The South Windows

The south windows of the Nave show the Lenten preparation for the joy of the Resurrection. Its ecclesiastical color is purple symbolizing penitence. Every Sunday is a little Easter. The Service opens with a confession of sins as a preparation to receiving the gifts of the Body and Blood of Christ who died on the cross so that sins might be forgiven.

WE PREPARE

The window nearest the entrance shows God’s preparation for man, which was the creation of the universe. The sun, moon and the stars at the top of the window symbolize this. But man rejected the gift of a trouble-free existence, and disobeying God, fell from grace. The wrathful angel drives Adam and Eve from the garden. Thus the long preparation for the birth of the Savior is begun. God’s forgiveness of his erring children is typified by the father who forgives his prodigal son, at the lower left. The figure opposite at the right is David crowned as a king with a harp. The words of his Psalm No. 51 of penitence, “Have mercy upon me O God” are recalled.