The Traditional Latin Mass is coming in Quincy this fall, to the re-opened Saint Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church. I’ll be writing a lot more about that as things develop, but here are some pictures as the renovations begin. The church was basically gutted when it was closed a couple years ago, so we have to replace almost everything except the pews, and there’s a lot of cleaning to do.

First, some pictures from outside; click on them to see them full-sized. Please excuse my low-quality camera and even lower-quality photography skills.

Update, Oct 11, 2008: More pictures here…

From across the street:

Another angle:

Front entrance:

Looking up at the bell tower:

From the rear parking lot:

The front door handles, recently refinished and looking brand new:

Plaque on the front of church, showing it was built in 1912.  “Quincy Preserves” is the town’s historical preservation group, so the building is an historical landmark of some sort.

The rectory:

Stained glass in the north end of the transept:

Stained glass in the south end:

Joseph statue, which had been sold, but someone managed to track it and the Mary statue down and buy them back.

Paintings to the north and south of the main altar area.

Painting on the underside of the choir loft, right above your head as you walk in.