Window Five -- The Crucified Christ

The Dedication Plaque

Dedication -- (See pictures below)

In a hymn that we sing, we hear these words:

O sacred head, sore wounded, defiled and put to scorn;
O kingly head, surrounded with mocking crown of thorn;
What sorrow mars thy grandeur?
Can death thy bloom deflower?
O countenance whose splendor the hosts of heave adore!

The center panel is the picture of Our Lord on the day of His crucifixion. We see his stripes and wounds, how brilliant is the red of his blood. We see the crown of thorns all tangled on his brow. A picture of sorrow and sadness but also the sign of God’s love for us.

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. (John 3:16-17)

To His right is the picture of God’s messenger “The Resurrection Angel”.

“After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdelene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow… The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here’ he is risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay, Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him’. (Matthew 28:1-7)

“Don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just a Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life. If you a united with him like this in his death, we will certainly also be united with him in his resurrection”. (Romans 6:3-5)

To His left is the picture of God’s messenger Gabriel. The angel Gabriel is seen in the bible as the angel who interprets Daniel’s visions; appears to Zechariah and tells him of the birth of John the Baptist, announces the birth of Jesus to Mary. This window pictures the angel Gabriel in Revelation.

“But in the days when the seventh angel is about to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be accomplished, just as he announced to his servants the prophets.” (Revelation 10:7)

“The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, which said: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign for ever and ever.” (Revelation 11:15)

The glass surrounding the symbols is in the traditional colors of religious stained glass in centuries past.

Yellow symbolizes the power and the glory of God
Green symbolizes faith, immortality and contemplation
Blue symbolizes hope, sincerity and piety
Red symbolizes charity, martyrdom for faith, and the blood of Christ

At the Dedication

Fr. Channing Johnson admires the window as Ted Warlick reads the dedication.

Some of the children are gathered around the altar at the Consecration.
The new window can be seen above the ceiling fan in the upper-left corner of the picture.
The last of the six windows is to its left, and will be dedicated on the First Sunday in Advent.

Artisan Ted Warlick, Sponsor Steve Sharley, Fr. Channing Johnson, and Artisan Barbara Fabre.
Well Done!