Our Chapel
History
Upon moving to the New Motherhouse in 1886, Fr. Peter
Semenenko, co-founder of the Resurrectionists, in cooperation
with Architect Pio Piacentini began construction of
the chapel that is a part of the motherhouse today.
Father Valerian Przewlocki, the supervisor was responsible
for the actual building of the church, which was consecrated
on November 5th, 1889.
The church contains several paintings by well-known
Polish artists: “The Ascension” by Henryk
Piemiradzki “Doubting Thomas” and “Mary
Magdalene” by Franciszek Drudowski “First
Vows of the Resurrectionists” and “The
Approval of the Congregation by Pius IX” by Franciszek
Unierzynski.
It should be pointed out that 
the details of the “First Vows” are not historically accurate as to the people and the circumstances of the profession of vows. With regard to persons: missing from the painting are Edward Dunski, Hippolyte Terleck and Valerian Wieloglowski (a witness), whereas Bogdan Janski, Valerian Przewlocki and Caesar Plater are depicted, even though they were not present. As for the circumstances: the vows were actually pronounced after the Mass when Fr. Semenenko was no longer wearing liturgical vestments.
The marble
niche-throne (where the statue of Our Lady of Mentorella
is now located) is a gift from Prince Ladislaus Czartoryski.
The two marble holy water fonts are the work of the
sculptor Victor Brodzki. Above the main entrance
to the church there is a bas-relief of the Risen Christ,
the work of sculptor Pius Welonski. The altar came
from an old Roman basilican, wwhile the three stained
glass windows in the sanctuary depict the Risen Christ,
Our blessed Mother and St. Joseph.
The present interior
of the church reflects the renovations completed
in
1979 while Father Tadeusz Kaszuba was Superior
General.
At the entrance to the church, on the left
and identified
by an appropriate plaque rest the earthly remains
of our founders, transferred here from te Roman
cemetery camp Verano. Just above 
this is a second larger and striking plaque honouring our first Fathers.
In
the
courtyard outside the church there are three
items worth noting: A statue of Nicholas Copernicus
sclupted
by Oscar Sosnowski Relics of Antiquity uncovered
during
the digging of the foundation for the church
which are fixed in the wall A marble bas-relief of
the
Risen Christ, a gift from the Chicago province
in 1954.
