Feb 27, 2023
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Religious artworks at Blessed Sacrament Church, Oakland Park.
Larger than life statue of Jesus beckons to drivers on Oakland Park Boulevard from the front lawn of Blessed Sacrament Church.
Cross looms over the three bells at Blessed Sacrament Church.
The entrances at Blessed Sacrament Church are wreathed with multicolored glass.
The chancel is backed with a wall of coral, quarried from the Florida Keys.
Supporting the altar is a pedestal with a bas-relief of the Last Supper.
Faceted glass windows depict the Eucharist: in stalks of wheat, for the consecrated bread ...
... and in grapevines, for the consecrated Eucharistic wine.
This processional cross was used by St. Pope John Paul II during his 1987 visit to Blessed Sacrament.
An innovative set of Stations of the Cross, made from bent metal, fills one wall at Blessed Sacrament Church. Here, in Station 1, Jesus is condemned to death in a Roman court.
In Station 2, Jesus is given his cross to carry to Calvary.
In Station 3, Jesus falls for the first time on the way to his crucifixion.
In Station 4, Jesus meets his mother.
In Station 5, Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus carry the cross.
In Station 6, Veronica wipes Jesus' face, then sees an image of his face on her cloth.
In Station 7, Jesus falls for the second time.
In Station 8, Jesus speaks to the women of Jerusalem: "Weep not for me but for yourselves."
In Station 9, Jesus falls for the third time.
In Station 10, Jesus is stripped of his garments.
In Station 11, Jesus is nailed to the cross.
In Station 12, Jesus dies.
In Station 13, Jesus is taken down from the cross.
In Station 14, Jesus is entombed.
Mary reaches for her Son in this bronze bas-relief of her Assumption, created by the late artist Randolph Johnson in his studio in the Bahamas.
Bronze crucifix in the chapel, Like the bas-relief of the Assumption, was created by the late Randolph Johnson.
Smiling statuette of Our Lady of Fatima seems to offer a rosary.
Several angels are etched into the glass walls of the chapel at Blessed Sacrament Church.
This needlepoint tapestry of the crucifixion was a gift from Olga Priestman, a Russian emigre.
Dried flowers form a cross in the parish hall.
Children learn from Jesus in this bas-relief in the parish hall.
This African-style crucifix hangs in the sacristy of Blessed Sacrament Church.
This wooden gate, bearing a painted image of St. Francis, is said to have been made in Mexico in 1830. Restored by a company in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the gate was donated in 1998 for the church's St. Francis Enrichment Center.
Cross looms over the three bells at Blessed Sacrament Church.
The entrances at Blessed Sacrament Church are wreathed with multicolored glass.
The chancel is backed with a wall of coral, quarried from the Florida Keys.
Supporting the altar is a pedestal with a bas-relief of the Last Supper.
Faceted glass windows depict the Eucharist: in stalks of wheat, for the consecrated bread ...
... and in grapevines, for the consecrated Eucharistic wine.
This processional cross was used by St. Pope John Paul II during his 1987 visit to Blessed Sacrament.
An innovative set of Stations of the Cross, made from bent metal, fills one wall at Blessed Sacrament Church. Here, in Station 1, Jesus is condemned to death in a Roman court.
In Station 2, Jesus is given his cross to carry to Calvary.
In Station 3, Jesus falls for the first time on the way to his crucifixion.
In Station 4, Jesus meets his mother.
In Station 5, Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus carry the cross.
In Station 6, Veronica wipes Jesus' face, then sees an image of his face on her cloth.
In Station 7, Jesus falls for the second time.
In Station 8, Jesus speaks to the women of Jerusalem: "Weep not for me but for yourselves."
In Station 9, Jesus falls for the third time.
In Station 10, Jesus is stripped of his garments.
In Station 11, Jesus is nailed to the cross.
In Station 12, Jesus dies.
In Station 13, Jesus is taken down from the cross.
In Station 14, Jesus is entombed.
Mary reaches for her Son in this bronze bas-relief of her Assumption, created by the late artist Randolph Johnson in his studio in the Bahamas.
Bronze crucifix in the chapel, Like the bas-relief of the Assumption, was created by the late Randolph Johnson.
Smiling statuette of Our Lady of Fatima seems to offer a rosary.
Several angels are etched into the glass walls of the chapel at Blessed Sacrament Church.
This needlepoint tapestry of the crucifixion was a gift from Olga Priestman, a Russian emigre.
Dried flowers form a cross in the parish hall.
Children learn from Jesus in this bas-relief in the parish hall.
This African-style crucifix hangs in the sacristy of Blessed Sacrament Church.
This wooden gate, bearing a painted image of St. Francis, is said to have been made in Mexico in 1830. Restored by a company in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the gate was donated in 1998 for the church's St. Francis Enrichment Center.
Photography: JIM DAVIS | FC
