Cathedral of St. John the Divine: Always an Open Door for the Community

New York – Earlier this week, the biggest Cathedral in the world, The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, opened its doors to COVID19 patients of its neighbor, the Mt. Sinai St. Luke’s Hospital on upper west side Amsterdam. But plans have changed, as the admissions have lessened and more patients have been discharged. Thankfully, Spring has set in with a message of hope in the air.

The Cathedral of the Episcopal Diocese of New York is chartered as “a house of prayer for all people and a unifying center of intellectual light and leadership.” Collective Heart and Safety Blanket appear in the Cathedral’s High Altar in the exhibit “Value of Sanctuary: Building a House without Walls. During Lent, the art pieces created by Eva Petric are lowered to veil the crucifix.

Although a relative slow-down has been experienced here, government officials continue to ask the public to strictly #stayhome, maintain #socialdistancing, and continue to #wearmasksandgloves whenever there is a need to go out.

For Easter Sunday, OSM! features the colossal Cathedral of St. John the Divine, saluting to its consistent dedication to and voice of the community. Let’s do a virtual Museum tour.

An interfaith exhibit of all major religions in the world, in honor of James Parks Morton, Episcopalian priest and founder of the Interfaith Center of New York.

NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt (May 2018 – June 2019).
It is compassionate with persons living with AIDS.

And honors those who perished in the 9-11 bombings.
Meredith Bergmann’s bronze sculpture, Memorial to September 11.

The world’s biggest Cathedral has a Gothic and Byzantine revival architecture. It was conceived in 1872 by the Right Rev. Horatio Potter, who thought of building an American cathedral. Rt. Rev. Potter laid the cornerstone on December 27, 1892 on St. John’s Day. Today, the Cathedral and the Diocese continues the tradition of stepping up for any crisis confronting the community with the leadership of The Right Reverend Clifton Daniel III.
Two 12-foot high menorahs in the High Altar were presented to the Cathedral by New York Times publisher Adolph Ocs, in gratitude for improving the Jewish-Christina relations in NYC by Bp. William Manning.

(Featured photo is the West entrance of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine with the Peace Fountain, 40-foot high sculpture and fountain, created in 1985 by the Cathedral’s sculptor-in-residence Greg Wyatt.)

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