WOW, this city is phenomenal! Everything about it, just screams
out to me. I don’t think I have ever been some place that I felt so
free. In my head I was comparing it to when I lived in the Chicago, and
would walk the city streets. I felt like I was 21 again. It really
made my heart happy.
Apron arriving at Jackson
Square, to meet up for the tour, there wasn’t anyone else there yet. This
made me a little nervous. I didn’t know if I was at the right spot for
sure or not. Then I started getting a little panicky because I thought
then I may get in trouble if I miss something. Then luckily, I seen
Colleen. I could rest assure and put my fears to rest.
Once starting the tour at the
St. Louis cathedral, I was excited to learn about the catholic
I was raised in a church
that at one time was a nondenominational Christian church, so I don’t know much
about other religions. I loved the fact
that the tour guide was so knowledgeable about the city. She was able to explain
the cathedral very well. You could
really see that she has a huge love for her church, and her city. This almost makes me envy her, because I
personally hate Peoria, and would love to have that same kind of passion about
a place I call home. While being in the
cathedral though, I can’t lie it kind of gave me the creeps. It was very beautiful, but I think I have
watched way too many cheesy B movies.
After the we went to the cathedral, we went to the Ursuline Covent. This was important to me because Dan, my
partner (life partner, not group partner), was raised catholic and went to an all-boys
catholic school, named St. Rita, in her honor. So, while on this tour I
was excited to see a statue of her at. It also made me happy because it gave me
a reason to bother Dan while he was at work.
Then getting a chance to Learn about the catholic faith and the reasons
for the relics, I feel gave me a better understanding about Dan’s faith (Catholicism). Learning that the statues were put in place
to assist those who couldn’t read to be able to locate the correct saint to pray
to was interesting and clarified a few things for me. I also loved the way the tour guide kept stressing
that they as Catholics aren’t worshiping the statues, but praying to them to
help get their messages to god faster.
Granted I personally don’t believe in this, I was raised that you have a
direct line to god, and he listens to all, but I still found it all very
interesting.
