Stain Glass Windows
of
Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys Church
Beautiful and graceful, spiritual and symbolic, most stain glass windows may be -- but their primary purpose, as with statues and symbols, is to serve as teaching tools.
The Windows of Saint Marguerite depict biblical and spiritual subjects that awaken the interest and spirituality of those who see them.
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Saint John Nepomucene.
Four of our stain glass windows are prized heirlooms!
Almost one hundred years old, they were located by our pastor in storage, removed from storage, cleaned and adapted to installation in their new home, here at St. Marguerite.
Hand painted and made by the famed 'Meyer' stain-glass artists of Munich, Germany, they are irreplaceable.
The Church of Saint John Nepomucen, established from its 1887 roots in the Society of St. John Nepomucene, Bridgeport, CT., commissioned these beautifully colored windows to crown the gothic beauty of their church.
Two of these great windows (14' x 4') transmit the brilliant light of a rising sun on each side of Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys' golden-onyx Tabernacle.
Their crimson, green and blue hues shimmer in a classical setting of angels and buttressed columns.
The first window, a few feet north of the Tabernacle, shows Mary at her spinning wheel, Joseph at work with hammer and saw, and the Child Jesus pointing
to the 4th Commandment in recitation to His Blessed Mother.
The second window, a few feet south of the golden-onyx Tabernacle, shows Christ in crimson garments, giving the Keys to the Church to a kneeling Apostle Peter - in the background, high on a hill, is the Holy City of Jerusalem.
The third window, located in the Childrens Room, adjacent to the sanctuary, is one of a papal Mass, giving the Sacrament of Holy Eucharist to two children in white, receiving their First Holy Communion.
The fourth window rests high in the eaves on the west wall, overlooking the altar across the sanctuary.
In shimmering blues, it depicts the Madonna and Christ Child with Saints Methodius and Cyril in loving attendance.
Almost hidden in the right corner is a diminutive depiction of Christ the King watching His angels lift Joan from the flames.
St. Marguerite Bourgeoys.
From the contemporary school,
this 2' x 4' stain glass window of our Patroness graces the main isle leading to the altar.
She is surrounded with children, ever the teacher, ever the saint
of the poor and of women in need.
Marguerite, Foundress of the Congregation de Notre Dame of Montreal
and Co-founder of the Canadian Church, died on January 12, 1700 and was
canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1982.
Windows of Frank Richichi
Sixteen cameo windows grace
the chapel and main sanctuary.
Made by Mr. Richichi, a parishioner, each depicts a different symbol of
the Catholic faith. Six are located in the chapel; the remaining
ten are in the sanctuary.
Windows of the Sacraments
Crafted by Rohlf Studio of Mount Vernon,
New York, these six panels overlook the beautiful gold-onyx Tabernacle.
Three mounted in each side wall, they represent
Baptism,
Confirmation and
Reconciliation
to the left of the Tabernacle and
Anointing,
Orders
and Matrimony to the right of the Tabernacle.
The greatest of the Sacraments, Holy Eucharist, the actual
Body and Blood of Jesus Christ (not symbolic), Body, Soul and Divinity,
rests within the great Tabernacle
- its beauty and sculpture the residence
of the Divine Presence.
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Last Modified:
Mar 01, 2002
