{"id":15513,"date":"2012-01-23T23:30:37","date_gmt":"2012-01-24T07:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/?p=15513"},"modified":"2012-01-24T23:26:24","modified_gmt":"2012-01-25T07:26:24","slug":"dads-funeral-the-church-of-the-blessed-sacrament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/15513","title":{"rendered":"Dad&#8217;s Funeral &#8211; The Church of the Blessed Sacrament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My father&#8217;s funeral was held at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament in Albany, New York .\u00a0 Although this was not my family&#8217;s parish, I was familiar with the church since the families of many of my friends belonged to this parish .\u00a0 The church my family had attended, the Church of St. Vincent de Paul, no longer has a permanent priest in attendance and, so, we decided to hold the funeral here, close to the funeral home and not far from the cemetery.<\/p>\n<p>The funeral was held on 09 January 2012 and\u00c2\u00a0the Christmas decorations were still on display in the church.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Blessed-Sacrament-Church.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-15514\" title=\"Church of the Blessed Sacrament - Exterior\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Blessed-Sacrament-Church.jpg\" alt=\"Church of the Blessed Sacrament - Exterior\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Blessed-Sacrament-Church.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Blessed-Sacrament-Church-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Blessed-Sacrament-Church-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Church of the Blessed Sacrament &#8211; Exterior<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0 Church of the Blessed Sacrament &#8211; Exterior\u00c2\u00a0(Albany, Albany County, New York); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 08 January 2012.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Blessed-Sacrament-Interior.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-15515\" title=\"Church of the Blessed Sacrament - Interior\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Blessed-Sacrament-Interior.jpg\" alt=\"Church of the Blessed Sacrament - Interior\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Blessed-Sacrament-Interior.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Blessed-Sacrament-Interior-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Blessed-Sacrament-Interior-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Church of the Blessed Sacrament &#8211; Interior<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0 Church of the Blessed Sacrament -\u00c2\u00a0Interior (Albany, Albany County, New York); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 08 January 2012.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Blessed-Sacrament-Nativity.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-15516\" title=\"Blessed-Sacrament-Nativity\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Blessed-Sacrament-Nativity.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Blessed-Sacrament-Nativity.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Blessed-Sacrament-Nativity-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Blessed-Sacrament-Nativity-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Church of the Blessed Sacrament &#8211; Nativity Scene<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0 Church of the Blessed Sacrament -\u00c2\u00a0Nativity Scene\u00c2\u00a0(Albany, Albany County, New York); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 08 January 2012.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Blessed-Sacrament-Choir-Loft.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-15517\" title=\"Church of the Blessed Sacrament - Choir Loft\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Blessed-Sacrament-Choir-Loft.jpg\" alt=\"Church of the Blessed Sacrament - Choir Loft\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Blessed-Sacrament-Choir-Loft.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Blessed-Sacrament-Choir-Loft-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Blessed-Sacrament-Choir-Loft-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Church of the Blessed Sacrament &#8211; Choir Loft<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0 Church of the Blessed Sacrament -\u00c2\u00a0Choir Loft\u00c2\u00a0(Albany, Albany County, New York); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 08 January 2012.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Copyright \u00a9 2012 by Stephen J. 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