The Rose Window’s beauty and sublimity are appreciated particularly when it is accentuated by rays of the early morning sun. It glows in the recessed arch above the altar, dominating the entire sanctuary. The rose has long been the symbol of the Nativity, reminding us that faith in Jesus Christ bring joy and comfort and peace. The window’s rich colors of varying shades of blue, red and gold glimmer and sparkle as the light outside changes. The central motif of the window is a figure of Christ offering a communion chalice, which speaks of the mutual
love between our Lord and his members. This figure, encircled by a golden ring, symbolizes salvation that endures forever.
The Greek letters of Alpha and Omega with the figure of Jesus Christ echo His word, “I am Alpha and omega, the beginning and the end,” (Rev. 1:8) and reemphasize God’s continuing revelation of Himself through His Son, Jesus Christ Appropriately, the ring is centered within the Creator’s star. This six-pointed star suggest it was the Triune God who in six days made the heavens and the earth. “all things were made through Him and without Him was not anything made that was made through Him.” John 1:3,10. The window’s predominately blue color indicates that with faith “This joy is the beginning of the heavenly.” “These things I speak in the world that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.” John 17:13.
The twelve arms, extending by two’s from the Creator’s star, form the outer petals and symbolize the twelve apostles to whom our Lord gave the commission to go out by two’s and preach and heal. “I am come that they might have life and that they might have it more abundantly.”