tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3181589320170374720.post6092031351057691931..comments2024-03-27T00:37:16.355-07:00Comments on Orbis Catholicus Secundus: Roman Basilica of Sts. John and Paul: Cardinal Spellman's RestorationJohn Paul Sonnenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17248427382830782035noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3181589320170374720.post-81109087103131733012011-02-15T03:44:51.488-08:002011-02-15T03:44:51.488-08:00Chandeliers in Roman Basilicas are a tradition. S...Chandeliers in Roman Basilicas are a tradition. St. Peter's in Rome used to have them(until after Paul VI and his cohort of liturgical hacks pulled them down).<br /><br />At great feasts in St. Peter's (a canonization, a Papal Mass, a Papal coronation etc.), the chandeliers in St. Peter's would be lit, and the entire sactisty up to the Papal altar would be ablaze in light and color from the crystal chandeliers. They were pulled down around 1969, right when the Novus Ordo junk was introduced.<br />There are still afew Roman Basilicas where the chandeliers are in place, and turned on at major occasions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3181589320170374720.post-40832152719948987942011-02-14T11:34:37.652-08:002011-02-14T11:34:37.652-08:00He put the chandeliers in. They, and the chairs, a...He put the chandeliers in. They, and the chairs, are from the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in NYC. I guess His Eminence got them at a good price.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3181589320170374720.post-43003799652996265922011-02-14T02:45:20.079-08:002011-02-14T02:45:20.079-08:00Weddings are very popular at this church.Weddings are very popular at this church.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3181589320170374720.post-58396679030780608382011-02-13T17:57:40.333-08:002011-02-13T17:57:40.333-08:00to bad he kept the chandelier-shop inside.to bad he kept the chandelier-shop inside.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com