January 8th, Experiences
Outer Journey #8, January 8th 2020
I can't believe this day is already here, our last morning waking up in the amazing city of New Orleans. This trip has been filled with memorable learned knowledge, gut aching belly laughs, very tasty unique food, and a life time of unforgettable memories. Being a travel guru, I love experiencing new places, new cultures, and new lifestyles. While reflecting back on the trip, I think my favorite part was visiting the Cathedral. Having a strong relationship with God has always been something I hold dear to me. Sadly, I was unable to attend Mass but visiting the Cathedral, lighting a candle in remembrance of my passed loved one, and praying to the Lord made up for it. The Roman Catholic Church teaches that lighting candles for the dead in correlation with prayer prolongs and amplifies the prayer and memorializes the deceased. Below is a picture of my lighting the candle in the memory of one's I love.
Myself and many other creole citizens could agree that the Cathedral in Jackson Square is the heart of the City of New Orleans. The early history of the Louisiana Catholic Church cannot be separated from the early colonial period of Louisiana. As part of the colonial empires of France and Spain, the settlers of Louisiana were to be Catholic if they were to be faithful subjects. Even the Code Noir, the French law which governed the treatment of slaves, mandated that slaves be instructed and baptized in the Catholic faith, freed from work on Sunday and treated humanely. For more detailed information on the Catholic history of New Orleans visit this link - Catholic Religion History of New Orleans.
For those of you wanting to travel to New Orleans, I would highly recommend. It is a city full of adventure each and every day. While walking around in the city, my eyes were always going from one thing to the next, always having something to watch and focus on. Personally, I will not be going back to New Orleans any time soon, but hopefully in the future I could back to New Orleans and continue to learn about the many components that make the city so unique.
I can't believe this day is already here, our last morning waking up in the amazing city of New Orleans. This trip has been filled with memorable learned knowledge, gut aching belly laughs, very tasty unique food, and a life time of unforgettable memories. Being a travel guru, I love experiencing new places, new cultures, and new lifestyles. While reflecting back on the trip, I think my favorite part was visiting the Cathedral. Having a strong relationship with God has always been something I hold dear to me. Sadly, I was unable to attend Mass but visiting the Cathedral, lighting a candle in remembrance of my passed loved one, and praying to the Lord made up for it. The Roman Catholic Church teaches that lighting candles for the dead in correlation with prayer prolongs and amplifies the prayer and memorializes the deceased. Below is a picture of my lighting the candle in the memory of one's I love.
Myself and many other creole citizens could agree that the Cathedral in Jackson Square is the heart of the City of New Orleans. The early history of the Louisiana Catholic Church cannot be separated from the early colonial period of Louisiana. As part of the colonial empires of France and Spain, the settlers of Louisiana were to be Catholic if they were to be faithful subjects. Even the Code Noir, the French law which governed the treatment of slaves, mandated that slaves be instructed and baptized in the Catholic faith, freed from work on Sunday and treated humanely. For more detailed information on the Catholic history of New Orleans visit this link - Catholic Religion History of New Orleans.
For those of you wanting to travel to New Orleans, I would highly recommend. It is a city full of adventure each and every day. While walking around in the city, my eyes were always going from one thing to the next, always having something to watch and focus on. Personally, I will not be going back to New Orleans any time soon, but hopefully in the future I could back to New Orleans and continue to learn about the many components that make the city so unique.
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