| The village church of Garabandal 35 years ago. |
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In the latter part of 1988, Joey Lomangino, received a request from
Garabandal village pastor, Father Juan Gonzalez, for funds to finance the
installation of a new floor in the church and to reinforce buttressed at
the rear of the structure. The repairs were made possible by the generosity
of many people and this is how the church appears today. |
| Additional buttresses were needed to support the rear wall of the church. |
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Inside the courtyard one sees the two new doors, a new roof over the
portico and new support columns. |
| One thing did not change -- the tabernacle in the village church of
Garabandal with its beautiful symbol of the pelican feeding its young with
its own blood symbolizing the Holy Eucharist where Christ feeds His own
with His body and blood. |
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The new floor is made of wood at the center and inlaid stone at the
sides. The wood is a special hardwood imported from Africa. |
| The sanctary has a new altar and new stone floor. |
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The view from the balcony at the rear of the church. |
| New stonework graces the portico and the entire courtyard. Concrete
planters have also been added. |
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The new gate serves as a reminder to those passing through it that
they are on holy ground. It also keeps young children from playing in the
courtyard and disturbing people inside the church who are trying to pray. |
View
of the Pines seen from the belfry of the village church in Garabandal.
