Gloria in Excelsis Deo

Stained Glass - Christ the King Church, Mississauga

Next Year's Hot List

Merry Christmas

Away in the Manger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJmFhIvGgo8&feature=youtu.be

Video of a Nativity scene

 "Away in the manager"

Christmas Carol by Reba McEntire.

Video by Tony Fernandes

Season's Greetings

Season's Greetings

and a Happy,

Prosperous

and Peaceful New Year

to all my fans

of TonFerns Creations.

Thank you for your likes and comments.

 (Picture: 'TonFerns Faux Stained

 Glass Creation for you')

Joyous Christmas & A Happy New Year 2017

Palacio do Governador Geral.

Governor General's Palace, Panjim, Goa. India

http://www.itsgoa.com/manuel-antonio-vassalo-e-silva-the-guy-who-didnt-burn-goa/

The Portuguese soldiers had probably left the previous night on the orders of the Governor-General Manuel António Vassalo e Silva. He was subsequently considered to be a wise man in ordering a retreat and a surrender that followed.

http://tonferns.blogspot.ca/2010/12/blog-post_19.html

Two Amigos

Cribs over the years

With all good wishes for a

Merry Christmas

and a

Peaceful and Happy
New Year 2017.

Harmonica performed

by Tony Fernandes.

Video features most of his cribs

 made over the years from 1970 to 2013.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKPk1YpxbmI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3eAaxQVaHE

Mamacita! I was a 12 year old kid when 12-year-old Augie Rios had a hit with the Christmas song 'Mamacita' in 1959 which featured the Mark Jeffrey Orchestra. Years later I played it for my kids over many Christmases that went by. Now my son Denzil and my daughter-in-law Kate play the same song for their little son - my lovely grandson Ari who loves it too. 

Hail Mary, Full of Grace...

Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate is a Roman Catholic minor basilica and parish church located in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. A Gothic Revival style building designed by Joseph Connolly. It is considered Connolly's best work.

http://yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/photos/9396091/

Princes' Gates

The Princes' Gates is a triumphal

 arch monumental gateway at

Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

FEAST DAY OF ST. FRANCIS XAVIER

St. Francis Xavier

Today is the feast of St. Francis Xavier, Apostle to the Far East. His mortal remains lie in the

Basilica of Bom Jesus or Basilica of Good Jesus (Portuguese: Basílica do Bom Jesus) in Goa, India, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The church is located in Old Goa, which was the capital of Goa in the early days of Portuguese rule. 

'Bom Jesus' (literally, 'Good (or Holy) Jesus') is the name used for the infant Jesus. The Jesuit church is India’s first minor basilica, and is considered to be one of the best examples of baroque architecture in India. (Wikipedia) Francis Xavier, born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta (7 April 1506 – 3 December 1552) was a pioneering Roman Catholic missionary born in the Kingdom of Navarre (Spain) and co-founder of the Society of Jesus. He was a student of Saint Ignatius of Loyola and one of the first seven Jesuits who dedicated themselves to the service of God at Montmartre in 1534.[1] He led an extensive mission into Asia, mainly in the Portuguese Empire of the time. He was influential in the spreading and upkeep of Catholicism most notably in India, but also ventured into Japan, Borneo, the Moluccas, and other areas which had thus far not been visited by Christian missionaries. In these areas, being a pioneer and struggling to learn the local languages in the face of opposition, he had less success than he had enjoyed in India.

Saint Francis Xavier was one of the founding members of the Society of Jesus, also known as the Jesuits.

 Basilica of Bom Jesus—Old Goa (Goa Velha)

The body of St. Francis Xavier, Patron Saint of Goa, 

is enshrined here.

 Se Cathedral, Old Goa

Se Cathedral—Main Door Façade, Old Goa

Sweet Lime by the Christmas Tree