Chapel Windows of Saint Andrew Church

 

East Side                      
West Side                      
     
Note that all the symbols refer to Christ in some way. The two sets of windows bear the same symbols, but are depicted in opposite order (from left to right) and that the eastern set are reddish hues while the western set bluish hues. The red is for the warmth of the rising of the sun; the day’s beginning. The blue is for the coolness of the evening; the day’s end. The reverse order might symbolize that Christ is always present – the beginning and ending of all things – in a continuous cycle.
     
                           
     
1: The Alpha & the Omega – 1st and last letters of the Greek alphabet
2: Genesis & creation of light and dark      
     
3: Bright sun, Jesus, “I am the light of the world.”
4: Crescent moon, Mary, who reflects the light of Christ.
     
     
5: (Top = Passion Cross, Bottom = Christ heals.)
6: Latin Cross with abbreviated Greek, IHCOYC, Jesus Christ.
     
     
7: Top = Greek initials for Jesus Christ, Bottom = Greek monogram, Chi Rho, for Christ.
8: (Two Crosses.)      
     
9: (Top = Maltese cross, Beatitudes & regeneration, Bottom = “Treparted cross.”)
10: (Two Crosses.)      
      11: (Two Crosses.)
12: (Two Crosses, Bottom is variation of Celtic Cross.)
     
     
13: Easter Cross with color burst of light and life.
14: Cross with triangle, a symbol of the Trinity.
     
                           
       
Note: listings in parentheses are uncertain as to symbolism intended.
         
         

Composed: 11/14/2007

Father Thomas Stabile, T.O.R. Pastoral Vicar

         
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