Which Is Easier?byAnn Horn

Which Is Easier?

A stained glass window in Saint Andrew's Church, which serves the rural parishes of Aldringham and Thorpeness in Suffolk, England, tells the biblical story of four men who brought their paralytic friend to Jesus. Because the house was so crowded, they made a hole in the roof and with ropes lowered the crippled man on his mat down to Jesus. For the whole story, you may want to read Mark 2:1-12. An inscription below the biblical scene reads: This window was placed here in grateful memory of Letitia Caroline Susannah Cannon who died November 8th 1896 aged 81 years, helpless from paralysis during 11 1/2 years. She abounded in most generous gifts to the poor, the church, the churchyard and the endowment.

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Pray For Our SailorsbyAnn Horn

Pray For Our Sailors

One of the magnificent stained glass windows in Holy Cross Catholic Church in Marine City, Michigan depicts this scene of Jesus who, having seen that his disciples were struggling to row against an adverse wind, has walked on the water to their boat. To them he said, Take heart, it is I; do not be afraid. (See Matthew 14:22-33, Mark, 6:45-52, John 6:16-21.) On one of the small windows below the scene are the words, Pray for our Sailors, which seem especially appropriate because the church is located on the west bank of the St. Clair River, which joins Lake Huron and Lake Erie and carries Great Lakes freighter traffic. Land for Holy Cross Parish was received by Father Gabriel Richard in a grant from President John Quincy Adams on April 1, 1825. The present church building dates from 1903.

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Stain Glass PhotographsbyAnn Horn

Render Unto Caesar

This center panel of one of a group of magnificent stained glass windows illustrates the verse from the Bible which reads, "Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesars and unto God the things that are Gods" (Matthew 22:21). Located on the campus of Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, the former St. Andrew's Memorial Episcopal Church, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, is now called St. Andrew's Hall and used as a student chapel and for special events.

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Healing Images In Stained Glass

Portrayed in stained glass are Elisha, the Old Testament prophet who restored a womans dead son to life; the disciple of Jesus and New Testament gospel writer Luke, called the Beloved Physician by the Apostle Paul; and Albert Schweitzer, 20th century theologian, pastor, medical missionary to Gabon, Africa, and winner of the Nobel Peace prize in 1953. The window is in the former St. Andrew's Memorial Episcopal Church. listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Located on the campus of Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, it is now called St. Andrew's Hall and used as a student chapel and special events venue.

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At Home In Nazareth

This center panel of one of a group of magnificent stained glass windows illustrates the verse from the Bible which reads, "And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature, and in favor with God and man" (Luke 2:52). Located on the campus of Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, the former St. Andrew's Memorial Episcopal Church, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, is now called St. Andrew's Hall and used as a student chapel and for special events.

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St. VitusbyAnn Horn

Costly Devotion

A large stained glass window in St. Vitus Cathedral on Castle Hill in Prague portrays Mary of Bethany anointing the feet of Jesus with costly perfume made of pure nard. She would then wipe his feet with her hair, while her brother Lazarus and sister Martha looked on and Judas Iscariot (seated at table) complained about the extravagance of her devotion. See John 12: 1-8.

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Montmartre MartyrbyAnn Horn

Montmartre Martyr

One of the oldest churches in Paris, St. Pierre de Montmartre was founded as a Benedictine abbey in the 12th century by Louis VI and his wife, Adelaide de Savioe, who became its first abbess. The last abbess at the abbey, Marie-Louise de Montmorency-Laval, was guillotined in 1794 during the French Revolution. The stained glass windows in the present day church, of which this photo is one, are from the 20th century.

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Alpha And Omega

This stained glass window in the historic Roman Catholic Church of St. Germain des Pres in Paris, France portrays the risen Christ proclaiming that he is the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end. Revelation 22:13.

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Basilica of SacrebyAnn Horn

Dome Of Sacre-coeur

The basilica of Sacre-Coeur (Sacred Heart) was built on the highest point in Paris as a memorial to French soldiers killed during the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71). It took 46 years to build and was completed in in 1923.

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Looking Paris Over

After climbing the spiral steps to the top of the dome of the Basilica of Sacre-Coeur, tourists enjoy a rest and the view of the city. The basilica was built on the highest point in Paris as a memorial to French soldiers killed during the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71). It took 46 years to build and was completed in in 1923.

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Praying Without Ceasing

The basilica of Sacre-Coeur (Sacred Heart) stands on the highest point in Paris. On banners over the entrance is written: FOR OVER 125 YEARS, HERE NIGHT AND DAY, SOMEONE IS PRAYING TO THE LORD.

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Evening At Sacre-couer

The basilica of Sacre-Coeur (Sacred Heart) stands on the highest point in Paris. On banners over the entrance is written: FOR OVER 125 YEARS, HERE NIGHT AND DAY, SOMEONE IS PRAYING TO THE LORD. The two bronze equestrian statues are of French national saints, King Louis IX and Joan of Arc.

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