This window is
focused on the image that St Faustina was given by Jesus to her in an
apparition in 1931 to have reproduced and venerated throughout the world. This
image and all that it represents including the divine mercy chaplet, novena and
now Mercy Sunday have spread throughout the world
And has been a
devotional source of repentance/conversion for a great number of souls
worldwide.
Pope John Paul II
canonized Sister Faustian, through whom our Lord gave his thirst for souls to
come to his abyss of mercy to the whole world, in 2000. Sister Maria Faustina
Kowalska wrote a beautiful diary that contained words from Jesus spoken to her
during various apparitions starting on Feb. 22, 1931.In her diary she quotes
Jesus' words to her. "Have an image painted according to the pattern you
see with the signature Jesus I trust in you. I desire this image be venerated
throughout the world. The two rays denote blood and water. The pale rays stand
for the waters, which make souls righteous. The red rays stand for the blood,
which is the life of the soul. These two rays issued forth from the depths of
my tender mercy when a lance on the cross-opened my agonized heart. On the
cross the fountain of my Mercy was opened by a lance for all souls - none have
I excluded? The greater the sinner the greater the right he has to my mercy.
Let no soul fear to draw near to me, even though its sins be as scarlet."
In the conversations Jesus often refers to His mercy as an ocean of mercy or as
an abyss of mercy as His mercy is divine ass well as human.
In this image we can
see Jesus appearing in the midst of the darkness of sin offering to us all His
divine mercy. This image is now venerated in many homes, shrines and churches
throughout the world. For more information on this image and the Divine Mercy
devotions go to: www.workofgod.org/devotions/divinemercy or
www.ewtn.com/devotionals/mercy/index. There are many other net sites on Divine Mercy.
Starting from the top
of the window is a small triangle denoting the Holy Trinity and from which
flows the anointing of Jesus' humanity represented in the fire like red-yellow-orange ribbon.
The seven stars represent the seven spirits (angels) that surround the throne
of God (book of revelations). The twenty small light blue beads represent the
twenty mysteries of the rosary, which is contemplative prayer on the life of
Jesus and Mary while on earth and their life of glory now in heaven.
The two large circles
on either side of the central image each contain the five-pointed star of the
old covenant and the eight-pointed star of the new covenant, which speak of the
one Word of God- Jesus. The circle in the lower right of the window contains
the picture of Sister Faustian that was displayed at her canonization. The
circle in the lower right of the window is the sacred heart of Jesus, which
represents his burning human love and thirst for souls to come to Him.