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St. Joseph's Abbey - (St. Benedict) Louisiana

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I began this gallery in the spring of 2005 when all the new foliage was sprouting on the trees.
The older, wooden structures shown here were built in the late 1800's and early 1900's and were used when the Abbey was a working farm.
There is much beauty and feeling of spirituality on the grounds of the Abbey and one can find serenity while visiting.

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A September Morn
A September Morn		 Abbot Justin-O. S. B.
Abbot Justin-O. S. B.		 Church Steeple
Church Steeple		 Abbot Justin with his Farm Animals
Abbot Justin with his Farm Animals
Abbey Church and Monastery on a Cold Morning
Abbey Church and Monastery on a Cold Morning		 Entrance over the Bogue Falaya River
Entrance over the Bogue Falaya River		 Old Barn and Wildflowers
Old Barn and Wildflowers		 Brother Michael Langlois
Brother Michael Langlois
St. Joseph's Abbey Church
St. Joseph's Abbey Church		 Interior of Church
Interior of Church		 Pipe organ and choir stalls
Pipe organ and choir stalls		 Church dome
Church dome
Abbey Monastery
Abbey Monastery		 Altar Dome
Altar Dome		 Church Painting of St. Maurus
Church Painting of St. Maurus		 DeWit painting over front doors of Church
DeWit painting over front doors of Church
Red Clover
Red Clover		 DeWit painting of marriage of Joseph and Mary
DeWit painting of marriage of Joseph and Mary		 Road to the fields
Road to the fields		 Pond in Meditation Garden
Pond in Meditation Garden
Cypress lattice work on the covered meditation walkway
Cypress lattice work on the covered meditation walkway		 Monks' Refectory (Dining Room)
Monks' Refectory (Dining Room)		 Peacock
Peacock		 White peacocks
White peacocks
Old Barn
Old Barn		 Just a Closer Walk
Just a Closer Walk		 Dom DeWit's art studio
Dom DeWit's art studio		 The Cloister Garden
The Cloister Garden
Cast iron sugar kettle
Cast iron sugar kettle		 Processional Walk
Processional Walk		 Going to the chapel-the Cloister Walk
Going to the chapel-the Cloister Walk		 The Cloister Walk in Black and White
The Cloister Walk in Black and White
Spring color
Spring color		 White fan-tail pigeon in window of barn
White fan-tail pigeon in window of barn		 Live Oak and Meditation Bench
Live Oak and Meditation Bench		 The final walk
The final walk
Name Plate
Name Plate		 Abbot Justin
Abbot Justin		 A Louisiana Savanna
A Louisiana Savanna		 Old Hay Barn
Old Hay Barn
White pigeon in window of old barn
White pigeon in window of old barn		 March 2007
March 2007		 Azaleas by the Lake
Azaleas by the Lake		 A Bird in a Non-Gilded Cage
A Bird in a Non-Gilded Cage
The Old Barns
The Old Barns		 The Abbot
The Abbot		 Abbey Pond
Abbey Pond		 The Abbot at the Lectern
The Abbot at the Lectern
I'll Play Music While You Take Pictures
I'll Play Music While You Take Pictures		 Give us this day our daily bread...
Give us this day our daily bread...		 Father Augustine Foley With Freshly Baked Loaves
Father Augustine Foley With Freshly Baked Loaves		 The Old Farm Shed
The Old Farm Shed
The Lake Has a Frosty Breath
The Lake Has a Frosty Breath		 Pear Trees Through the Cloister Walk
Pear Trees Through the Cloister Walk		 Abbot Justin and the Holy Garden Gate
Abbot Justin and the Holy Garden Gate		 The Abbot in His Garden
The Abbot in His Garden
A Wood Carving
A Wood Carving		 Fr. Paul's Farewell Mass
Fr. Paul's Farewell Mass		 Dom De Wit's Ceiling
Dom De Wit's Ceiling		 Old Poultry House to be Converted to Art Studio
Old Poultry House to be Converted to Art Studio
House on the Hill
House on the Hill		 House on the hill restored (see Previous)
House on the hill restored (see Previous)		 House on the Hill with fence to keep out the deer (See Previous two photos)
House on the Hill with fence to keep out the deer (See Previous two photos)		 Monks' Cemetery
Monks' Cemetery
After All of the Easter Chocolate....
After All of the Easter Chocolate....		 Timeless - Monks walking to prayer
Timeless - Monks walking to prayer		 Angels we have heard on high.... - very high
"Angels we have heard on high...." - very high		 A Monk in Prayer with the Sun over the Dome
A Monk in Prayer with the Sun over the Dome
Deep in Thought
Deep in Thought		 Monks Refectory as the water begins to Rise from the Bogue Falaya River
Monks Refectory as the water begins to Rise from the Bogue Falaya River		 Seminarians Dining Room as Water Begins to Rise in Historic Flood
Seminarians Dining Room as Water Begins to Rise in Historic Flood		 Raging Waters of the Bogue Falaya River Floods Abbey
Raging Waters of the Bogue Falaya River Floods Abbey

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Regine L.13-Mar-2016 05:23
This Abby looks like a very tranquil place. Your images make it look like you would want to lose yourself here in contemplation. I am hoping that the flooding will not lead to too severe damage.
Your gallery is beautiful. Thank you for posting VVV
Peter Verid Blanchard 05-Feb-2014 15:39
So many memories; Verid Blanchard, Freshman Class, circa 1942.....
Raye Ann Swarts 28-Jun-2012 16:51
I was touched by the photo, "The Final Walk".
Ali Majdfar31-Aug-2011 09:39
Outstanding captures, beautiful place! ~V
Dennis Hoyne24-Nov-2010 03:49
A superb gallery, Coleen, many beautiful and thoughtful images.
Steve Labranche 07-Jun-2010 23:36
Ahh! The womb of my happiness - St. Ben's. I am what & who I am because of this phenomenal place. Thank you! Bless you!
Sam Caruso 06-Jun-2010 21:20
Absolutely beautiful images of a beautiful, serene place. Sam Caruso
Guest 28-Apr-2010 21:46
Marvelous
Fr Noel Leslie-
Belize, Central America
MImi Knight 09-Mar-2010 18:22
Breath-taking! Keep using that God-given talent. He has truly given you a gift and it's great to see you using it for His glory.
Anne Sanson 07-Mar-2010 03:47
This gallery is beautiful. The Altar dome picture is my favorite. I have visited several times with Youth from our Parish, St John the Baptist in Deville, for AbbeyFest. Thanks for posting these pictures...
John Hornung 10-Sep-2009 15:39
I am John Hornung, On May 8, 2008 I wrote a comment on your St. Joseph Abby website. My connent on a date is incorrect. I starts "In 1952 I watched ..."
Please change this to "On July 22, 1951 I watched ...."
This date was on the painting DeWitt did of me on the day I watched him paint in the church.
M. LeBlanc 30-Nov-2008 18:57
I just visited recently with some friends and a visitor from the Navajo Indian Reservation in Shiprock, NM. The visit was such a beautiful reminder of my conversion to Catholicism in 1988 when our church made a day trip to the beautiful Abbey and grounds. Thanks for a stroll down memory lane. M. LeBlanc
John Hornung 08-May-2008 14:26
In 1952 I watched DeWitt teaching another artist while painting the image above the left side altar. My brothers and I were there for summer camp. DeWitt did a portrait of me, which I have. I was told by others that my image is the boy pulling a wagon in the painting above the church entrance. As thanks for the portrait, my mother purchased his painting of the angel appearing to a man in the desert. The wall size version is in the abbey dining room. I still admire his work. John Hornung
Helena Bauer 15-Jan-2008 16:26
Beautiful photographs. We have a dear friend whom we have known for some 38 years now, residing here at St. Josephs' Abbey. We were friends way back in Navy days. We are very blessed to have visited this area, walked these same grounds, seen many of these same things, and worshipped God in this magnificant church. We felt such peace while walking these grounds. Thank you for a pictoral reminder of how beautiful this area is and how very special and lasting true friendship's are...
Petros Labrakos30-Oct-2007 20:38
interesting gallery
excellent pictures
compliments
S.KathleenCourtneyOSB 28-Aug-2006 16:23
I visited here one year ago one week before Katrina! It was lovley to visit agian via your awesome photos.
1moremile07-Aug-2006 23:50
Very well done.
Tommy 02-Jun-2006 20:23
VERY well done. I spent some times there as an altar boy on picinics, on retreats in high school at St. John Vianney, visiting friends who went to school there as well. What a memory, and the photos are SO well done.

JM, I actually got to play the old Wicks organ in the mid 1980s. Tremendous privilege.
Guest 05-Feb-2006 17:57
Nice place indeed.
Guest 22-Dec-2005 03:59
i was a student in 1964 and will always be grateful glenn schmidt
Tom Reed 05-Dec-2005 17:06
The picture showing the road over the Boguefalaya brought back the scene in 1955 when I entered the semianry. Those 3 years were the best, and your picturers are excellent.
Donna Hollinger22-Sep-2005 14:36
Coleen, the mood of this gallery is inspiring. GMV.
Keith 04-Sep-2005 16:11
The pictures are lovely. I attended the seminary there and then entered the noviate and took vows as a monk. I stayed for 7yrs. before leaving. I still go back frequently since my family lives within a mile of the Abbey and father is buried in their cemetary. Abbot Justin and I were in temporary vows(formation) at the same time. Thank you for sharing the pictures with us. I was living in New Orleans until this Hurricane Katrina changed all that.
Guest 01-Sep-2005 19:40
I came across this gallery on my hunt for pictures of this abbey. I spent a lot of time there as a child (my father rebuilt the pipe organ in the 1970's), and it's wonderful to see photos that capture the feelings I had during my childhood summers. Thanks. JM
Guest 25-Apr-2005 15:08
Beautiful gallery, Coleen. The abbot isn't the same person as the monk in your PAD, is he? (I can never keep straight all the titles, orders, institutions, jobs, etc. that seem to be associated with churches -- or religions in general. For example, are all monks members of a specific order? Can they live in Abbeys or just in monastarys? ... But I digress. Very nice photos, especially the indoor shots; they are so difficult to do well.
Rosalie 24-Apr-2005 22:39
The dining room is great! I tried to take a picture of the ceiling, but was not as successful as you!
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