St. Anthony Religion

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The parish of St. Anthony is located in the section of the Bronx known as "Morrisania". It was founded by Father Otto F. Strack, a German immigrant who served from 1903 until 1915. On April 30, 1905, the building was inaugurated it at first served as a church, school, And convent.
(http://www. sapbronx.com). Today the building is occupied by the Hispanic Charismatic Center of the Archdiocese of New York. Pastor Monsignor Rummel (1915-1924), was able to raise $100,000 for the construction of the present church. At the time, the parish is made up of African Americans, Latin Americans and autonomous communities such as the Garifunas(mix of West/Central African, Arawak, and Carib ancestry). St. Anthony of Padua continues to be a beacon of light in its Bronx neighborhood. Their mission is to lay paths of hope for the youth, the immigrant, the unemployed, the sick, the unborn …show more content…

And it was chosen out of curiosity. I was not able to get a direct answer, but I read something similar in a pamphlet. According to Pope Francis “Church doors should always be open, so that if someone, moved by the spirit, comes here looking for god, he, or she will not find a closed door.” The first observation went smoothly, the Spanish service was on a Saturday at 5:00pm.
My initial thought was that the church was going to be packed however, around 2/3’s of it was filled. I initially was drawn to the interior design. All the windows were stained-glass, painted with multiple colors and each window contained a different Catholic Saint. The ceiling had a painting of god surrounded by angels in the sky, it’s not clear whether god was reaching his hands out to a dove or freeing it. The words “Praise the lord, all the nations, glorify him, all you people!” surrounded behind the painting. The remainder of the time was spent listening, chitchatting with my mom whom I brought

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