{"id":109,"date":"2014-08-15T18:40:24","date_gmt":"2014-08-15T18:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/?p=109"},"modified":"2024-03-14T15:11:28","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T15:11:28","slug":"la-virgin-de-lourdes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/?p=109","title":{"rendered":"La Virgen de Lourdes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"leftContent\">\n<p>While a visit to the city has many charms, my primary reason for going to Mendoza was to attend another service at the Church of the Virgin of Lourdes. The architecture is inspiring and, even to my English-only ears, the priest gives a sermon that leaves one feeling genuinely cared about. From Eugenia we learned that the older church on the right, where people make pilgrimage to ask for miracles, is the oldest in the province of Mendoza. The new church is the largest in Argentina. It seats thousands, although the two services on Sunday attract only a (still impressive given its remoteness) few hundred each.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script> jQuery(document).ready(function ($) {\n    var slideWidth, sliderId, slideCount; \/\/ declare variables in this scope\n\t\n\tslideCount = 0;\n\n    function setWidth() {\n        slideWidth = $('.slideContainer').width();\n    };\n\t\n\tfunction resetSlide() {\n        $('#gallery-1').animate({scrollLeft: '-=20000'},300);\n    };\n\n    setWidth();\n\n    $(window).resize(setWidth);\n\t\n\t$(window).resize(resetSlide);\n\t\n\tfunction countUp() {\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t}\n\t\n\tfunction moveRight() {\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t}\n\t\n\t\n    $('#fgallery-1').click(function() {\n\tsetWidth();\n\t$('#gallery-1').animate({scrollLeft: '+='+slideWidth},300);\n\tslideCount = slideCount + slideWidth;\n\tif ( (($('#gallery-1').scrollLeft() + slideWidth + 1 ) - slideCount <= 0) ) {\n\t\tresetSlide();\n\t\tslideCount = 0;\n\t} \n\t\n\t\n\t});\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t$('#bgallery-1').click(function() {\n\tsetWidth();\n\t$('#gallery-1').animate({scrollLeft: '-='+slideWidth},300);\n\tslideCount = slideCount - slideWidth;\n});\n\n});<\/script> \n\n\t\t\t<div class='slideContainer'> \n <p id='bgallery-1' class='prevSlide'><img src='\/wp-content\/plugins\/rogueslider\/slider-arrow-right.png'\/><\/p>\n\t\t\t<p id='fgallery-1' class='nextSlide'><img src='\/wp-content\/plugins\/rogueslider\/slider-arrow-right.png'\/><\/p><div id='gallery-1' class='sgallery galleryid-109 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='sgallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='sgallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/lavirgindelourdes.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/lavirgindelourdes.jpg 794w, https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/lavirgindelourdes-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><div class='rogueCaps'><h3><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p class='rogueCaption'>\n\t\t\t\tThe two churches, Sunday morning.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div><\/dl><dl class='sgallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='sgallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/lavirgindelourdes1.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/lavirgindelourdes1.jpg 794w, https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/lavirgindelourdes1-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><div class='rogueCaps'><h3><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p class='rogueCaption'>\n\t\t\t\tInteriors taken on the evening visit with Eugenia. 1\/2\n\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div><\/dl><dl class='sgallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='sgallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/lavirgindelourdes2.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/lavirgindelourdes2.jpg 794w, https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/lavirgindelourdes2-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><div class='rogueCaps'><h3><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p class='rogueCaption'>\n\t\t\t\tInteriors taken on the evening visit with Eugenia. 2\/2\n\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div><\/dl><dl class='sgallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='sgallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/lavirgindelourdes3.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/lavirgindelourdes3.jpg 794w, https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/lavirgindelourdes3-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><div class='rogueCaps'><h3><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p class='rogueCaption'>\n\t\t\t\tDoors, windows, skies&#8211;and pews. The favored photo subjects.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div><\/dl><dl class='sgallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='sgallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/lavirgindelourdes4.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/lavirgindelourdes4.jpg 794w, https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/lavirgindelourdes4-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><div class='rogueCaps'><h3><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p class='rogueCaption'>\n\t\t\t\tThe old church is small, so this exterior area provides extra space for veneration&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div><\/dl><dl class='sgallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='sgallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/lavirgindelourdes5.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/lavirgindelourdes5.jpg 794w, https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/lavirgindelourdes5-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><div class='rogueCaps'><h3><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p class='rogueCaption'>\n\t\t\t\tand the accompanying flames&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div><\/dl><dl class='sgallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='sgallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"1189\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/lavirgindelourdes6.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/lavirgindelourdes6.jpg 794w, https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/lavirgindelourdes6-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/lavirgindelourdes6-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><div class='rogueCaps'><h3><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p class='rogueCaption'>\n\t\t\t\tof invocation.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div><\/dl><dl class='sgallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='sgallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/lavirgindelourdes7.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/lavirgindelourdes7.jpg 794w, https:\/\/www.skyblanketv1.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/lavirgindelourdes7-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><div class='rogueCaps'><h3><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p class='rogueCaption'>\n\t\t\t\tMarkers of gratitude for miracles given. There are many more of these inside.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div><\/dl>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While a visit to the city has many charms, my primary reason for going to Mendoza was to attend another service at the Church of the Virgin of Lourdes. The architecture is inspiring and, even to my English-only ears, the priest gives a sermon that leaves one feeling genuinely cared about. 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