Tulsa firm refurbishes chalice to be used at U.S. papal Masses

Published: 2008-02-19

TULSA, Okla. (CNS) -- Don Taylor, refinishing department manager at the F.C. Ziegler Co. in Tulsa, said his latest project was a great honor: restoring a 1938 chalice that will be used when Pope Benedict XVI celebrates Mass during his April 15-20 visit to the United States. "When you get a piece like that, and you know who will use it and who has used it in the past, I'm absolutely nervous, yes," said the member of St. Cecilia Parish in Claremore, northeast of Tulsa. The chalice has been housed at the Vatican's embassy in Washington and has been used by previous popes who visited the United States, including Pope Paul VI and Pope John Paul II. A Ziegler's customer who lives in Washington and has worked with the apostolic nuncio recommended the family-owned Tulsa firm as "the best in the industry," Taylor told the Tulsa World daily newspaper.

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