I truly felt God's presence

Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul - Philadelphia, PA

Part of the Parkway Museum District

Here is a Virtual Tour.

And here is my mini tour...

Completed in 1864. 

Modeled after the Lombard Church of Saint Charles (San Carlo al Corso) in Rome, Italy.

Restorations made in the 1950s. The outside is being improved now. Plans for the inside in the next two years. But this House of God is still remarkable. I was able to attend Sunday Vigil Mass on Saturday, August 6th with Father Kieran, a nigerian priest, and he ended his homily with, "Can you be the voice of truth?"

The view from the back

A beauty on the left side of the altar

I missed this the first time around

Our Mama
 Shrine to Our Lady of Guadalupe was installed in December 2009

Our Papa

Blessed JPII "visited and prayed in this Cathedral and celebrated the Eucharist at Logan Circle on October 3, 1979".

I sat and pray for a good while on a Sunday afternoon- it was incredibly peaceful. God was very present.

Baptismal Font- the Dome is shaped like St. Peter's Basilica in Rome

Cardinal Regali- will be Archbishop Emeritus on Septemer 8, 2011

Outside of the Basilica

Jesus Breaking Bread- 1976- stands right outside the front of the Basilica

Our Lady of Lourdes & St. Bernie - Her & Padre Pio are everywhere :)

Check out the Cathedral website

The streets continued: Stops 10&11

Stop 10:

Philadelphia Art Museum

The Skyline from the top

Katie & I after running them up them Rocky Steps with the Rocky Theme playin'

The whole scene

Rocky & I ;)

Stop 11: Catholic Underground at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul – located at 18^th Street & Benjamin Franklin Parkway- part of the Parkway Museums District Philadelphia

The artist was Paul Jisung Kim and he “makes noises with his face”. He was pretty chill guy from California.

 Catholic Underground, Basiclica of Peter and Paul

It was an awesome day in the city of Philadelphia. Hope you enjoyed my little timeline of my experience of the city of “Brotherly Love”. Next post will have more from my trip inside the Basilica & Love Park. I will eventually get in some of the museums & for Mass at the Basilica.