Bishop Buddy Scrapbook 1937 (3)

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The Chapel was made possible contains an elegant figure of the by the donations of pastors and Incarnate Word. The main win-! their parishioners. of certain re- dow in the Transcept has a repro- ligious institutions, certain Dia- duction of Murillo's "Madonna of cesan organizations, and friends. the Immaculate Conception." The Altar was installed by the The other windows in the dome Southwest Onyx & Marble Co., contain figures of the Holy Ghost the roofing by the Asbestos Prod- and St. Joseph at one side, St. ucts Co., the plumbing and heat- Ann and St. Francis of Assisi at ing by Carl Schaniel, tile work by the other. There are three small- the San Diego Tile Co., lathing er windows at each side of the and plastering by George Thomp- Chancel, one on the south expos- son, the millwork by the Patten- ure contains the Coat of Arms of Blinn Lumber Co., the lumber by the Holy Father, fla_nked by win- the Western Lumber co., the dows with the Coats of Arms of hardware by the Hazzard-Gould the Apostolic Delegate, and the Co., plumbing fixtures and heating Metropolitan Archbishop of the equipment by the Crane Co., the Province. On the north exposure electrical fixtures by the Ash are three windows with the Coat Company, the sheet metal work of Arms of the first Bishop of San and electrical work by local com- Diego flanked by two windows of panies. Much of the equipment impersonal designs reserved for and furmshings were provided by future Bishops of San Diego. the Benbough Furniture Store and The decorations were done by the Marston Company. two local artists: Serafino Ricco The pews were donated bY the and his assistant. California Church Furniture Co., The double aoors that lead to Los Angeles. A feature about the the Chapel from the Vestibule kneelers is the finish in rubber and to the sacristy from the Altar cemented to the wood _and cov- are made 0f mahogany and are ered with leatherette. suggestive ''·or' 'permanency and The Stations of the Cross were stability, as. indeed, is everything painted in Paris by the Schmalz] about the Chapel. Co., and imported by the Daprato The tile on the bases of the Statuary Co. niches and windowsills is of a col- The glass for the windows was or specialy selected to blend with imported and the artistic work the scheme of the ensemble. on them designed and done here The structural significance of in San Diego by the Wieland Stu- the roof and the artistic finish dios. th?reon recall the style of the Old The window in the Vestibule Missions.

Buddy's Chapel, the erection of its Stations of the Cross, the blessing of the vestments and other appur- tances and equipment took place Wednesday, Dec. 22. The Chapel was privately consecrated by His Excellency. attended by Rev. M. J. O'Connor and the Rev. William Casey, Thursday, December 23, at 6:30 p. m. The Chapel is a gem of artistic excellence. The Altar of white marble trimmed with onyx pilas- ters, modest and simple of appear- ance, rich, withal, in its material and in the episcopal purple of its dossal-decorated background; the Stations of the Cross finely and delicately done by the artist on sheets of copper set in the walls and illumined by a recessed tubu- lar line of light; the symbolic de- signs in .gold-leaf on ~he :four arches about the Altar· and on the beamed roof-the golden wheat and the purple grape suggestive of the Blessed Sacrament - the harmonious blend of color thrown into bold relief and carried throughout the Chapel in the Episcopal purple of the carpet- covered floor and the faintly sub- dued tone of the wood-work in the roof and panelled doors; the art glass winows with their appropri- ' ate and significant designs-all these impress the visitor not only with the liturgical exactness but simple elegance and sustained en- richment of the whole.

The four canonical candlesticks and four vases on the Altar, and the Sanctuary Lamp are· of plain Tudor design finished in gold to correspond to the Tabernacle. The relics in the Crosses on the Altar are of St. Matthew. \~he Apostle, St. Flora, and the "Mar- tyres Treverunsium." These were received from Rome through the courtesy of the Rev. Ignatius De La Foster. Apostolic Notary, who also attested their genuineness. A relic of St. Thomas is placed in the Altar stone. The Cross. which is suspended from the dossal by means of two silken cords, is made of wood with /the Figure of Christ, in composi-. I tion. The veil of the Tabernacle is made of rich Mexican laces adorn- ed with exquisite designs. The Sacristy is equipped with a Sacrarium and cedar-lined cabi- nets where the vestment.s-ll.11 o.f Gothic-are suspended from a bar. His Excellency celebrated the first Mass in the Chapel after its consecration Thursday, December 23. Daily Mass was celebrated by the Bishop in the Library of his home until that time. i Lo ca I Companies Construct Bishop's Chapel in Home

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