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Our Lady of Grace, Dearborn Heights, Michigan

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Window

Building Name: Christ the King Catholic Church

Artist Name: Andrew R. Maglia

City: Detroit

Window Shape: 2 (rectangle)

Date of Window: 1962

Subject/Title of Window: The 3rd Station of the Cross, Jesus Falls For The First Time

Brief Description of Subject: This is the 3rd of 14 clerestory windows in the Church, seven on each side, which cover the Stations of the Cross. Traditionally at each stop there will be a time for meditation. For these windows the top section covers the station while the bottom section has a meditation for that station.
 
The third station is "Jesus falls for the first time." Jesus is pictured bent over with the cross on the ground. Above his figure is a dark cherry. This is a symbol for the blood Jesus will shed on the cross for our salvation.
 
The meditation for this station is "It was not the weight of the wood that caused this fall." Pictured is a thistle --- a thorny plant that symbolizes sorrow and can be used for the Crown of Thorns.

Inscriptions: Jesus Falls For The First Time
It Was Not The Weight That Caused This Fall


Height: 76"

Width: 36"

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