The Chapel Point “saddle chalice,” circa 1800, is housed at
St. Ignatius Church in Port Tobacco, Md. Such chalices were
used by missionary Jesuits as they traveled on horseback to
remote areas of Southern Maryland to celebrate Mass and give
sacraments. Such were the humble beginnings of far-reaching
ministries that led over the years to the growth of Catholic
parishes and educational institutions throughout the mid-
Atlantic region.
