WINDOWS OF EPIPHANY CATHEDRAL

CHAPEL

The windows in the Chapel portray symbolically the subjects of the seven Sacraments. Six of the Sacraments are participated in by lay members of the church; these sacraments (three each) are portrayed in the north and south windows. The seventh Sacrament, Holy Orders, which is the raising of men to the priesthood, is depicted in the rear window of the Chapel and was added after the Church became a Cathedral in 1984.

Window #1

BAPTISM

Left

The first Sacrament of Christian initiation is Baptism, which prepares the aspirant to enter into the sphere of the Christian Community.

Window #2

EUCHARIST

Right

Two ideographic representations are portrayed in this window: the Eucharist as a Sacrament, and the episodic institution of the Sacrament.

Window #3

PENANCE

Left

The Sacrament of Penance was instituted to preside over the New Alliance, which offers the sufferings of Our Lord, Jesus Christ, in reparation for the sins of men.

Window #4

CONFIRMATION

Right

The spiritual protagonist of the Sacrament of Confirmation is the Holy Spirit. He appears in the form of a white dove, and he transmits an infusion of new grace into the soul of the confirmed Christian.

Window #5

MATRIMONY

Left

The Sacrament of Matrimony was instituted by God Himself in Paradise. "And God created man to his own image, in the divine image of God he created him: Male and female he created them. And God blessed them, saying: ‘ Increase and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it’." (Gen. 1:27-28)

Window #6

SACRAMENT OF THE SICK

Right

The Sacrament of the Sick, once known as Extreme Unction, is represented with a tone of terminality because it is generally administered as a final rite to help the traveler on his way. The Sacrament reminds us that there is hope for the sinner, the hope of redemption.

Window #7

HOLY ORDERS

Rear

The rear window in the Chapel, a later addition after the Church had become a Cathedral, contains scenes from the life of the Bishop, Priest, and Deacon. Ever since the time of the Apostles, the Church has had leaders whose role is to serve the whole people of God. Three of these church leaders, Bishop, Priest, and Deacon, have their ministry conferred on them through Holy Orders.