restored painting installed in choir loft
The 1863 Johann Schmitt restored painting of Our Lady of Sorrows, which was dedicated in church on Sunday, May 18, is now mounted in the organ gallery on the right side of the pipe organ. This is its new long-term home.
The 4'x8' painting originally hung in Mother of God's parish school, formerly located across the street where there is now a parking lot. When the school was demolished in 1974, Fr. Bill Mertes gifted the painting to parishioner John Johannemann. Later on, Johannemann gave the painting to Vic Canfield for safekeeping, In 2024, Canfield engaged the services of art restorer Terry Boyle of Cincinnati to return the painting to its original splendor. Canfield then gifted it to Mother of God in memory of Richard Sacksteder.
The German translation to English near the top of the painting is "Queen of the Virgins."
The 4'x8' painting originally hung in Mother of God's parish school, formerly located across the street where there is now a parking lot. When the school was demolished in 1974, Fr. Bill Mertes gifted the painting to parishioner John Johannemann. Later on, Johannemann gave the painting to Vic Canfield for safekeeping, In 2024, Canfield engaged the services of art restorer Terry Boyle of Cincinnati to return the painting to its original splendor. Canfield then gifted it to Mother of God in memory of Richard Sacksteder.
The German translation to English near the top of the painting is "Queen of the Virgins."