Church Interior

The church is an active church and pictures had to be taken rather quickly as a Latin Mass was about to begin. Since I try to have pictures with no people in them, this also made it necessary to edit out a few people who had already seated themselves for that Mass.

A long shot down the church shows the altar, the two side prayer areas, and the rather large pictures that make up the Stations of The Cross.

Picture taken 1:25pm 14 Sep 2003

Here you see the main altar in the center...

Picture taken 1:25pm 14 Sep 2003

The main altar is the original altar. The main statue of Saint Bonaventure was sent from the Philippines in 1808 and is believed to be over 400 years old. The centerpiece painting over the Altar of Our Lady of Guadalupe (right below) is by Francisco Cabrere and dates from 1747.

...and the left and right side prayer areas.
Picture taken 1:25pm 14 Sep 2003	Picture taken 1:25pm 14 Sep 2003

The Stations of The Cross in this church are impressive paintings of large size and great detail.

Picture taken 1:25pm 14 Sep 2003

At the back of the church is the Serra Chapel and Baptistry. This picture was taken through the locked doors.

Picture taken 1:25pm 14 Sep 2003

Finally, by the side door to the garden sits an old Wells Fargo safe. As Mass was about to start I had to leave and never got to hear any story about the safe; but it remains an interesting enigma.

Picture taken 1:25pm 14 Sep 2003

Proceed now, into the garden...

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