Boston College: St. Mary's Chapel
Dec 25, 2019 14:10:12 #
The chapel in St. Mary's Hall Jesuit residence last night. The building is about 100 years old having been built when BC moved from the South End near Boston City Hospital to Chestnut Hill. BC is just over the crest of Heartbreak Hill during the Boston Marathon. It is all downhill from there. Obviously there are no classes at BC on the third Monday in April. The city is mostly paralyzed. The T (subway) runs but is very very slow, some stations are closed (even-before-the-brothers-whose-name-should-never-be-spoken detonated the bomb).
The majority of men live in the Hall and the rest of us in smaller satellite houses within a block or so of the campus. I live in one of the small houses. It works.
The majority of men live in the Hall and the rest of us in smaller satellite houses within a block or so of the campus. I live in one of the small houses. It works.
High resolution from the back of the chapel.
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The altar in close-up.
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The creche on one of the side altars to the left.
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Virgin and child.
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Intentional camera movement of the trees at the creche. It was a 4 second exposure ISO 500, f/22
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Dec 25, 2019 14:45:22 #
Dec 25, 2019 21:31:09 #
UTMike wrote:
Beautiful series! Merry Christmas.
Thanks for looking and commenting. Have a Blessed Christmas.
Dec 25, 2019 21:53:40 #
Dec 26, 2019 06:54:15 #
steve49
Loc: massachusetts
Nice photos. Interesting building.
Father... As a graduate of BC can you tell me if they still have the cage in the cellar at Bapst Library?
Curious.
The cage was a section way down at the rear in the basement where they stored "forbidden" books... It was locked and had limited access. ( I think these books were more of an anti church direction rather than
anything else.)
Father... As a graduate of BC can you tell me if they still have the cage in the cellar at Bapst Library?
Curious.
The cage was a section way down at the rear in the basement where they stored "forbidden" books... It was locked and had limited access. ( I think these books were more of an anti church direction rather than
anything else.)
Dec 26, 2019 10:16:22 #
Dec 26, 2019 11:35:11 #
Dec 26, 2019 11:39:41 #
frjack wrote:
The chapel in St. Mary's Hall Jesuit residence las... (show quote)
Stunning Chapel and love the first image (B&W) with it's natural lighting.....wonderful place. Thank You.
Dec 26, 2019 11:44:13 #
Dec 26, 2019 13:21:40 #
Beautiful photographs of a lovely and poignant location.
--Bob
--Bob
frjack wrote:
The chapel in St. Mary's Hall Jesuit residence las... (show quote)
Dec 26, 2019 16:15:24 #
Bob Mevis wrote:
A beautiful chapel. A nice series.
Thanks for looking and commenting. Fortunately, when the building underwent major remodeling the chapel was untouched.
Dec 26, 2019 16:22:15 #
steve49 wrote:
Nice photos. Interesting building.
Father... As a graduate of BC can you tell me if they still have the cage in the cellar at Bapst Library?
Curious.
The cage was a section way down at the rear in the basement where they stored "forbidden" books... It was locked and had limited access. ( I think these books were more of an anti church direction rather than
anything else.)
Father... As a graduate of BC can you tell me if they still have the cage in the cellar at Bapst Library?
Curious.
The cage was a section way down at the rear in the basement where they stored "forbidden" books... It was locked and had limited access. ( I think these books were more of an anti church direction rather than
anything else.)
Checked with one of the men who works/ed in the library (I am not an alum). The cage is still there but the books are not. You are correct, it was for books on the "index of forbidden books." No longer exists (the index that is). St. Mary's was closed for two years for a massive and badly needed remodeling. The building from second to fifth floor was 'split in half.' The half to the left when facing the entrance remains a Jesuit residence for about 35 men with larger and brighter rooms--the rooms were dreadful. I hated staying there when visiting from D.C. The other half is computer science and the Woods School, adult education division named after Fr. James Woods, SJ (great guy). The ground floor remains the SJ community. A little reconfiguring but for the most part unchanged. Mass every day at 8 AM with the 10 and 11 only on M-F during the semester, all open to public. I have tomorrow and Sunday at 8.
Thanks for the question. I never would have known about the cage otherwise.
Dec 26, 2019 16:23:10 #
rmalarz wrote:
Beautiful photographs of a lovely and poignant location.
--Bob
--Bob
Thanks. BC is in quite a setting. The chapel is gorgeous.
Dec 26, 2019 18:11:23 #
Dec 26, 2019 19:08:51 #
jaymatt wrote:
Beautiful photos. Merry Christmas!
Thanks for commenting. Have a Happy New Year.
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