Here is a quick shot of St. Mary the Virgin in NYC. My wife got some killer shots on her digital SLR camera which I need to download, but this one gives you a sense of the massive space. The parish is located right in Times Square. It is full of gorgeous wood carvings by the German carver Johannes Kirchmayer (1860-1930). The rood screen which he carved is the most beautiful I have seen to date. The church itself is built in 13th century French Gothic and is modeled on Saint-Chapelle in Paris. The nave sores to a height of 80 feet. While there the organist was practicing, playing an amazing piece by Durufle, which managed to drown out all of the traffic and street noise from Times Square. I'll post more pictures of this cool church later. Unfortunately the building seems to be the only traditional Anglo-Catholic thing left about this place. They are a "Rite 2" parish, and when I attended Sunday mass at this church a few years ago they had a woman celebrating the Eucharist. Using incense and bells does not make one a Catholic.Tuesday, May 05, 2009
St. Mary the Virgin
Here is a quick shot of St. Mary the Virgin in NYC. My wife got some killer shots on her digital SLR camera which I need to download, but this one gives you a sense of the massive space. The parish is located right in Times Square. It is full of gorgeous wood carvings by the German carver Johannes Kirchmayer (1860-1930). The rood screen which he carved is the most beautiful I have seen to date. The church itself is built in 13th century French Gothic and is modeled on Saint-Chapelle in Paris. The nave sores to a height of 80 feet. While there the organist was practicing, playing an amazing piece by Durufle, which managed to drown out all of the traffic and street noise from Times Square. I'll post more pictures of this cool church later. Unfortunately the building seems to be the only traditional Anglo-Catholic thing left about this place. They are a "Rite 2" parish, and when I attended Sunday mass at this church a few years ago they had a woman celebrating the Eucharist. Using incense and bells does not make one a Catholic.