Saint Petka Serbian Orthodox Church, San Marcos, CA.(Tanya photo, 2009)
We were searching for a WalMart store the other day and accidentally discovered this very lovely Serbian Orthodox church.
The church was closed and locked on this week-day, but one of the Serbian priests saw us on the grounds and cordially invited us to enter the sanctuary where we took some photographs and absorbed the good vibrations.
It is very interesting, isn't it, how people from all over the world have immigrated to the United States and become citizens and yet have kept some of their ancestral traditions, language, culture and architecture intact.
In this building it struck me again how anyone from an Orthodox Christian background would feel right at home in this church--from the pleasant odor of incense to the decorations and silence--this would be a satisfying touch of the old country for any religious Greek, Russian or Serbian.
Because of my pilgrimage to Greece and my time of residence in Russia, I felt right at home too.
The church was closed and locked on this week-day, but one of the Serbian priests saw us on the grounds and cordially invited us to enter the sanctuary where we took some photographs and absorbed the good vibrations.
It is very interesting, isn't it, how people from all over the world have immigrated to the United States and become citizens and yet have kept some of their ancestral traditions, language, culture and architecture intact.
In this building it struck me again how anyone from an Orthodox Christian background would feel right at home in this church--from the pleasant odor of incense to the decorations and silence--this would be a satisfying touch of the old country for any religious Greek, Russian or Serbian.
Because of my pilgrimage to Greece and my time of residence in Russia, I felt right at home too.
Tomasito, 2009
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