This is an introduction to the symbolism displayed in each of the windows of Epiphany Cathedral, the basic symbolism telling the Story of Creation and Redemption. To view The Story, face the altar in the Main Church and start with the first window on the right, alternating from right to left, as designated below. Numbers 6 and 7 on the right break the right/left sequence as do numbers 10 and 11 on the left. These sequential breaks are taken in the interest of historical continuity.

In the upper part floats the heavenly body, "Sun." It is unformed, a mass of light without definite shape.

The cross in the center area of the window extends its arms to embrace the four cardinal points of the universe.

"And God Created man in His own image: in the divine image of God He created him; male and female, He created them." Genesis 1:27

Recalling the Story of Abraham, the Old Testament prophet who has been called "Our Father in the Faith."

Another commanding prophetic personage in the Old Testament, Moses.

The entire window is used to commemorate the figure of the Angel Gabriel appearing to the Virgin Mary.

The window portrays the majesty of Mary. She is enthroned as a queen, holding the infant Jesus in her lap.

The symbolism of the window is The Manifestation of God as King of all men."

The missionary vocation of the church is presented in the familiar figure of the Good Shepherd.

Anticipating the Nativity, and indicating the willingness of Mary fully to cooperate with the Will of God from the very first moment, is a modern delineation of the Immaculate Conception.

Jesus with his back turned to the sea, and his face turned toward the multitude, preaching the Word of God.

The Sacred Wounds of Christ are prominently displayed.

The figures symbolize the Day of Pentecost when the Holy Spirit appeared in the form of tongues of fire.

The universality of the church and her embracement of all peoples and races is symbolized in the ancient emblem of a ship which survives the buffets and wrenching of a storm-tossed sea.