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Introduction
Most families possess objects of sentimental value: pictures, mementos of special occasions, birth certificates, marriage certificates, genealogies, etc. These objects perpetuate the people and values that are loved and esteemed by the family. In a very concrete fashion they help the family members to remember and identify who they are, where they came from, and how they got to where they are.
The windows of our church serve a similar purpose. They help us to remember those who have gone before us and modeled the ideals to which we are called by our faith. They also recall those special events where God entered into human history so that it might be our salvation history.
Most importantly they remind us that through the new covenant established by Jesus Christ, we all have a relationship with our God and through him with one another. Covenants, or Testaments, are solemn oaths between persons by which they become family or kin. As a result we have duties and obligations, rights and privileges with God and with one another. The Church’s term for covenant is sacrament, whose root meaning is solemn oath. Therefore we enter into this covenant relationship with God and his family at Baptism. We renew this covenant every time we offer the sacrifice of the Mass.
So with a sense of family we ask you to consider the following explanation of our church windows.
Abraham ( 1 2 3 ) Readings/Reflections
Moses ( 1 2 3 ) Readings/Reflections
Jesus ( 1 2 3 ) Readings/Reflections
