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Our Lady of Grace, Dearborn Heights, Michigan

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Building Name: St. Florian Catholic Church

Studio Name: Schmitt (Conrad) Studios

City: Hamtramck

Window Shape: 3 (arched)

Subject/Title of Window: Visitation/Miracle at Cana

Brief Description of Subject: Window description: In lens at top of picture is an angel with a shield with the Greek letters "Alpha" and "Omega (first and last letters of their alphabet). Rev. 21:6 the Lord God said :I am the alpha and the omega, the Beginning and the End." Next lens down is a picture of the 2nd Joyful Mystery of the Rosary -- the Visitation. Picture shows Elizabeth holding onto Mary. Above them is Zachariah at the Temple of Jerusalem (altar with a menorah) burning incense. The figure to the right of Elizabeth is Joseph -- Mary's husband. Next lens down is St. Rose of Lima with her attributes -- roses and costumed in a Dominican habit. Next lens down a picture of what is the 2nd Luminous Mystery of the Rosary -- Marriage Feast at Cana. Pictured is a seated Mary and Jesus, standing, blessing 6 water jugs. Above Jesus and Mary is most likely the marriage couple the bridegroom is holding a cup. In the hexagon at the bottom of the window appears to be the head of a lion on stylized wings -- this is the attribute of the apostle Mark.

Scripture Background: Visitation is covered in Luke 1:39-45 (paraphrasing) after the Annunciation Mary goes to see Elizabeth, who is pregnant with John the Baptist, to tell her the news of the Annunciation. It is famous for Mary's words that has become known as the Magnificat. Luke 1: 15 -25 paraphrasing -- Elizabeth's husband Zachariah is a priest at the Temple in Jerusalem. When he was burning incense at the Temple an angel appeared to him and said that although they were in old age he and Elizabeth would have a son (John the Baptist).

Miracle at Cana is covered in John 2: 1-12 (paraphrasing) Jesus and Mary were attending a wedding in Cana when they ran out of wine. Mary told Jesus about it and he had jugs filled with water brought to him and he changed the water to wine.

One of 10 aisle windows. Each aisle window has 5 parts. The tops of  the windows will cover the 4 of the Joyous Mysteries of the Rosary and all 5 of the Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary. The bottom scenes will cover various scenes from the life of Christ -- most of which will become part of the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary. Each window also has a saint.

Inscriptions: ST. ROSE OF LIMA


Height: 24'

Width: 4'

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