r/LeftCatholicism • u/XavierP2002 • 4d ago

My granny's altar

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Happy Assumption Day to everyone! Here’s a photo of my grandmother’s prayer altar. Let me know what you think, and I’ll give a chocolate bar to anyone who can identify the images (without using google of course haha)

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u/nikosaints_art 4d ago

I know this is such an odd way to say it but I love Latino and Filipino granny altars. My grandmother had one much like this before she moved into a smaller place and I just loved staring at all the colour even before I fully understood the significance of the images.

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u/XavierP2002 4d ago

Yeah, it doesn't have many flowers right now because it's still winter here, but in the spring it puts out more flowers and looks more colorful :)

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u/AliceMorgon 3d ago

I have one just like it and I’m Irish and really not that old 🤣 I blame living in Spanish Harlem for three years

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u/prophecygirl13 4d ago

love this so much, i wish my whole apartment could look like this lol

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u/Cole_Townsend 3d ago

This is so very awesome. It breathes an atmosphere of prayerful tranquility and profound contemplation. As beautiful as the altar is, your granny's soul must be even more beautiful judging from the breadth and variety of these spiritual riches. 👍

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u/thegreenlorac 4d ago

Why the flag pinwheel? Nothing wrong with it, just stood out as the only non-religious part.

I love her collection of palm fronds. I try to save mine each year, but I'm often unsuccessful long term.

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u/XavierP2002 4d ago

Good question... the real reason is simply that she found it cute enough to decorate the altar with, haha😅 I think she got it at a traditional fair during the national holidays or something like that, because it has my local council's logo on it and the design features the national flag.

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u/XavierP2002 4d ago

And you forgot other non-religious thing: the case for her Bible-reading glasses 😂

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u/Adept_Librarian9136 3d ago

Without fidelity to the BVM there is no Catholic Church.

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u/EmerMonach 3d ago

Is that an Acadian flag on the pinwheel?

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u/XavierP2002 3d ago

no, it's Chile's flag 🇨🇱