尤其是Good Friday那天信徒们‘徒步’从四面八方赶往此处，有的甚至背着十字架。算是一大奇观，从Albuquerque到Santa Fe 一路都有路标，标明如何走到El Santuario，行人不断。
不少信徒相信他里面的土能治病（holly dirt, Healing power), 俺不做评论。
教堂后面的大十字架。
后院露天做礼拜的地方。
Wiki的介绍
El Santuario de Chimayó is a Roman Catholic church in Chimayó, New Mexico, USA. (Santuario is Spanish for "sanctuary".) This shrine, a National Historic Landmark, is famous for the story of its founding and as a contemporary pilgrimage site. It receives almost 300,000 visitors per year[4] and has been called "no doubt the most important Catholic pilgrimage center in the United States."5]
The Santuario is on Juan Medina Drive in Chimayó. It is entered through a walled courtyard. Built of adobe with a bell tower on each side,[5] the church is 60 feet (18 m) long and 24 feet (7.3 m) wide with walls more than 3 feet (about 1 m) thick.6] Pointed caps on the towers and a metal pitched roof (blocking the clerestory) were added after 1917, probably in the 1920s. The "elegant" doors were carved by the 19th-century carpenter Pedro Domínguez. An unusual feature is two side-by-side rooms at the entrance forming a vestibule or narthex, once used for storage.[7] The nave contains a crucifix by the santero "Molleno" (fl. 1800–1850) representing Christ of Esquipulas,[8] 6 feet (1.8 m) tall. Other notable folk-art decorations include five reredoses[4] and a small sculpture of St. James the Great.[7] A small room called el pocito9] (the little well) contains a round pit, the source of "holy dirt" (tierra bendita) that is believed to have healing powers. An adjacent Prayer Room displays many ex-votos as well as photographs, discarded crutches, and other testimonials of those purportedly healed.
The Holy Dirt is not to be eaten or drunk. Here are some suggestions for its use:
First: Bring silence to your heart and mind. Try to listen beyond yourself, your own worries and concerns. Jesus says: "Do not be afraid." With fear in our hearts we cannot recognize, much less listen to Him.
Second: Humbly acknowledge your weaknesses, mistakes, sins and illnesses.
Third: Tell God that you need Him, His wisdom, His strength, His guidance, His forgiveness, His love and healing.
Fourth: Share with God your wishes but also tell Him to show you His plan and will for you.
Fifth: Ask for understanding and courage to face whatever God has planned for you.
Sixth: Rub the Holy Dirt over the part of your body in need of healing while you invoke the name of Jesus as your Lord and Savior. You finish this prayer with:
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. Amen.
The Holy Dirt is not to be eaten or drunk. Here are some suggestions for its use:
First: Bring silence to your heart and mind. Try to listen beyond yourself, your own worries and concerns. Jesus says: "Do not be afraid." With fear in our hearts we cannot recognize, much less listen to Him.
Second: Humbly acknowledge your weaknesses, mistakes, sins and illnesses.
Third: Tell God that you need Him, His wisdom, His strength, His guidance, His forgiveness, His love and healing.
Fourth: Share with God your wishes but also tell Him to show you His plan and will for you.
Fifth: Ask for understanding and courage to face whatever God has planned for you.
Sixth: Rub the Holy Dirt over the part of your body in need of healing while you invoke the name of Jesus as your Lord and Savior. You finish this prayer with:
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. Amen.
The Holy Dirt is not to be eaten or drunk. Here are some suggestions for its use:
First: Bring silence to your heart and mind. Try to listen beyond yourself, your own worries and concerns. Jesus says: "Do not be afraid." With fear in our hearts we cannot recognize, much less listen to Him.
Second: Humbly acknowledge your weaknesses, mistakes, sins and illnesses.
Third: Tell God that you need Him, His wisdom, His strength, His guidance, His forgiveness, His love and healing.
Fourth: Share with God your wishes but also tell Him to show you His plan and will for you.
Fifth: Ask for understanding and courage to face whatever God has planned for you.
Sixth: Rub the Holy Dirt over the part of your body in need of healing while you invoke the name of Jesus as your Lord and Savior. You finish this prayer with:
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Holy dirt is offered free to those in need. However, if you would like to make a donation, please send a check or money order payable to "Santuario de Chimayo" and mail to:
P.O.Box 235 Chimayo, NM 87522
Click here for suggestions on the use of Holy Dirt.
Please fill out the form below to request Holy Dirt. If you need assistance or further information, please contact Mrs. Joanne Sandoval at (505) 351-9961 or Mrs. Fabie Valdez at (505) 351-4360 or e-mail to holyfamily@cybermesa.com.
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哈哈哈哈 O(∩_∩)O哈哈~ 好久不来了，不小心看了一眼自己主页，发现自动关联了自己以往发过的帖，点进这个看了一眼，笑个半死。。。敢情我当初还发过这么搞笑的东西啊，我自己完全不记得了 
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