Bishop Buddy Scrapbook 1937 (3)

BISHOP BUDDY'S P~:'.'ATE CHAPEl CLASSIC IN ART 'A Chapel of the Holy Ghost, pri- \7ate retreat for worship at Bishop Charles Francis Buddy's residence, 1528 Fourth ave., bas been com- pleted. Considered by many of the Catho- lic clergy and laymen to be a work of art itself, with its hand- decorated walls and stained glass, the appointments have been se- lected carefully. The 14 stations of the cross on sheets of copper came from Paris. Glass cases hold tiny relics of St. Vincent de Paul, St. Charles and St. Therese (Little Flower). For the rest of the chapel, the art, the labor and materials are of this community, in so far as pos- sible. Pews To Seat 25 There are pews for 25. All wood furnishings are in mahogany. The ceiling, replica of an old mission chapel, was decorated by a San Diego Mexican artist. The motif throughout, including wall borders, :is symbolic of the blessed sacra- ment - gold wheat and purple grapes. High on the walls to the left of the seats are the shields of the Pope, of Archbishop John J. Cantwell, of the Apostolic delegate at Washington, D. C. To the 1:ight is the shield of Bishop Buddy and two impersonal shields that one day may be changed into shields of the bishop's successors. The liturgical altar has a taber- nacle of brightly polished metal, the gift of priests of the diocese of San Diego. The marble altar is draped with exquisite Mexican lace. 'A five-foot stained glass window is a Murillo Madonna of the Immacu- late Conception. Other saints repre- sented include St. Anne, St. Joseph ind St. Francis. Local Priests See Chapel The chapel is surmounted by a gold cross. There is no outside entrance, only the door which opens off the bishop's library. A room to the rear of the chapel has been converted into an auxiliary room with a built-in cedar closet for the 1:eremonial robes. Many priests of the diocese had their first view of the completed chapel recently when Bishop Buddy invited 100 to a reception for Arch- bishop Cantwell at the residence,

TABERNACLE, LITURGICAL ALTAR OF NEW RETREAT i'"E- •. r.

LitllJ'gical altar and tabernacle in the Chapel of the Holy Ghost, recently completed at Bishop Charles Francis Buddy'$ residence, 1528 Fourth ave.

Port.ugese Colony To Present Bishop W_ith Ne 1 ~tations Presentation To B Made At Pt. Loma Reception Thursda Evening A beautiful ~t of bronze sta- tions with the figures s' anding in relief will be presented His Ex- cellency, the. Most Rev. Charles Francis Buddy, as a gift for his private chapel by the parishioner~ of st. Agnes chmch, Pt. Loma, next Thursday evening, July 22, at which time they are holding a reception for him. The dinner and reception has been atranged for 8 o'clock in the EspiTito Santo hall. Lawrence Oliver, president of the AmeTican Fisheries will deliver the welcom- ing address to Bishop Buddy in English, while Anthony Madruga will give a welcome in Portuguese.