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Maryknoll Seminary - Museum of Living Mission
Ema Prayer Plaques
One of my uncles is a Maryknoll priest. Now retired, he was a missionary in Africa for 43 years. A couple weeks ago, some of my family went up to visit him and got the grand tour. In walking around the place, you really get the feeling that Maryknoll's missionaries truly brought a lot of their travels back with them. The architecture is very Chinese-influenced, as their first mission was based in China. There is a museum highlighting the different missions, graced with stories and items from the various places and people around the world where they travelled. In the museum, visitors can create an Ema prayer plaque, a Japanese tradition at Shinto shrines to convey a thought or prayer for oneself or others. My plaque was not nearly as bold as the second one posted here.
One of my uncles is a Maryknoll priest. Now retired, he was a missionary in Africa for 43 years. A couple weeks ago, some of my family went up to visit him and got the grand tour. In walking around the place, you really get the feeling that Maryknoll's missionaries truly brought a lot of their travels back with them. The architecture is very Chinese-influenced, as their first mission was based in China. There is a museum highlighting the different missions, graced with stories and items from the various places and people around the world where they travelled. In the museum, visitors can create an Ema prayer plaque, a Japanese tradition at Shinto shrines to convey a thought or prayer for oneself or others. My plaque was not nearly as bold as the second one posted here.
(Pax Intrantibus, Salus Exeuntibus means: "Peace to those entering; health to those going forth.")
