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Santa Maria de la Vid Priory, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A.

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This is the uniquely southwestern style entry gateway to the Priory.

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This is a long range view of the Church at left and the Center for Spiritual Life at right

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Church at left, Center for Spiritual Life at right.

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Meditation garden.

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Another view of the Priory Church with a southern elevation.  Note the distinctive architecture in the tradition of the southwestern Pueblos.

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Trelis walkway.  Young grape vines have been planted at the base of each of the wooden posts to grow up and over the trellis with time.

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Southwestern style walkway.

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View of the Sandia Mountains from the Priory grounds.

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Fall snow on the abbey grounds.

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Note the western style wagon wheel under the tree.

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Outdoor gathering place which joins the spiritual center (shown, with its four windows) to the church (behind the photographer).

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The southwestern chapel of St. John the Baptist.  This chapel is primarily used by retreatants for their spiritual journey.

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Gathering place at the entry of the Church.   Note the large granite rock from which flow "Life Giving Waters..." -- in reality a calming cascade of water flows down the rock and into the rocks at its base.   Note the single row of darker tiles at lower right (see below)

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Another view of the gathering place looking out the windows to the Center for Spiritual Life.  The view is facing the outside with the entryway into the Church to the rear of the photographer (note single row of darker tiles at lower left center).

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Again, from the gathering place looking into the Church.  The icon of Pentecost is in the distance, with flowers at its base.   The single row of darker tiles leads directly into the Church.

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The icon of Pentecost, which was a gift from Daylesford abbey.

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A closeup of the Pentecost Icon, by iconographer Mr. Peter Pearson.

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Church interior upon entry.  Looking past the chairs toward the choir area.

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Looking toward the choir area from the vicinity of the lector's stand, with the main altar at right.

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Another interior view, from  the opposite side of the lector's stand.  Note the southwestern style tiled floors.

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Looking in the opposite direction, from the choir area toward the rear of the church, with the incense stand, main altar and lector's stand in the center of the photo.

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A better impression of the interplay of light and soaring archways from beside/behind the lector's stand.

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Closeup of the candlestand.

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Confreres celebrate Vespers (evening prayer)

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The Chapel of Meditation, also known as the Chapel of the Sacraments.

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View of the Sandia Mountains from the Chapel of Meditation.

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Tabernacle in the Chapel.

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This southwestern Native American ceramic masterpiece has a place of honor in the Chapel.

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Closeup.

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Statue of St. Francis of Assisi in the Chapel.

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Closeup.  Note the dove of peace.

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Statue of St. Norbert with the chrism of the sick.

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Closeup.

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Exterior photograph of the Center for Spiritual Life.

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Interior photo of the Spiritual Center, showing the hallway to the spiritual direction rooms leading from the reception office, as you can further see from other photos immediately below which show these rooms more clearly.

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Meeting / consultation / spiritual direction room.

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Other spiritual direction rooms at the Center.

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St. Augustine Church, Isleta Pueblo.

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Note the ancient hand-construction of the walls and tower buttress!

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Crucifix at St. Augustine.

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Native American statuary in the garden area of St. Augustine.

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Our lady of the Most Holy Rosary, church nave.

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Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary, chapel of the Blessed Sacrament.

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Closeup of the "Holy Rosary Crucifix" in the smaller, daily Chapel of the Cross located at Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Parish Church.

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Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary, gathering place.  Note the Native American "Kiva-style" fireplace and the conversational grouping of chairs.

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Shrine of Our Lady.  This statue depicts a mature Mary and was executed in Mahogany wood by Mr. Byron Wickstrom, sculptor.

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This is a photo of the Reception Office at the Priory.

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Another view of the Reception Office.

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Sandia Mountains from Priory property.

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Ministries:  Fr. Chris O'Brien at the Rehabilitation Center.

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Ministries: Fr. Jim Huth at the Hospital.

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Frs. Joel Garner and Stan Joppe at Isleta Pueblo.

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Frs. Joel Garner and Fran Dorff at the Community Christmas gathering, 1998.

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