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 Quealy
Room
The cathedral renovation completed in
1982 created a new room immediately below the sacristy. This area formally
housed the heating plant for the cathedral. This new space was named the
Quealy Room in honor of Msgr. Peter Quealy. The
Quealy Room is an all purpose room used for meetings, prayer groups, as well as
the altar servers vesting room and as a second sacristy for visiting
priests. The room is accessible by both stairway and elevator from the
sacristy.
On one wall can be found a painting that was once the center panel of the
triptych Shrine of the Suffering Souls of Purgatory.
Although the two original side panels have been removed it still retains its original
oak panel framing. This Shrine was formally located on the main floor of
the cathedral and was moved to the Quealy room as part of the
renovation. Two
statues of Mary can also be found in the Quealy room. The first is Queen
of the Rosary and the second is of the Madonna and
Child.
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