Window 1 - We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty

Stained glass windows are the pictorial expression of Credo.
We believe in:

  • One God, the Father, the Almighty. "God said to Moses ?I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ?I am has sent me to you.?? (Exodus 3,14),?I am the Lord. I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob as God Almighty" (Exodus, 6,2)
  • God of All Generations: "Then he said, ?I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob." (Exodus 3,6)
  • God of all the Ages: "I am the Alpha and the Omega,? says the Lord God, ?who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.? (Revelation 1, 8);
  • Triune God: "Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby" (Genesis 18,2).

The stones depicted in the windows also have its symbolic meaning:

  • It's a symbol of a desert, therefore the purgation and transformation of the heart: "I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh." (Ezekiel 36, 26)
  • Cornerstone is a symbol ot Christ: "See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation; the one who relies on it will never be stricken with panic. (Isaiah 28,16).

 

 
 
 
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Window 2 - We believe God, maker of heaven and earth, and of all that is, seen and unseen.
Window 3 - We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, 
Window 4 - Second person of the Trinity, 
Window 5 - We believe in Jesus Christ, 
Window 6 - We believe in Jesus Christ, born of the Virgin Mary, 
Window 7 - He suffered under Pontius Pilate, 
Window 8 - He descended into hell, on the third day he rose again, 
Window 9 - He ascended into heaven, 
Window 10 - We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, 
Window 11 - I believe in the holy catholic Church, 
Window 12 - I believe in the forgiveness of sins, 
Window 13 - I believe in the resurrection of the body, 
Window 14 - I believe in the life everlasting. Amen., 
Gallery / Left Window - Martyrs of Japan, 
Gallery / Middle Window - Immaculate Mother and the martyrdom of Christians, 
Gallery / Right Window - The Martyrdom of Christians in Japan,

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