On the second morning of the 19th Annual HIV/STD Conference I went to Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Springfield. I had only been here one time before, two years ago. At that time I was visiting my mother-in-law who was ill. I took a break from our visit (so she could rest) and went to Mass at the Cathedral. It was Good Friday and the Mass was wonderful. It was also a church that was getting ready to begin a restoration projection. Well, the restoration is a success. This is a beautiful church. It is clear to see the Roman civil influence on the church’s’ design. The art is incorporated into the design so that there is no clash between time periods.
Cathedral of Immaculate Conception Springfield
I sat trying to pay attention to the liturgy. I was not always successful. The pillars kept pulling my eyes upward. The ceiling demanded my attention. The side alters kept demanding I look at them.
Cathedral of Immaculate Conception Springfield: pillars
The upper windows and of course the rectangular shape of the church remind me of my “home” church in Uptown. It was desiged after St. Paul Outside the Wall. That is a church that had been a Roman courthouse and was conerted to t a church. So I looked at the upper window and wondered if they were painted gold for the same reason as our church, because that is what the original Romans did? May they just did that because it looks congruent with the rest of the church and is pleasing. Either way I felt connected to my home church in Uptown. Because of the name I felt connected to my home church in Fort Wayne. I really felt connected to my mother-in-law. Margo, I love ya and miss ya.
Cathedral of Immaculate Conception Springfield: upper windows
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