The window over the main entrance of the church, best seen from the inside on a sunny day, features the
Risen Savior. Above the Lord’s head is shown the banner bearing the Lamb of God and the four Evangelists, Matthew, Mark,
Luke and John.
In the first panel to the Lord’s right are St. Andrew’s
cross, Peter’s keys of power and authority, the monogram of Christ and the bark (boat) of Peter. The second panel shows
the symbols related to St. Matthew, who was a tax collector, St. Thomas and St. James the Less. On the nearest panel to Jesus’
left appears the open book and sword, which are the emblems of St. Paul’s preaching; the priestly robe of charity; the
square enclosed cross, having its four letters which stand for the Greek words “Iesous Christos Nika”, which means
“Jesus Christ Conquers”; and the Episcopal cross with the holy oil containers. This third symbol (the square enclosed
cross) is surrounded by a circle which represents the Lord’s Divinity. In ancient symbolism the circle stands for endless
eternity, therefore for the Kingdom of Heaven. The square represents the finite world, or the humanity of the Lord. The circle
and square together represent the divinity and the humanity of Christ.
The panels
to the left of the Lord contain an open book and an ax, signifying martyrdom for what the book proclaims; i.e., our Christian
faith; a chalice and serpent recalling the attempt to kill St. John by forcing him to drink poisoned wine; a closed book surmounted
by a fish, which is a Eucharistic symbol of Christ; a closed book representing the Annunciation when the Blessed Virgin Mary
learned that she would become the mother of the Savior, but was uniformed of many things concerning him, as was foretold by
the Prophet Isaiah.
