frjack Loc: Boston, MA

A year ago I had the good fortune to accompany the Jesuit communities and novices in Lyon, France on a short pilgrimage to Villaret, the birthplace of St. Peter Favre, one of the original Jesuits. Would go back in a heartbeat. The novices were amazed that I took 1400 photos over the weekend. I was amazed I didn't take more than that. We stayed in St. Jean de Sixt but went to nearby Villaret on Saturday, first to hear a talk on Favre and then to walk two miles in silence to the chapel constructed over Favre's birthplace. There were thirty of us. We barely fit in the tiny chapel for Mass. We then walked back to the cars at the church. Now I sit here on a rainy afternoon in MA . . .

The chapel constructed over Favre's birthplace. DOB 13 April 1506. We only fit inside because the novices are young and limber. They were able to perch in some unlikely places during Mass.

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Stumbled across these as we approached the chapel.

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Apparently an homage to Picasso. Saw this on the walk back as we were ascending from the path along the creek. Didn't know what to make of it. Still don't.

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St. Jean de Sixt early Sunday AM before Mass

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Votive lights in the church.

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We had lunch after Mass. Wandered around shooting photos while waiting for the food. By the time we got back to Lyon I crashed.

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chase4 Loc: Punta Corona, California

I always enjoy your photos and the stories about them, thanks.

John Lawrence

Beautiful series, Frjack. I can see why you loved the area so much. The first image reminds me a little of the chapel in Hanover MA where Cardinal Cushing is laid to rest.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Very lovely series!

Treepusher Loc: Kingston, Massachusetts

Excellent series, and some beautiful shots. Appears to have been quite a trip and a lovely place to visit.

frjack Loc: Boston, MA

Thanks for the comment. There are multiple levels of story behind each photo. There is the level that is accessible to any viewer and then the story that is limited to the photographer. Sometimes when I'm exhausted when it is time for evening meditation I turn off the lights in my room and sit in front of the computer. I have about 2000 photos as the screensaver. I watch them slicker by and recall the where why, what, and when. Even the most abstract photo has a story. Question to ponder. Is it really a photo if there is no story behind it?

frjack Loc: Boston, MA

Thank you. I did not know about that chapel. I can feel a road trip coming.

frjack Loc: Boston, MA

Thank you. St. Jean de Sixt was breathtaking. Our hostel was near a ski resort. There was one trail that was 8 miles (I converted the km to mi twice to be certain). I'd return in a moment.

frjack Loc: Boston, MA

It was a terrific weekend. Had I had the time in France I would have liked to have returned to the Haute-Savoie. Alas, I finished French classes on a Monday and left for N'Djamena the following day.

John Lawrence

It's worth the trip. If you bring up my topic list, you'll find a topic about twenty lines down called 'okay, it's time'. It's an exterior shot of the chapel.

frjack Loc: Boston, MA

Thanks. Definite road trip.

Carolina Wings Loc: Flew from North Carolina to Pennsylvania

Lovely series and enjoyed the historic information :-D

frjack Loc: Boston, MA

Thanks for the look and comment. Traveling through the French Alps gives a different meaning to the concept of Old World.

ediesaul

Thanks for sharing your trip and photos. My parents had Jesuit teachers in the Dominican Republic when they lived there at the end of the 1940s, and they told me that those teachers at the university were the best.

tejaswrangler Loc: South Texas

frjack, beautiful pictures and most interesting story, thanks for sharing. :thumbup: Tejaswrangler :)