SAN
ALFONSO
RETREAT HOUSE
WEST END,
LONG B RANCH,
NEW JERSEY
Some people knowing we were going this week to our retreat house, San Alfonso, on the New Jersey Shore Sandy .
The building did well. The Mary Statue - Stella Maris - got pushed across the parking lot from right near the ocean to a spot near an equipment building - on the edge of the parking lot. The Crucifix and two brick panels on each side are still standing - as you can see - along with the altar
in front of it.
The statue of San Alfonso - patron of those in wheel chairs was not touched at all. The gazebo and boardwalk were totally destroyed.
It just struck me that I didn’t check to see if the Our Lady
of Perpetual Help icon closer to the house was okay. Sorry.
Coming towards the retreat house we saw lots of trees that were down and broken - and various homes along Ocean Avenue boarded up - so our place was very lucky - to only have the water front ruined.
2 comments:
Thank you for the pictures.
San Alfonso is one of my favorite places . To see the crucifix. , pillars , St. Alphonsus , blessed mother still intact is a blessing for all of us .
Prayers for all of the people affected by the storm and the workers repairing and cleaning the damage .
I love it there too, although it caused millions in damages, they were blessed that the water did not enter the facility.
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