Altar Transformation

IN December, I had previously posted on transforming the oratory in my university for Advent. I am posting about how we were able to transform the empty and stripped altar for Good Friday at the chapel of the Convitto San Tomasso to one worthy of celebrating the Easter Vigil mass under the supervision of Fr. Michael Goh, a Malaysian priest currently studying for a Licentiate in Liturgy at the Anselmo.

This is the chapel stripped bare on Good Friday

Among the "tools" we used were the Paschal candle, and loads of flowers

The lectern is clothed with a white antependium, and other altar linens were used to cover the altar.

The finished product. Note that the flower arrangements were all done by Fr. Michael himself and that the tabernacle is exposed. I have no idea why they preferred to have 3 altar candles though.

The tabernacle as it usually is

A little something behind the scenes that is not normally seen, side altars!!! The crosses on the walls are that of the Via Crucis.

Have a closer look at one of them. Unfortunately I was not able to snap a photo of 2 priests in action side by side...