Quis Non Amantem Pictures

Highlights from Quis Non Amántem
Sanctuary before and after Wedding Mass (mouse over picture to swap images)
View a collage of the Altar (1960's, post-1960's, at the Wedding)
Sanctuary Transformed	Nuptial Blessing with Sacred Ministers
The Roman Canon	His Excellency, Bishop Gracida, at the Faldstool
Schola & Organist	Polyphonic Choir Rehearsing the Night Before
Polyphonic Choir, Schola, and Wedding Sponsors
Fr. Paul Callens directing a Schola in the same Church (circa 1960's)
Photos from the Nuptial Mass
Mass Photo (1)	The beginning of the Canon
Mass Photo (2)	Torchbearers arrive
Mass Photo (3)	Nuptial Blessing (1)
Mass Photo (4)	Nuptial Blessing (2)
Mass Photo (5)	Nuptial Blessing (3)
Mass Photo (6)	Nuptial Blessing (4)
Mass Photo (7)	The Sermon by Fr. Valentine Young, O.F.M.
Mass Photo (8)	Rehearsing the Víctimae
Mass Photo (9)	Groom conducting Víctimae (1)
Mass Photo (10)	Groom conducting Víctimae (2)
Mass Photo (11)	Groom conducting Víctimae (3)
Bride Holy Communion	Groom conducting Víctimae (4)
Bride & Groom after Communion	Wedding guests
Beginning of Ceremony	The Bishop at the Altar (beginning of Mass)
Preparation for the Mass
Mrs. Ostrowski sketching	Mrs. Ostrowski finalizing her drawings for booklets
Preparing the linen cloths to be used on the Altar	Mailing away to Kansas to get the frontal piece and combining it with the desired picture
PDF plans for Sanctuary (4 page file)	Official Ecclesiastical permission for temporary altar
St. Valencia-Guizar's personal chasuble	An example of the countless little things that go into a production like Quis Non Amantem
St. Valencia-Guizar's chasuble (2)	St. Valencia-Guizar's personal chasuble (3)
Constructing the Temporary Altar
Altar Setup 1	Altar Setup 6
Altar Setup 2	Altar Setup 7
Altar Setup 3	Altar Setup 8
Altar Setup 4	Statues waiting to be placed on altar
Altar Setup 5	Men became Seamstresses
Altar Complete	Building the Altar
"Story of an Altar" collage (large JPEG)	"Story of an Altar" collage (even larger JPEG)
Production Photos
Audio Equipment	A technician's work is never done
Tools of the trade	Recording technician Ben Craig audits playbacks
Setting up cameras	Watershed technician Albert Saenz
Filming from all angles	Recording the Mass of Thanksgiving
Adjusting microphones to account for all sound sources	Watershed wired the Chapel so that the organist could watch the conductor by video
Ready for the Wedding	Last minute preparations
Ready for Wedding (2)	Setting up microphones and equipment
Ready for Wedding (3)	Makeshift organ stand
Ready for Wedding (4)	Makeshift organ stand (2)
Ready for Wedding (5)	Time to pack up and go home
Sacred Ministers & Altar Servers Rehearsing
Special servers to assist the Bishop waiting patiently	A quick rehearsal by the sacred ministers, who came from different parts of the USA
Rehearsal (1)	Sacred ministers rehearsing (1)
Rehearsal (2)	Sacred ministers rehearsing (2)
Rehearsal (3)	Rehearsing torchbearers
Altar before Mass of Thanksgiving	Torchbearers waiting patiently
Miscellaneous
Mass of Thanksgiving	The statues must now be put away
The Bride and Groom were the last to leave	The temporary Tabernacle for the Sanctíssimum (in a side Chapel)
Excerpt from music booklets (1)	A sample page (PDF) from musical booklets
Excerpt from music booklets (2)	Sample pages (PDF) from congregational booklets
Choir and Organist
David Pedersen flew all the way from Virginia to sing	After driving to Corpus Christi, TX from Kansas, guest conductor Lucas Tappan met the choir for the first time, and had but 50 minutes to rehearse!
Guest conductor Lucas Tappan is currently pursuing a Master's in conducting	Mark Ostrowski, replacing the paid organist who canceled at the last minute, had less than 24 hours to learn the music
Choir members from several states met one another the night before the Wedding	A special platform was kept to keep the conductor from falling backwards. Maestro Tappan did a truly magnificent job.
Choir rehearsing (1)	Bringing the ladies, in the loft, into the Víctimae
Choir rehearsing (2)	Not nervous in the least
Choir rehearsing (3)	Some of the singers also stood up at the Wedding
Choir rehearsing (4)	Last minute instructions
Choir rehearsing (5)	The Schola Cantórum did a marvelous job
Mark Ostrowski stepped in and saved the day	Schola members met one another for the first time on the day of the Wedding
Choir members gathering (1)	The time approaches
Choir members gathering (2)	A sneak peak at the Bride
Choir members gathering (3)	Younger choir members with Bride at the reception
Schola participating at Mass	Choir members enjoying themselves at the reception
Some Photos of People Involved in the Project
Most Reverend Bishop Gracida prepares for Mass	Fr. Glen Mullan and Fr. James Vasquez kindly assisted "in choir"
Bishop Gracida blessing the couple after the Wedding	The groom's father and uncle served as acolytes for the first time in more than 35 years
Bride and Groom with Fr. Fryar	Fr. Valentine Young, O.F.M., blessing the couple
Fr. Glen Mullan	Fr. Valentine chats with a choir member after the Mass
Fr. James Fryar, FSSP, who flew in from Pennsylvania, was exceedingly helpful setting everything up and played a major role in the ceremony
Wedding Procession
Procession of Sponsors	Procession begins
The Wedding party approaches	The color of the Wedding was Teal
Flower girls (1)	Wedding Procession (2)
Flower girls (2)	Wedding Procession (3)
The Bride approaches	Wedding Procession (4)
As the Bride enters	Wedding Procession (5)
Practicing for Procession	Making sure the flower girls are ready
Shots with the Families
Vows to God	Bride's immediate family
The Bride before the Ceremony	Groom's immediate family
Bride's family	Groom's family
Bride's parents	Groom's parents
Bride and Groom	Bride with parents
Bride's Wedding Attendants	Groomsmen
Bride and Groom with Maids of honor and Best Man	Parents of the Bride in front of the St. John Vianney Side Altar
End of Mass	Bridal Shot
Parents of the Bride	Wedding guests
From the Wedding Reception	Flower girls eager to go
Sponsors awaiting Wedding party	Wedding Sponsors with Bride & Groom
Larger Bridal Picture	Larger Picture with Bishop Gracida