Altar

surrender, where man’s vulnerability gives way for God’s invincibility. Altar is a meeting place between the natural and the supernatural, where sons of men become the sons of God and where the path of man is lost and the path of God is revealed. I know no other place that is for consecrated sacrifice and thanksgiving other than the altar; where man wholeheartedly becomes dead to self, sin and Satan to be alive unto God. Altar is a place of offering. It is a place of divine encounter and…

to remember the adults and old people who had die too. Most mexican families dedicate this day to make an altar conmemorating to the person they loved. The altar, in someway, is a manner to communicate with the soul of the dead person. Every year my family focus on the same steps to celebrate Day of the Dead. The first thing we do is gather all the materials that we will need to make an altar. Some of this materials are candles, sugar skulls, salt, cempasuchil flowers, shredded papers, tape,…

Gods. In La Venta was where Olmecs placed their offerings and structures. Other colossal heads were also found in La Venta; Colossal head 1, Altar 4, Altar 5, Stela 3, and Offering 4. Colossal Head 1 represented authority and blessing from the ruler. Altar 4 was an Olmec leader that would from under a cave or altar. Altar 5 a little similar to the previous altar, but this one has a seal cave and the Olmec leader shows no face and is holding a child perhaps, also it is a two dimensional. Stela 3…

support the vast ceiling. Thin marble pillars give support to the cross-ribbed vaults, which rise to 110 ft. above the nave. Scattered across the complex are figures of animals depicted in sculpture, stained-glass, and on the ornamental accents on the altars, each representing a story or…

context by the artist representing the original battle, the Pergmene victory over the invading Gouls in the late 3rd century. There is a second, smaller and less well-preserved high relief frieze on the inner court walls which surround the actual fire altar on the upper level of the structure at the top of the stairs. They depict events from the life of Telephus, legendary founder of the city of Pergamon and son of the hero Heracles and Auge, one of Tegean king Aleus's daughters. built during…

its role was still small. Constructions of Hellenistic time often distinguished the craving for the colossal, a kind of gigantomania. This applies primarily to the monumental altars - the altar of Hieron II in Syracuse and especially to the remarkable monument of the era - the altar of Zeus in Pergamum (II century BC). The altar of Zeus is famous mainly for its grandiose frieze, encircling the base of the building and decorated with a magnificent sculpture. In contrast to the buildings of the…

The Altar of Zeus from Pergamon, Turkey is one of the most famous Hellenistic sculptural ensembles. Erected in about 175 BCE, the monument’s west front has been reconstructed in Berlin, Germany. Before it was relocated, the altar was framed by an Ionic stoalike colonnade with projecting wings on the sides of a broad central staircase which was resting on a platform. A four hundred foot sculpted frieze can be found wrapped all around the altar platform, decorated with around one hundred life…

puts the altar as the focus of the worship liturgy. Similar to a Gothic Cathedral, St. Paul’s interior seems to express what Duck calls “a sense of transcendence and light.” High ceilings added to the drama of the distance of God. The altar was a considerable distance away from the first pew. I imagine that this distance makes approaching the altar during communion feel like approaching somewhere that is Holy and heavenly. Moreover, The statues of Joseph and Mary on either side of the altar…

Día de los Muertos or Day of the Dead is a traditional Hispanic holiday that is celebrated in Mexico during that last days of October and the first days of November. This holiday stems from many different traditional Aztec rituals that have been carried on throughout history. It is a celebration of life and death, and is spent in remembrance of those who have passed. People prepare all different kinds of foods to celebrate and honor all the people that they have lost. They believe that on…

Father Sullivan then approached the altar, and silently performed some manner of prayer over the unleavened bread and wine. Father Sullivan then enunciated in a melodic manner “Let us give thanks to the Lord our God,” to which the crowd responded “It is right to give him thanks and praise…