St. Catherine Laboure Church Windows

The large window depicts a scene of joy and hope as it portrays souls being drawn to heaven.  At the bottom, in red and brown robes, you see many people.  They represent a multitude of the church on earth still striving and struggling against temptation and trials, but marching upwardly on inclined planes.  To the right above is a large figure of our patron, St. Catherine Laboure, looking upward toward the Blessed Mother high above on the left side.  At the very top in gold robes is a multitude of souls who are members of the Church triumphant in heaven.  Extending through the whole scene is a red cross and a triangle, the symbol of the Trinity upon the upper part of the cross.

So the theme expressed is that the souls on earth (and perhaps especially members of this parish under the patronage of St. Catherine Laboure) have our patron praying to the Blessed Mother and by her prayers drawing souls, through the intercession of the Mother of God, up to heaven.

The window, 38 ft. high x 28 ft. wide, is made of what is termed faceted glass set in concrete.  It is not stained glass so that what you see is the brilliant color of the glass.  It has been chipped (faceted) to make it uneven to reflect more light and color.

Flanking the confessionals are eight colored glass windows representing titles of Mary.  Starting on the left with “Mother of Our Savior” to the last on the right, “Arc of the Covenant”.