{"id":5037,"date":"2007-12-11T00:13:00","date_gmt":"2007-12-11T00:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opsisters.org.nz\/preview\/2007\/12\/11\/blessing-of-school-and-new-convent\/"},"modified":"2023-05-09T21:39:22","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T21:39:22","slug":"blessing-of-school-and-new-convent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opsisters.org.nz\/preview\/2007\/12\/11\/blessing-of-school-and-new-convent\/","title":{"rendered":"Blessing of School and New Convent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bp1.blogger.com\/_IbPOz5dvLAI\/R13anZtpVoI\/AAAAAAAAAF4\/_LXPiTjG3xo\/s1600-h\/IMG_0780.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp1.blogger.com\/_IbPOz5dvLAI\/R13anZtpVoI\/AAAAAAAAAF4\/_LXPiTjG3xo\/s400\/IMG_0780.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142506719979067010\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday 8 December we had a Solemn High Mass in the Church for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.   This beautiful Mass was followed by the blessing of the school and convent.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bp1.blogger.com\/_IbPOz5dvLAI\/R13akZtpVnI\/AAAAAAAAAFw\/BZqeboqhNRM\/s1600-h\/IMG_0778.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp1.blogger.com\/_IbPOz5dvLAI\/R13akZtpVnI\/AAAAAAAAAFw\/BZqeboqhNRM\/s400\/IMG_0778.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142506668439459442\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After Mass, the Celebrant, Fr Couture, and the Deacon, Fr Cranshaw, and the Subdeacon, Fr Jackson, went in procession with the servers to the new Convent and School.  After a prayer of blessing the Ministers went in procession, led by the Sisters, right through the building, sprinkling it with Holy Water. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bp0.blogger.com\/_IbPOz5dvLAI\/R13m4JtpVwI\/AAAAAAAAAG4\/7Vpc8Qi0N5M\/s1600-h\/IMG_0804.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp0.blogger.com\/_IbPOz5dvLAI\/R13m4JtpVwI\/AAAAAAAAAG4\/7Vpc8Qi0N5M\/s400\/IMG_0804.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142520201881409282\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bp3.blogger.com\/_IbPOz5dvLAI\/R13an5tpVpI\/AAAAAAAAAGA\/a_SBOOprLtY\/s1600-h\/IMG_0796.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp3.blogger.com\/_IbPOz5dvLAI\/R13an5tpVpI\/AAAAAAAAAGA\/a_SBOOprLtY\/s400\/IMG_0796.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142506728569001618\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bp0.blogger.com\/_IbPOz5dvLAI\/R13aqJtpVqI\/AAAAAAAAAGI\/yoAIN2068_U\/s1600-h\/IMG_0811.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp0.blogger.com\/_IbPOz5dvLAI\/R13aqJtpVqI\/AAAAAAAAAGI\/yoAIN2068_U\/s400\/IMG_0811.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142506767223707298\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bp3.blogger.com\/_IbPOz5dvLAI\/R13aq5tpVrI\/AAAAAAAAAGQ\/FtoPrYzaeps\/s1600-h\/IMG_0812.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp3.blogger.com\/_IbPOz5dvLAI\/R13aq5tpVrI\/AAAAAAAAAGQ\/FtoPrYzaeps\/s400\/IMG_0812.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142506780108609202\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bp2.blogger.com\/_IbPOz5dvLAI\/R13ghptpVuI\/AAAAAAAAAGo\/ASNKiPL8_7M\/s1600-h\/IMG_0818.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp2.blogger.com\/_IbPOz5dvLAI\/R13ghptpVuI\/AAAAAAAAAGo\/ASNKiPL8_7M\/s400\/IMG_0818.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142513218264585954\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bp2.blogger.com\/_IbPOz5dvLAI\/R13m4ptpVxI\/AAAAAAAAAHA\/WGAzZkS9I9U\/s1600-h\/IMG_0817.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp2.blogger.com\/_IbPOz5dvLAI\/R13m4ptpVxI\/AAAAAAAAAHA\/WGAzZkS9I9U\/s400\/IMG_0817.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142520210471343890\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bp0.blogger.com\/_IbPOz5dvLAI\/R13m5JtpVyI\/AAAAAAAAAHI\/7y46cRkJ3_I\/s1600-h\/IMG_0816.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp0.blogger.com\/_IbPOz5dvLAI\/R13m5JtpVyI\/AAAAAAAAAHI\/7y46cRkJ3_I\/s400\/IMG_0816.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142520219061278498\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After the blessing there were photographs and then the parishioners joined us for a morning-tea in the first classroom.  A happy time was had by all.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bp1.blogger.com\/_IbPOz5dvLAI\/R13geZtpVsI\/AAAAAAAAAGY\/uR_I98Z8IQA\/s1600-h\/IMG_0835.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp1.blogger.com\/_IbPOz5dvLAI\/R13geZtpVsI\/AAAAAAAAAGY\/uR_I98Z8IQA\/s400\/IMG_0835.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142513162430011074\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bp2.blogger.com\/_IbPOz5dvLAI\/R135BptpV0I\/AAAAAAAAAHY\/idDDIsj2NGs\/s1600-h\/PB210223.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp2.blogger.com\/_IbPOz5dvLAI\/R135BptpV0I\/AAAAAAAAAHY\/idDDIsj2NGs\/s400\/PB210223.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142540156299466562\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday 8 December we had a Solemn High Mass in the Church for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. This beautiful Mass was followed by the blessing of the school and convent. 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