I'm from Britain. I visited the Basilica in March 2000 with the Philharmonia Chorus when we gave a performance of Hayden's "The Creation" there. I was moved to find that, next door, the Basilica authorities had created a "dining" facility for homeless people, which was called "Our daily bread". They served breakfast, lunch and evening meals, free of charge, every day. At that time, they were serving 1,200 to 1,400 meals a day. It made me proud to be Catholic. I hope it is still running.
I haven't seen the video yet and haven't visited the Basilica personally, but I actually got tears in my eyes just by reading this comment about the charity work done there. It is so amazing to know that as Catholics we're still doing that kind of everyday good work that Jesus told us to do in Mt 25.
Austin is it by design or coincidence that your video on the Basilica of the Assumption is being posted on the Feast of the Assumption. Either way glad to see you made it to Baltimore and back safe.
Yes, but that was Mexican/Spanish territory back at that time so 'technically' not among 'first' in "United States" 'proper'; Same with the Cathedral in New Orleans @1718 - 'French' territory... the 'First' cathedral in the 'Americas' is the Cathedral of the Archbishop of Santo Domingo 1504/1550 in the Dominican Republic!
Amazing video! I had the wonderful privilege to get a tour from a security guard, and one of the most amazing moments was the statue of St. Therese of the Child Jesus, who I have a great devotion to, was completely surrounded by roses. It was the most roses I had seen in one place.
Austin, thank you for all your hard work on this video! It was quite different to have a docent provide the tour. Added a different element to the experience. I do prefer your style of discussion and taking time to admire. However, Carol's skill in sharing the history and detail adds a great depth. Many thanks to her and Father for their generosity! Blessings to all on this beautiful day, as we remember how loved we are by God! 💙
51:00 loved that quick pan to the Tabernacle. Couldn't make out if Our Lord was present (seeing if the candle was lit) since there was mention of a perpetual adoration chapel. Really wnjoy these tours, by the way, so much great content. Also nice to see churches that use beauty to evangelize.
Loved the video, thanks for the showing everyone this amazing basilica. I hope you make it to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington DC. It is also amazing! So glad to live close by to both of these beautiful Basilicas.
My family from Scotland were some of the first under the land grant from the king given to Calvert, Lord Baltimore, to settle Maryland. Very informative video. Thank you
Such a fascinating video. Loaded with history, heritage and faith. One of the most beautiful church tour videos i've ever seen. I bet being there is a unique experience. Thank you Austin. God Bless ✝️
1. Wonderful tour, great guides, thank you. 2. I hope you got to visit St. Elizabeth Ann's Seton house on nearby Paca Street and the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen uptown on North Charles Street. 3. Also, since you're in Maryland I assume you will be traveling to Emmitsburg to visit the Grotto Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes at Mount St. Mary's and the Basilica of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton on the grounds where she developed the religious order the American Daughters of Charity. 4. Emmitsburg is south of the Pennsylvania border where over on the other side is Gettysburg, site of the 1863 Civil War battle. The nuns cared for wounded and dying men from both sides in the field hospitals. The Antietam battlefield is further west. 5. "Oh Maryland, my Maryland ..."
@AngelaSealana Yeah having no catholic friends or family, I had always assumed it was in honor of a queen. I've been to Calverts County and heard many of the names but the catholic side of that history is stripped for the most part. At least locally. Id guess it would shock almost everyone in my county.
Yeah it's almost like MDs catholic history is some big secret. Everyone I've talked to about it down here had no idea. My RCIA director knew but other than that it feels like I discovered some lost history lol. The catholic persecution during the colonial times is mind blowing to me. It makes me want to do a deep dive into catholicism in America.
I've lived in St. Mary's since 1980. Though it took a long time to be accepted, I never had the feeling that Catholicism was a 'runner up.' They are well represented in local politics and business. Then again, I'm a member of its largest (I think) parish, and I've done volunteer archealogical work at St. Mary's city. I also volunteer at a large food pantry that is mostly staffed by Catholics. Maybe these have colored my impression. In upstate NY, where I come from, I definitely felt more animus. In comparison, my early impression of the county was that there was a touch of secular arrogance among well-placed Catholics. However, it is admitteldy sad to know that centers of power migrated to Annapolis for religious reasons, and the chapel in St. Mary's City is a reconstruction because the original's use was outlawed and it's bricks carted off to St. Inigoes. Overall, I feel quite comfortable to be a Catholic in Mary's county.
Cathedral of San Fernando, San Antonio, TX, 1738. Older than the US itself and oldest in the contiguous US. Baltimore Basilica oldest RC cathedral constructed in the newly born republic. Oldest continually operating church in US is in Hingham, Massachusetts: Old Ship Church, since 1681.
A bit further north is the San Miguel Chapel in Santa Fe New Mexico, the oldest Church in the USA, it was founded in the Spanish Colonial period in 1610 and rebuilt in 1710 after it was partially destroyed in 1680 during the Pueblo Indian uprising. There are older sites in Florida, but the churches that were originally there are no longer standing.
"it is preferable to erect a *single altar* which in the gathering of the faithful will signify the one Christ and the one Eucharist of the Church." "the pre-eminent manifestation of the Church consists in the full active participation of all God's holy people in these liturgical celebrations, especially in the same eucharist, in a single prayer, at *one altar*, at which there presides the bishop surrounded by his college of priests and by his ministers" thanks be to God for the liturgical reform
@@gandalfthegreatestwizard7275: True... But still very sad. Those side altars and Lady Chapels in old churches weren't just for show, they were necessary, because there weren't enough hours in the morning for all the priests at a cathedral to offer their Masses! A single altar in a church signifies the shortage of priests.
@@alhilford2345 after the liturgical reform, there is no need for many individual Masses in one Church, because all can celebrate together: a sign of the unity of the priesthood and the Church.
Welcome home brother in Christ! May the Holy Spirit order your steps & may the saints constantly pray for you to become as they are. Have a blessed Sunday
Lovely, lovely video. Thank you so much for bringing the history and patrimony of the Catholic Church in Baltimore and in the United States to us. If I may offer a suggestion, the transitions (I felt) were a little jarring and some camera movements, also. Your other on site videos where, if I recall well, more stable. It may be that I'm a little sensitive, but this one made me feel queasy. Otherwise, wonderful job :)
The fact they forget they have the relics of Sts. Athanasius, Gregory of Nazianzus, and Gregory should be a crime. As well as the use of the star of Remohan in the Abps crest. Mind boggling.
Indeed, architects of centuries past did an amazing job of accounting for natural lighting, acoustics, temperature, etc. So much is cheapened in modern buildings. Even though we have electricity to provide lighting wherever we want it, there is something beautiful about natural lighting. Yes, one needs to be able to supplement it at night and during dark storms. Yet, during a power outage, it's really handy to have natural lighting. The added beauty and the energy savings can make it beneficial to still incorporate it, today. Acoustics today tends to involve powered sound systems. Back in the day, one had to make the voice of an individual fill the space. For a small building, that wouldn't be too hard. But for a large building, they would recognize the benefits of parabolic curves and other shapes that direct sound from the whisper point to all places in the building or at least the large room. Some of those same buildings now have electronic sound systems, and the sound can get really messed up if they don't also cancel out the built-in acoustics by absorbing some of the added sound. Again, in a power outage or to save power, it's handy to have a building that carries the sound for you. If you ever get lots of people together in a room with low ceilings, you know how quickly it can heat up. One of a few reasons some older buildings had higher ceilings was to allow the heat to rise away from the people. (It also allowed the conveying of light and sound, while also allowing lots of room for beauty. In colder conditions, people could just keep wearing what they would wear outside, or slightly less...or at least unzip coats. So many modern buildings, including church buildings too often lose the benefits of past centuries. Yet, they still cost millions of dollars to build.
@@GospelSimplicity, I agree. I respect what they did. I wish more people today considered all that they considered. Things today are practical with technology available. But if it fails or if we just want natural function, beauty, and solutions, the old had so much to offer. There are ways to incorporate the modern with the old, but it's rarely done well.
@@marya9039 It is now in the USA. Many building were built before the US was the US. Weather before or not is a moot issue. It was still built first. Just because New Mexico was inducted as a state in 1912 does not change the fact that the Jamaz Springs church is 402 years old.
Haha that’s why it’s called the Baltimore Catechism 😂 That book was part of my religious studies when I was homeschooled but never bothered to ask why it was named that way.
Dear sir, I think you mean either America's first English-speaking Cathedral, or the US's first Cathedral. The one in Quebec was established well before the one in Baltimore! (ps I am the priest of the parish in Ferryland, Newfoundland, where Lord Baltimore and his family first settled, before moving south)
Here is what needs to be criticized on the part of the Catholic presenters: turning their backs to the Blessed Sacrament, hands in the pockets in the sacred Presence, speaking casually and not in hushed tones inside of the church building. The dignity of the priest should have been made to be felt, so as to prevent being referred to as "you guys". The Catholics here should have shown the example to the visitor. As a side note, Charles X was the successor to Louis XVIII, not Charles IX.
It's a bit of a technicality. This was the first Cathedral that, when it was built, was in the United States. There are other churches older than it located in what is now the US but at the time of construction was not the US
ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ikuCpGrE6mI.html Michael Lofton of Reason and Theology went to first cathedral too. The first Cathedral is in Louisiana, New Orleans, right? Built in 1718, Or is it Baltimore one? The Minor Basilica is what's shown by Michael?
Isn’t the (arch)bishopric of Baltimore the first _Sedis Episcopalis_ of the USA? Maybe in this sense the Cathedral is to be called “protos” (even if not the oldest [building] as a Cathedral), right? I don’t know when Louisiana became part of the country, but it can have something to do with it: I’ve read somewhere the Cathedral of San Juan Bautista in San Juan, Porto Rico, is the second oldest Cathedral in all American continent, second only to the Cathedral Santa Maria la Menor in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. I’m just guessing there can be some subtle difference in the words “first”, “oldest” and even “USA”.
@@masterchief8179 Hnmm yeah, good observation. Though I am also not sure as I am not a US citizen though got YT recommendation both videos at same time 😂
@Masterchief8179 already hinted at it, but the distinction has to with "America's first Cathedral" vs. "the oldest Cathedral built in what is now the US." The Baltimore Basilica was the first Cathedral for the first archdiocese in the US. The cathedral in Louisiana was built first, but it wasn't in the US when it was built and thus wasn't a Cathedral for the US. Hopefully that helps! Both are amazing buildings
I thought the first cathedral on Americal soil was in St. Augustine, Florida. Unless the definition of first Cathedral means first cathedral constructed under American governance.
I'm not familiar with that idiomatic expression. What do you mean? But I could take a guess, that it's either she displays unexpected knowledge or skill, or that she's spouting nonsensical talk?
My family from Scotland were some of the first under the land grant from the king given to Calvert, Lord Baltimore, to settle Maryland. Very informative video. Thank you
