then again I have ~ahem~ "modified" mine quite a bit...

I went to Home Depot but they didn't have the enough watts in the right size.

Sketch? What do you mean by "modified"?

this was once a sacret spot to come and pray how dare you all to make a joke out of this i once went to this school and hold many a gopod memorie have you all forfotten the times we had mass there

Oh wait, never mind I thought he/she said 'secret' not sacret, and I was gonna go down the dirty road again

so i spell sacret get your dirty mond off whant ever you were thinking that was and still is sacret ground.

Aw, cum on, have a sense of humor would ya?
God does, Look at how our species procreates!
Damn funny joke there!

~Me, I thought it was funny as hell when I read it! Love the spelling in your last post! And, p culotta, I believe that you mean "sacred."

to me why dont you say your real name are you ashame to tell us who you are all i whant is some info. about the school from 45 to 48 can you help us with this

~Me doesn't have to reveal anything about ~Me to anyone ~Me doesn't feel right giving out that kind of information to.

P Culotta, worry less about ~Me and more about our friend Mr. Webster and his good buddy Mr. Roget.

So... Wait a second, I think I have it figured out... It's a sacred spot, because people prayed there? Well shit, my bed is a sacred spot too then! Ladies, feel like having a holy experience? :D

And yes, I have forgotten all the times we had mass there... Anyone else remember?

Remember.....remember...hmmm. **thinks hard............OUCH!!!**
No....And don't make me do that again!

I couldn't remember either....

does any one out there renenber father andy who was the pastor at school if so pleaSE CONTACT ME hope to heare from you me or peaches contact me at pculotta@tampabay.rr.com am not afraid to give out this info. my roots are still there in goshen god bless you both

Awwww... She doesn't wanna hear from the Dr? ~Me, I think you made a new friend!

Yeah, I remeber the Father, he always had ~Me on my knees.


MAY GOD BLESS EVERYONE!

Ooooohhh!!! ~Me!

Guess who else does?

I am sure that He knows!

to me and peaches not sure if i like whant you said about my uncle father andy. so i will take it that the both of you were always in some kind of trouble and father was only loofing out for you as i said before all i am lookig for are some info. or photos would like to have a class reunon how do you all fell about this

Ok, OBVIOUSLY we are being way to subtle for you, so I'm gonna say this, slowly, try to understand now. NOBODY except for you went here. None of us. Not a single one. We have no clue what you're talking about, and are in fact making fun of you subtly in our comments. We aren't trying to be mean, everything is a joke to us, and I feel kinda bad that you were strung along like this. Seriously, we have no clue who you're talking about. Now, if you're cute, I might be talked into coming to that class reunion...

to all you ass hole who thought this was a joke i only hope that got a kick from this whant kind of people are you that you have the time to make fun of a holy place and a special place hope that you all will sleep better knowing whant you all did

Instead of taking the easy route and bashing you into the ground (believe me, I eat noobs like you every day), I'm going to patiently explain that YOU were the one who came in and acted like we all knew who and what you were talking about. Nowhere did we say "Hey, I went here!", nor even insinuate that we did. You assumed. Didja learn something from that?

As for the rest, you still have not given one reason why this should be considered a holy place. Looking only at the picture, it looks to me like a cave with a table in it. I don't see any religious symbols anywhere (unless you worship tables, that is). Even assuming that this WAS a place of worship, why does that make it holier than any other place? It's only as holy as the people there, and if nobody is there, what makes it holy?

I will sleep fine tonight, alone, but fine. Motts, send me a bill for $80, and I'll gladly pay it for the fun I've had. I promise not to comment to this idiot anymore, unless she is willing to act like an adult.

Herr Docktah
Do not make promises you can't keep.
Else I will have to 'whip' you into shape...

;)~

to me how dare you say that father andy had you on your knees and still say god bless everone you should be ashame even to think it

how dare you call yourslef dr,sketh you must be some sick person saying the things you do

*Refranes from rabid chuckling* What did we all do?

Anyway I haven't checked out this gallery throughly enough but saw this when I was checking the comments. Nicely done as always Motts you capture the image of the fireplace perfectly... and the plug. Looks ALOT like a fireplace to me. Fire-Alter there we go.

Yep, Dr. "Sketh" is naughty alright. ;-)

you all are nuts just rember that the day is coming when you all will have to meet your maker, he will not be to happy to know what you all were saying

You assume we all believe in your god.

i worship my left shoe.

it brings me all the riches in the world.

You must be left-handed. My right shoe works better for me.

Posting under multiple identities can get you barred from this site - a friendly reminder. :-)

Interesting. I just noticed, looking at this again...If this was a Catholic altar, the mass said here was definately "old school". The concrete 'slap' in front of it means that the pries's back was to the congregation. That was how mass was said back in the day. I think that was changed in the early 60's.....I wonder when the last mass was said here? Gotta go look at Mott's write-up on this site...

I thunk so.......
"In 1925 the Salesian Fathers purchased the property for approximately $61,000 and opened it as a Catholic resident school for boys. The mansion served as an administration building, and the main schoolhouse was constructed in 1931. "

Based on scale I doubt that Mass was ever said here. It looks like the altar would be at knee height. I'm thinking this was more ornamental than anything else.

OMG you guys are killing me and Dr. Sketch, my bedroom is a holy place as well, (ha ha ha) okay so it is decided that ~Me, and Dr. Sketch are riding my special bus!!! oh yeah, you know what I am talking about

I do know for a fact that plenty of worshipping occurs at my "temple" when somebody is on their knees, so John's comment is not surprising!

Can I get away with one more comment to the idiot, since s/he is posting under a different name? How dare I call myself Dr Sketch? Aside from the fact that you spelled it wrong (say 100 Hail Sketchs' in retribution), how would I have any problem calling myself that?

As for meeting my maker, I've already met it. We talk all the time, often about nothing important, just enjoying each others' company. We laugh about people like you whose faith isn't strong enough to take a joke. Even if we DIDN'T talk all the time, your religion states that he is everywhere at all times, so the things I say should not be a surprise, correct? Use logic for a minute, get your head out of your ass, and join the real world.

Ok, I'm done. Thanks Motts!

dr. sketch still think that you are a ass hole for saying the things you say you should take more time in learing about people rather than makeing a fool of yourslef

pculotta/him/me/coo/say no more:

Please quit posting under multiple aliases.

Also, please use spell check when insulting the fine people here - if you are going to the bother of disparaging people, please make sure we can at least understand what you are saying.

oooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh,
BURN!!!!!!!!!! ;-) (ha ha ha)

Motts/Lynne/Serrena/Lyric/Whoever posted as admin: I love you guys... Just pretend I'm giving y'all big asshat kisses (yes even Motts, I can kiss a dude on the cheek). I think I'm going to spend more time learing at people (isn't that what I was supposed to do?) and less time "makeing" a fool of "myslef"... Hmm, maybe s/he is just upset that they didn't teach grammer or spelling at the school? S/he was sooooo close, I'm an assHAT, not an assHOLE, which (incidentally) is one word, not two. Admin, thanks for letting me vent in this post, I've used up all my anger now, and had so much fun in the process! If y'all wanna delete it, it's fine by me. :)

ASSHATS UNITED!!!!! WHOOOOOOOH!
LOVE YA DR SKETCH!!

Lord, I wish this was all in novel form. This is some awesomely funny reading! I could save some serious bucks, being the avid reader that I am.

THIS is what kept ~Me cummin back to this site a& posting before! THIS right here guys!
I so feel the love!

May the Lord himself bless us all

It is possible to write a book based upon the comments given. (W/T "Lard Of The Altar") We could even throw in a villian (Fudz) who is trying to destroy the sacred altar made of hardened lard.

Praise the Lard!!!

What's the mystery surrounding the use of this table (altar?)

The trick is to return to this site at night...

http://i42.photobucket...uddleboy100/Lard.jpg

Praise The Lard!!

PB, Stop, you're killing me!!!!

Oh, Puddleboy! You are too funny! :0)

wow....hehe all i can say is praise the lord....both of them...y'see i made these two statues of my very own idols....thinking of making my own religion...in fact i think they would look fab on that altar!!

Regarding the plug in the grotto, it may be possible that they had a string of Christmas lights out here in December, or maybe some form of lighting for a Nativity scene, though I couldn't say for certain, since I'm not Roman Catholic...

it was for the toaster. you know - the holy toast.

*runs away*

Hahaha, surly girl -- or the holy host!

Maybe a little late in posting, but gimme a break! Somebody took a little offense with Dr. Sketch! Thanks for the laughs! Love ya lots Dr. Sketch! (notice I used the spell checker)

DoomHamster is correct. The plug was used for lighting and anything else that required electricity. Although it was not an altar, our class did hold an outdoor mass here numerous times. We used it for playing music (record player if anyone remembers what one of those are) during the mass.

Awww, c'mon it was funny.

You do realize this is the Internet and there are probably a lot more like me who knew the place when it was vibrant and good, but don't post to be subjected to your childish crap. Yes, it was a sacred place, and it's too bad there's nothing sacred in your miserable lives.

this is a creepy pic and its even creeper in real life.

wow i saw that skull right away before the comments also in the picture before this one thats why i looked at this one to make sure it was what i saw in the last pic.

Doesn't look sacred to me, unless you're into Satanism.
That prop, Puddleboy, was priceless!

It was probably there to plug the the inflatable jesus christmas ornament into you sillies.

Why have none of you who held this place so sacred explained the use of the electrical outlet?

Its a nativity scene....like you see during Christmas...explains the need for the outlet...lit decorations...

Okay making notes, NO worshipping lava lamps, altars, Dr. Sketch, electrical oulets or caves.
Okay, got it. I will go back to worshipping Myself. :-P

The altar @ the Lourdes Grotto in my time [62-66], was not used for Mass, however we had May devotions out there for Mary Help of Christians as well as the Corpus Christi procession in June.
If I recall the outlet was for the amp used for the mics etc.
Under the altar was a Christmas infant Jesus (white outside material) that matched OL Lourdes, Bernadette and the angels that have been removed.
At summer camp, they may have used it more.
There was a below ground cistern that allowed water to run down the rocks below Mary just like in France.

This comment thread was hilarious. Totally made my day.

Dr. Sketh.... still chuckling... heheh..

Lol, dr. sketch.
LMAO.

Thank You for keeping Salesian Brothers alive through your picture.

Looks like a fire place mantle to me. C: