OUR LADY OF LOURDES STAINED CLASS

LOCATION: East transept, upper panel.

THEME: This panel shows St. John the Baptist, St. Patrick, and St. Clare. These windows were donated by then pastor Msgr. McCullough. His parents were named John and Clare, which may explain why St. John the Evangelist and St. Clare were chosen for the panels. St. Patrick represents Msgr.'s native land of Ireland.

• left: The figure seen writing in a book is typical of illustrations of the Gospel writers, but the eagle below suggests this is St. John, the Evangelist.
• center: This is a bishop as identified by the symbols of authority - the crozier and the mitre (a bishop's hat). The snakes below (being ordered to leave Ireland), the green, the shamrocks, and the Celtic cross in the background all suggest this is St. Patrick. The corresponding lower symbol is the harp, a symbol of Ireland.
• right: This is St. Clare, holding a crozier and a book, most likely the Rule or Guidebook to all the monasteries she founded. The oil lamp in the corresponding lower panel, is a symbol of wisdom.

INSCRIPTION: Donated by Fr. P.M. McCullough.

Last Update: December 5, 2000
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