old st. mary's in chinatown, san francisco.

[duccio]

We stopped in here a few months ago to see if spirits were flying around inside. Not this time. I figured it was because I had followed along and scared them away: black hole of faith that I be.


california and grant.



quiet.



light one and leave it all behind.

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[shinsetsu]

This reminds me of the Cathedral here. I used to love going to sit in a quiet church to light a candle and have a chat with Our Lady or the Big Lad.

[duccio]

There is one about this size near where I work, but it is much fancier inside. It is called St Patrick's. It is at Mission St. between 3rd and 4th Streets in SF. Sometimes they have classical music at lunchtime and every once in a while I will go in and listen for a short while before going back to work. This church is very heavily attended and always has people praying to the various sculptures they have around, or sitting in the pews praying.

I am not very into any of it though and it is not long before I feel like leaving. I feel a mixture of it being weird, and also that I am intruding because I feel that way. So, I quietly and respectfully leave. How come you don't stop in to sit and light a candle anymore?