Mother of Sorrows Parish at Catawba Avenue, Put-in-Bay, OH 43456 US - RIGHT SIDE WINDOWS
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RIGHT SIDE WINDOWS |
The first window seen on the right front of the church is TO ADMONISH SINNERS. The artist depicts St. Thomas Moore telling two supplicants to mend their ways. Moore was appointed Chancellor of England by King Henry VIII. When Henry divorced Catherine of Aragon, married Anne Bolyn and proclaimed himself "Supreme Head of the Church in England", Moore resigned. Moore's opposition to Henry's marriage and break with the church led to his arrest. He was beheaded for his opposition to these events in 1535. The second window titled TO INSTRUCT THE IGNORANT is depicted by St. Justin, the first great apologist of the Christian faith. He was born a pagan in the second century, but at the age of 30 was converted and baptized. He then used his considerable talent in instructing and defending the Christian faith. After many years of instruction to most of the then civilized world, he was beheaded in Rome for his refusal to give up his faith. The third window on the right is TO COUNSEL THE DOUBTFUL. The artist has chosen the story of St. Joan of Arc to represent his work of mercy. Joan was 14 when she heard voices which she felt were messages from God. The voices instructed her to inform Charles, the heir to the French throne, to be crowned at Rheims. Only after she correctly predicted an English invasion and then subsequently led the French to victory at Orleans, did Charles finally listen to her. She was captured by the English and executed in 1413. The last window on the south wall of the church is TO COMFORT THE SORROWFUL. The window depicts St. John and St. Paul who were probably brothers and lived in the 4th century. Tradition tells us that they were officers in the army of Emperor Constantine, but refused to serve his successor the Emperor Julian. During their many years of imprisonment they spent their time consoling and helping the other prisoners. The eighth window that balances the church (four windows on each side) is partially hidden by the sacristy where the priest changes robes. This window is dedicated to the American martyr, St. Isaac Jogues. Jogues was a Jesuit sent to live with and instruct the Huron Indian tribes about Christianity. He was captured by the Mohawks, deep enemies of the Hurons, tortured and eventually killed.