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BERNIE MCDAID, SEX ABUSE SURVIVOR: I shook his hand, told him when I was an altar boy in the sachristy I was abused, sexually abused.
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We presented to one of the priests, who, in the sachristy, was adorning the cradle of our Saviour's image with flowers, some very fine moss roses, which in
The Stranger in France or, a Tour from Devonshire to Paris Illustrated by Engravings in Aqua Tint of Sketches Taken on the Spot. John Carr 1802
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The keeper of the sachristy, who was a very arch-looking little fellow, in spite of the solemnity of the place in which we were, made us all smile (even a young lady who was going to be confessed for the first time the next day, lost a considerable proportion of her gravity) by informing us, that during the time of terror he had run off with the Virgin Mary, pointing to the image, and that to prevent the detection of
The Stranger in France or, a Tour from Devonshire to Paris Illustrated by Engravings in Aqua Tint of Sketches Taken on the Spot. John Carr 1802
bilby commented on the word sachristy
A room in a Christian church in which artificial sweeteners are kept.
December 7, 2008
rolig commented on the word sachristy
No, bilby, that would be a sacchristy.
December 7, 2008
sionnach commented on the word sachristy
I don't care that he can paint with his left foot; this is the fourth day in a row the bastard's come in late. It's time to sachristy.
December 7, 2008
Jimmydiamond commented on the word sachristy
a catholic church closet or room for vestments , books etc. in the area behind or to the side of the main altar of the church
November 10, 2012