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Saturday, September 5, 2026

WHEREIN THERE WASN’T ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE PRE-VATICAN II CHAPEL, BUT WRECKOVATED BY THE JESUITS, NONE THE LESS, AND THEN LATER A NEW RENOVATIOIN BY THE JESUITS AND MUCH MORE TASTEFUL, JUST ADD AN ALTAR RAILING, NEW ALTAR AND AMBO…

 Madonna della Strada Chapel at Loyola, Chicago:

First iteration:


Second iteration:



Third iteration:






5 comments:

William said...

Good Heavens, what a difference! Keep praying, folks, we're winning.

TJM said...

They had to spend a small fortune to show their dedication to "noble simplicity and poverty!"

TJM said...

FYI, the original orientation of the altar was to the east; which the liturgical deformers apparently ignored when wreckovating the chapel

ByzRus said...

It's nice. Not sure what the colonnade adds other than it takes up space and establishes space. If not there, the tabernacle would look more easily knocked over as it's just plunked down on a pedestal. The original, hard to see as it's grainy, was likely the best iteration.

Fr. David Evans said...

Candles tastefully arranged on the floor, Father! But the false pillars add nothing to the improvement.