Sarah Kelly
10-17-11
There once was a man named Father Duberstein. God sent down a message to him to build a grotto, which told the story Christ. This man spent all his time working on the grotto. He started it in the year, 1912. There were rocks and shells and geodes sent from all over the world to build this grotto.
Father Duberstein spent days and months building these rose pedals made from all kinds of rocks. There were kids in the catholic school who would help him load and haul these rocks for him. He had also put petrified wood in some parts of the grotto.
The grotto is actually made out of nine grottos put together. The first grotto I saw was when Jesus was first born. It was so pretty and nerve-racking. As we went through the grotto, it told us the stories of Christ. It was very interesting. My favorite part was when they showed us steps of rock that looked like a bed of roses. But, a giant rock stopped the stairway from going any farther. Father Duberstein did that on purpose. It meant you can’t make your way to heaven on a bed of roses.
The Father had help from a man named Father Grieving. Both priests worked on this for 80 years until it was done. If you ever go to the grotto be sure you pay close attention to all the grottos. This is a spectacular sight and you don’t want to miss it.
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