The South Windows

The south windows of the Nave show the Lenten preparation for the joy of the Resurrection.

WE PROCLAIM

Proclamation is the preaching of the word of God. An angel blows a trumpet. The color of red recalls the love of God which made the birth of his son a realty. One of the first great preachers was St. Paul who endured many privations to carry the message of the Gospel seen being lowered from a wall in a basket to make his escape from persecution. From the upper part of the window is seen a long stream of figures. These are the saints of the Church Militant and Church Triumphant. The procession culminates in the large figure of Martin Luther at the bottom. Above Luther, the Church is represented by a Church Building. The eagle is the symbol for St. John, the Evangelist, who begins his inspirational Gospel with the exegesis on “the Word” and continues “The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us”—thus proclaiming the love of God for all times.