The Christian Riders organize the blessing; their yellow banner decorated a flatbed truck that held a temporary altar.

It is believed that, at first, these deities were worshiped at temporary altars.

The temporary altar was perched on the old walls of the monastery; below was a natural amphitheater.

The first stage of restoration was finished by October 1992, with a temporary altar in place for worship.

In 1964 a temporary wooden altar was constructed and installed in the sanctuary to accommodate Mass being said facing the people.

In May 1964 the temporary wooden altar was placed in the sanctuary to accommodate the mass being said in English and facing the congregation.

It was completed in 1873, although by Christmas Eve 1870, construction was far enough advanced that midnight mass was offered on a temporary altar.

That temporary altar should remain, she argued.

More modest households erected temporary altars for special occasions such as Todos Santos or private devotional ceremonies.

The pews were installed one week earlier, and a temporary altar was used.