Religion: Our Lady of Good Voyage Shrine For more than six decades, the small Chapel of Our Lady of Good Voyage was a modest Catholic outpost in the otherwise barren landscape of what we now know as the Seaport District. A place for fishermen and dockworkers to worship and pray for just that: good voyage, safe travel, a bountiful catch. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT J.C.: WE HAVE A STORY OF GREEDOR -- REBIRTH IN THE SEAPORTDISTRICT.ANTHONY: IT IS THE FIRSTCATHOLIC CHURCH TO OPEN INBOSTON IN DECADES.FOR MORE THAN SIX DECADES, THESMALL CHAPEL OF OUR LADY OF GOODVOYAGE WAS A MODEST CATHOLICOUTPOST IN THE OTHERWISE BARRENLANDSCAPE OF WHAT WE NOW KNOW ASTHE SEAPORT DISTRICT.A PLACE FOR FISHERMEN ANDDOCKWORKERS TO WORSHIP AND PRAYFOR JUST THAT AREA GOOD VOYAGE,SAFE TRAVEL, A BOUNTIFUL CATCH.FATHER JIM FLAVIN.>> I REMEMBER AS A CHILD COMINGDOWN HERE, THERE WERE A COUPLEOF RESTAURANTS THAT YOU WOULDCOME FOR FANCY OCCASIONS BUT ITWAS A LOT OF EMPTY BUILDINGS ANDRATS AND EMPTY PEERS.>> WITH THE FALLON COMPANIESHERE DEVELOPMENT, NEWRESTAURANTS, SHOPS, HOTELS ANDJOHN HEINZ AND BOSTON GLOBALINVESTORS SEAPORT SQUAREDENROLLMENT ADJACENT TO THE OLDCHAPEL.>> THEY APPROACHED US AND HAD ACONVERSATION ABOUT GIVING USTHIS NEW PIECE OF LAND WHICH ISTHE GATEWAY TO THE SEAPORT.WE COULD NOT ASK FOR A BETTERLOCATION.>> E-BOOK -- AGREE TO BUILD ASHELL OF A NEW CHAPEL.IF THE ARCHDIOCESE WOULD FINISHTHE INTERIOR.THE RESULT IS THIS BEAUTIFUL NEWHOME FOR OUR LADY OF GOODVOYAGE, SCHEDULED TO OPEN APRIL22.>> WE WILL BE OPEN FROM 6:30A.M. TO 6:30 P.M. WITH SOMEONEHERE PRESENT, MOSTLY PRIESTS.THEY WILL ALWAYS BE A PRIESTAVAILABLE IF YOU WANT TO COME INAND TALK.CONFESSION, WE STILL HAVECONFESSION AVAILABLE.A COUPLE OF MASSES A DAY.THIS WILL BE A PRIEST ASKEDTHERE WILL BE A PRIEST HERE IFYOU WANT TO COME AND UNBURDENYOURSELF FROM THE STRUGGLES.WE HOPE THIS COULD BE A NICE,QUIET PLACE IN THE MIDST OF ASEA OF STORMS IN LIFE.YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE CATHOLICTO COME HERE BUT WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON COME IN AND SITAND TALK TO GOD, WHOEVER YOURGOD IS AN QUIET DOWN AND NOTETHAT YOU ARE CARED FOR AND YOURLOVED.>> FROM REPLICA SHIPS CONNECTEDTO BOSTON, TO STAND GLASS ANDPEWS APPROPRIATED FROM OTHERCHURCHES.THE NEW BUILDING IS ASUBSTANTIAL UPGRADE.CARMEN HAS SPENT THE LAST THREEMONTHS HERE LAYING THE ITALIANAND SPANISH TILE FLOOR ANDBUILDING THE ALTAR.>> THE DAVISON -- GAVE US AN OLDALTAR AND WE HAD TO PUT ITTOGETHER.THE TALL PIECE CAME FROM ITALY.IT WAS VERY GOOD.A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT TO SEE IT.IT IS VERY NICE.I LIKE THE CHURCH.VERY NICE.VERY HAPPY WHAT I DID.>> THE VAULTED WOODEN CEILING ISMEANT TO REPLICATE A SHIP, ASTATUE OF THE BLESSED MOTHERHOLDS A SHIP AND THROUGHOUT THEBUILDING, >> THIS IS THE PRINCE HENRYCROSS, THE CROSS THAT WAS ON THENEED YOU, AND SANTA MARIA ISINCORPORATED TO REMIND US THATTHE OCEAN. CHRISTIANITY TO THEU.S. >> IT HAS THE DISTINCTION OFBEING THE FIRST NEW CATHOLICCHURCH ELSE IN BOSTON AND MORETHAN 60 YEARS AND IT IS ACTUALLYNOT A CHAPEL BUT THE SHRINE.AN IMPORTANT DISTINCTION.>> WHEN A CHURCH GETS DESIGNATEDAS THE SHRINE IT IS A UNIQUERELATIONSHIP TO THE ARCHBISHOP.I AM NOT THE PASTOR.CARDINAL SEAN O'MALLEY'S.WE CAN DO WEDDINGS AND BAPTISMSAND FUNERALS AND MASSES,EVERYTHING CAN HAPPEN IN THISBUILDING.J.C.: 30 WEDDINGS ARE BOOKED FORTHAT CHAPEL.ANTHONY: THEY WILL BE DOING ALOT OF WEDDINGS.IT IS A BEAUTIFUL SHRINE.THERE IS 250 SEATS, 10,000 HOTELROOMS IN THE AREA.A PARK WILL BE BUILT ACROSS THESTREET.IT IS A WAY TO THE SEAPORTDISTRICT.J.C.: I LOVE THE WAY IT ISNESTLED IN THERE.A SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHERS CAMERABECOMES A WEAPON OF WAR.>> AT GREAT IS RISK, HE SECRETLYPHOTOGRAPHED THE RAPIDLY ERODING