| Morada de San Antonio, CO |
| The Morada de San Antonio, CO, holds a special place in my heart for me since my grandfather, Francisco Archuleta, and my great-grandfather, Jose Pablo Archuelta, were associated with it. The membership from the Morada de Los Pinos, NM, just across the Colorado-New Mexico, state line merged with the San Antonio Morada when their membership declined in the early 1900s. I have preserved the journals and numerous artifacts from these moradas so that our descendants might get a glimpse of the Penitente prayers, music, art and culture, which for so many years were the targets of bias rhetoric. |
| Hermano Mayor, Charlie Martinez, (L.), Hermano, Melaquias Jaramillo and Ruben with the crucifix he sculpted for the morada |
| The Morada de San Antonio as it looked in the early 1950s when Ruben attended the Tinieblas shortly after his grandfather Francisco Archuleta passed away |
| The Morada de San Antonio as it looks today nestled in the southern end of the San Luis Valley just south of Antonito, CO and north of the Colorado-New Mexico state line |
| A statue of Christ clad in a red robe is surrounded by other statues of Christ, Mary and San Antonio |
| Hermanos from the Morada de San Antonio meet with the Hermanos from the Morada de Los Lobatos and Father Nadal at the Los Lobatos morada in this circa 1950 photo |
| El Calvario, also known as the Arma Christi is located north of the morada. The Hermanos and the Veronicas meet here during the Good Friday procession called El Encuentro |
| Hermano Maclovio Martinez stands in front of the morada altar where the candles on the candelabrum have been lit prior the the Good Friday Procession |
| Ruben (center) and other bearers dressed in black robes carrying the life-size statue of Jesus during El Encuentro which is attended by numerous participants |
| Journals, and a divisa (ribbon) dated late 1800s, and hand-written prayer books which belonged to Ruben's grand father and great-grandfather from the Los Pinos and San Antonio moradas |
| Journal page from the Morada del Centro with the New Mexico Territory Penitente seal |
| This eleven foot madero (cross) and the nine foot calvario (arma christi) were used by the Hermanos during their rituals |
| The matracas (wooden noise makers) are used during some of the Penitente rituals such as the tinieblas during Holy Week. Some of these matracas date back to the early 1900s |
A traditional, non-meat, Lenten
meal of beans, dried peas, spinach,
eggs with red chili and tortillas
meal of beans, dried peas, spinach,
eggs with red chili and tortillas
| Disciplinas, otherwise known as whips were used by the Hermanos during their rituals several years ago. The whips are made from yucca cactus, rope, twine and any other local material available |