
Definition of BALDACHIN:
1 : a cloth canopy fixed or carried over an important person or a sacred object
2 : a rich embroidered fabric of silk and gold
3 : an ornamental structure resembling a canopy used especially over an altar
The Franciscan Handmaids of the Immaculate seek daily to draw closer to Our Lord. Adoration of the Most Holy Sacrament is fundamental to Our spiritual life as we seek to conform our hearts unto His. Additionally, praying the Liturgy of the Hours, the rosary, the Chaplet of Divine Mercy and the Sorrows, we place ourselves in the Immaculate Heart of Mary, asking Her to bring us closer to Her Son.
![]() Here is Rich, the Design Engineer behind the scenes who sewed St. Brendan's new "Baldachin" - aka "canopy" for the magnificent Corpus Christi Procession on June 2, 2013 at St. Brendan's Church in Bellingham, MA. After we presented him with an idea, he went to work on a prototype fabricated from a camouflage material. We assured the good pastor that it was not the the final product. So then Rich worked out the kinks and arrived at this final version. It was a splendid addition - only the best for Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament! Definition of BALDACHIN: 1 : a cloth canopy fixed or carried over an important person or a sacred object 2 : a rich embroidered fabric of silk and gold 3 : an ornamental structure resembling a canopy used especially over an altar
6 Comments
Raul Moya
5/21/2014 07:21:18 am
Need to make one for our Corpus Christi celebration on June 22, 2014. Can you share with me how make it?
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Raul Moya
6/4/2014 02:20:43 am
Lancaster, CA, my family an I attend Sacred Heart Parish there.
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Vonnie
6/5/2014 04:47:27 am
Very nice, Rich! Interested in one for Saginaw, MI too - any directions/materials list you can provide? Thanks!
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Marie Q
4/28/2015 10:45:45 pm
I have been asked by the parish priest to make one for the 2015 Corpus Christi procession. I have looked at several different photos online. Many different styles but many are so very expensive for a small parish church like ours. If you would be willing to share your plans for the poles/hardware and the pattern of the canopy, that would be great and a relief. Then on to purchase fabric and trim...and the wood and metal for the poles. Please help!
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Sr.Faustina
4/29/2015 12:06:04 am
I have forwarded your request to the man who made it for us, but i don't think he has a pattern but we will see what he has.
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