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More of the Consecration of Old St. Patrick in KC
Here are a few photos of some of the more interesting moments in the rite of consecration and a couple from the Pontifical Mass and its aftermath.
I’ll post and maybe add notes later.
25 October 2008
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What is the Latin word for “wow.” Absolutely stunning. Tom
Comment by TJM — 25 October 2008 @ 5:08 pmWhat’s on the ground? Sand? Can someone please describe these rituals?!
Comment by Anthony — 25 October 2008 @ 5:11 pmMore information about the Oratory:
Comment by SMJ — 25 October 2008 @ 5:16 pmhttp://ourparishtoo.blogspot.com/
Now that’s what I call a Catholic church! Awesome!
Comment by Calleva — 25 October 2008 @ 5:24 pmBishop Finn wrote the Latin and Greek alphabets in the sand.
I only cried twice during the services. I wish I could express clearly the depth of beauty and holiness that I was blessed to witness today. Bishop Finn’s homily was so inspiring, with much emphasis on vocations and voting your faith. Ugh I just can not find the words to talk about everything. I do not doubt FrZ will be able to clarify a lot of points.
I will say this though, there was a veritable army of young seminarians running around in cassocks and lace surpluses (only traditional Catholic men talk about beautiful lace and not think twice about it).
Ohj and the vestments were amazing as well. Ok, I need to go pray for our parish community and our Priests and Bishops.
Comment by Craig — 25 October 2008 @ 5:33 pmThat’s not a cappa magna…it’s a cappa maxima! It looks like a stunning ceremony. The sort of thing that makes you glad to be Catholic.
Comment by Andrew — 25 October 2008 @ 5:38 pmEveryone is correct, words can not describe how awesome the ceremony was.
I feel honored to have attended. The over 5 hour ceremony just flew by, There was very little “down” time.
I have some pix up on my blog as well if you are interested and from there you can get to the complete flickr set that I took
http://www.lostlambs.net/2008/10/old-st-patrick-rededication-concentration-pictures
Please pray for the Institute, Old St. Patrick and Bishop Finn
DEO GRATIAS
Comment by Christopher — 25 October 2008 @ 5:40 pmWhat was the music? I’d assume there was chant. Any polyphony?
Comment by Mark P. — 25 October 2008 @ 5:47 pmI remember watching the video of Abp. Burke consecrating the oratory in Wausau, and thinking how much work it is to consecrate a church in the old Rite! These photos confirm it! A few wardrobe changes, climbing up ladders, writing alphabets in sand… 5 hours! Awesome. I hope that a video or an EWTN broadcast will be available.
Comment by Fr. BJ — 25 October 2008 @ 6:14 pmNo, not “Namewitheld,” Father Z, but “William!”
Comment by William — 25 October 2008 @ 6:26 pmNEWS FLASH: Upon seeing these pictures, Fr. R. McBrien was rushed to University Hospital. According to doctors in the Maternity Ward, however, he’s doing just fine, as are the five adorable kittens to which he’s given birth!
Comment by William — 25 October 2008 @ 6:41 pmNow that’s what I call a consecration. And the vestments! Oh, it’s just too much for words. It must have been a beautiful ceremony.
By the way, I love that pic of the nuns receiving communion. For some reason, the first thing that popped into my head was The Bells of St. Mary’s. :)
Comment by Jayna — 25 October 2008 @ 7:54 pmwhat happended to H.E.miter? it looks bent or damaged.
Comment by Dan — 25 October 2008 @ 8:06 pm“This place is terrible. . . ”
Comment by Jason Petty — 25 October 2008 @ 8:47 pmThose black dresses on photo no.15. Are they nun with traditional habbit?
I thought they’ve extinct.
Comment by beng — 25 October 2008 @ 9:03 pmPlease Lord promote Bishop Finn to St. Louis
Comment by ED — 25 October 2008 @ 9:06 pmI don’t permit “anonymous” or “namewithheld”.
Comment by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf — 25 October 2008 @ 9:17 pmED, kindly stop praying to steal Bp. Finn. However, I’ll join you in prayer that more bishops follow his example!
The nuns in the photos are from the nearby Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles—it’s a “new” but traditional order. We Kansas Citians are proud to have them in our town! http://www.benedictinesofmary.org/
Comment by WhollyRoamin'Catholic — 25 October 2008 @ 9:24 pmWow indeed. I hope to experience such an event someday.
Speaking of St. Louis, I’ll be there next week!
Comment by Christopher Humphries — 25 October 2008 @ 9:26 pmBEAUTIFUL!
Comment by Lepanto — 25 October 2008 @ 10:30 pmThe altar looks more simple that I would have guessed.
I too am praying that Bishop Finn comes to St. Louis.
Comment by Dr. Eric — 25 October 2008 @ 11:14 pmStrike that, it should read “... than I would have guessed.”
Comment by Dr. Eric — 25 October 2008 @ 11:19 pmI have a silly question – does the Bishop chair (the one from the 20’s mentioned in an earlier post) stay there even after the bishop leaves?
Beautiful church, I’ll make a point a visit if I’m ever in the area.
Comment by J W — 25 October 2008 @ 11:31 pmThe altar looks more simple…
I think that altar is a beautiful, genuine example of “noble simplicity,” as opposed to the stripped-down barrenness advocated by some misguided liturgists.
Comment by Margaret — 26 October 2008 @ 3:09 amTwo words: holy envy. As in, I suffer from.
Gorgeous. Beautiful. Just oooooooh.
Look at the bishop getting up there to the consecration crosses! And that stuff in the sand! There’s so much I don’t know and arrrrrgh I want to learn!!
And that altar’s beautiful.
Ok I’m going to stop now :D
Comment by puella — 26 October 2008 @ 4:25 amThank you for the great photos! What a beautiful event it must have been. As the old liturgy and old liturgical practices come back, I think they’re coming back even more beautiful than they were before. It seems to me that people are putting more care and reverence into them.
Comment by EDG — 26 October 2008 @ 5:47 amThe Bishop’s chair will be returned to the Chancery. At one time it resided at a local seminary, St. John’s, now a protestant school, suppose it could be worse, it could be a reiki center.
It has the Bishop Lillis’s coat of arms on the canopy, he was a pastor of the parish then the Bishop.
Comment by Craig — 26 October 2008 @ 7:29 amWhat’s the usual practice in the EF when the diocesan bishop would visit a church w/out a permanent throne? Set up a movable throne gospel side? Set up a faldstool somewhere?
Comment by Paul Madrid — 26 October 2008 @ 11:54 amWhy did the Bishop write the alphabet in the sand?
Comment by B J Flavin — 27 October 2008 @ 5:40 pmNot to go down a rabbit hole, but I never thought I’d see anyone use the term “faldstool” in real life (see Paul Madrid’s comment). I learned it from an old Catholic trivia game. I guess when I first learned the word I was not so into the liturgy as I am now. :)
Comment by Mary — 27 October 2008 @ 9:21 pmA couple of people have asked about the “writing on the sand”. There are a couple of posts dealing with it on the New Liturgical Movement blog. The first one dealing with this same consecration http://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2008/10/consecration-of-old-st-patricks-oratory.html and a more recent post about a variation where the cross is much larger, so as to almost cover the entire interior of the church.
Comment by Emilio III — 27 October 2008 @ 9:41 pm