In previous posts I have tried to remind us of what we have, what we take for granted, and what we could lose. In this little post I will highlight the Bishop Mullock Memorial Altar and remind us of its origins. Many of us spent our childhood looking at it but, as is often the case with the familiar, not actually seeing it!
In the following picture, we see the sanctuary of St Patrick's Church with the original altar. This is the Bishop Mullock Memorial Altar, installed in 1881. Bishop John Thomas Mullock, who died in 1869, was keen to forge ahead with the completion of St Patrick's Church and he worked tirelessly towards that goal.
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| The original Altar, St Patrick's Church |
The Gothic Style altar is constructed of Carrara marble. The Paschal Lamb is depicted in the central panel. To the left the Papal Keys are represented and to the right the Cross surmounted with the Crown of Thorns.
During church renovations in the early 1990s, the Bishop Mullock Memorial Altar was relocated to its present location, where the Blessed Sacrament is kept.
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| St Patrick's original altar, the Bishop Mullock Memorial Altar, installed in 1881 |
Look at it. It is too beautiful for words.
👉I have found some of the information about the Bishop Mullock Memorial Altar in the leaflet 'St Patrick's Church' by Katrina McAllister and Karen Morrissey, 1996👈
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