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Map of Stained Glass Windows Inside
Saint James’ Church, Los Angeles
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Outline of the sections of a Clerestory Window
1. Altar Window — 1932 — ‘I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit…’ (John 15:5)
 
8. Gallery Window - 1955-65 – ‘I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.’ (Revelation 22.13)
 
15. “I Believe” – 1981 – ‘I believe in one God, the Father Almighty…’
16. “Creation” – 1981 – ‘…maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible…’
17. “Incarnation” – 1952 – ‘…and in one Lord Jesus Christ…who....came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary…’
18. “Crucifixion” – 1990 – ‘…and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate…’
19. “Burial of Christ” – 1993 – ‘…he suffered and was buried…’
20. “Resurrection of Christ” – 2005 – ‘…and the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures…’
21. “Ascension” - 2007 – ‘…and ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of the Father…’
22. “Glorification” – 2007 – ‘…and he shall come again, with glory, to judge both the quick and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end.’
23. “Holy Spirit” – 1998 – ‘And I believe in the Holy Ghost the Lord, and Giver of Life…’
24. “Trinity” – 1996 – ‘…who proceedeth from the Father and the Son; who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified…’
25. “Prophets” – 1985-87 – ‘…who spake by the Prophets.’
26. “One Church” – 1984 – ‘And I believe one holy Catholic and Apostolic Church…’
27. “One Baptism” – 1965 – ‘…I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins…’
28. “Resurrection of the Dead” – 1953 – ‘…and I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come.  Amen.’
The Stained Glass Windows of Saint James’
Here are brief descriptions of some features of the high windows. For the Altar and Gallery Windows, we identify themes in the five lancets (or panels). The Clerestory Windows illustrate the Nicene Creed; for each of them, we identify the four medallions, with Bible references. Bring your binoculars to church and enjoy the stories in glass!
 
 
1)    Altar:  Five lancets
  1. a.St. James (James 1:22)
  2. b.St. Peter (1 Peter 5:6)
  3. c.Christ, Dove of the Holy Spirit above
  4. d.St. Paul (2 Corinthians 5:19-20)
  5. e.St. Timothy (1 Timothy 4:12)
 
8)    Gallery: Five lancets, top medallions
  1. a.Moses:  The tablet of the Law
  2. b.Prophets:  Isaiah in the Temple
  3. c.Christ the King
  4. d.St. Paul:  Christ appears to Paul on the road to Damascus
  5. e.The Church after St. Peter:  John Wycliff translates the Bible
 
15)  I Believe (Credo)
  1. a.Abraham preparing to sacrifice Isaac (Genesis 22: 6-13)
  2. b.Gabriel at the Annunciation (Luke 1: 26-38)
  3. c.Jesus preaching the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:3-7:27)
  4. d.St. Augustine of Hippo, with the boy on the beach
 
16)  Creation
  1. a.Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 1:27-5:5)
  2. b.The two hands of God separating the earth, sky and sea (Genesis 1:1-10)
  3. c.The Peaceable Kingdom (Isaiah 11:6)
  4. d.The New Jerusalem (Revelation 21)
 
17)  Incarnation
  1. e.The Annunciation:  Gabriel appears to Mary (Luke 1:26-38)
  2. f.Mary, with a halo of stars and the moon at her feet (Revelation 12:1), holds the baby Jesus
  3. g.The Risen Christ shows his wounds to Thomas (John 20:27)
  4. h.The Transfiguration: Jesus with Moses and Elijah (Matthew 17:2-4)
 
18)  Crucifixion
  1. a.Palm Sunday: Jesus enters Jerusalem (Matthew 21:6-9)
  2. b.The Last Supper (Matthew 26:17-29)
  3. c.Jesus before Pilate (Matthew 27:11-14)
  4. d.Jesus on the Cross, with Mary, Mary Magdalene and John (John 19:25-27)
 
19) Burial of Christ
  1. a.Calvary: Jesus in Paradise with the repentant Thief (Luke 23:39-43)
  2. b.Christ preaching to the dead (I Peter 3:19)
  3. c.Lazarus the beggar and the Rich Man (Luke 16:19-21)
  4. d.Adam and Eve freed from Hell’s flames (as in I Peter 3:19:20)
 
20)  Resurrection of Christ
  1. a.Jesus and Mary Magdalene in the garden outside the tomb (John 20:14-18).
  2. b.Jesus with the disciples on the road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-27)
  3. c.Jesus raised to life on the third day (I Corinthians 15:4)
  4. d.Jesus appearing to Paul on the Road to Damascus (Acts 9:1-9)
 
21)  Ascension
  1. a.Christ enthroned, with Death under his feet (I Corinthians 15:25-26)
  2. b.The Right Hand of God (Acts 2:34)
  3. c.King David playing the lyre, with Goliath under his feet (1 Samuel 17:40-51)
  4. d.Disciples watching as Christ ascends from the Mount of Olives (Acts 1:9-11)
 
22)  Glorification
  1. a.Our Lady of Guadalupe, who appeared to Juan Diego near Mexico City (Feast Day December 12)
  2. b.Janani Luwum, Archbishop of Uganda and martyr (February 17)
  3. c.St. Boniface of England, missionary to Germany and the Netherlands, and martyr (June 5)
  4. d.The Right Rev. Paul Chun-Hwan Lee, first Korean Anglican Bishop of Korea
 
23)  Holy Spirit
  1. a.Ezekiel breathing new life into the Dry Bones (Ezekiel 37:1-14)
  2. b.The Disciples and Mary in the upper room, with tongues of fire (Acts 1:13;21-3)
  3. c.John and Peter confirm new Christians (Acts 8:14-17)
  4. d.The Apostles (Peter and John in the foreground) receive the Holy Spirit from Christ (John 20:22)
 
24)  Trinity
  1. a.The Lord appears to Abraham in the form of three strangers (Genesis 18:1-15)
  2. b.Jesus baptizing (John 3:22, predicted in Matthew 3:11)
  3. c.John Donne, with Old St. Paul’s Cathedral, London (Feast Day March 31)
  4. d.Julian of Norwich, with her vision of the Crucifix (May 8)
 
25)  Prophets
  1. a.Amos predicting the fire that would consume the palaces of Jerusalem (Amos 2:5)
  2. b.Elijah, in the chariot of fire, passes his mantle to Elisha (II Kings 2:11-13)
  3. c.John the Baptist who predicted the coming of Christ (Mark 1:4-8) (Feast Day June 24)
  4. d.Isaiah, with tongue of fire and tongs with glowing coal (Isaiah 6:6-8)
 
26)  One Church
  1. a.St. Peter, in front of St. Peter’s Cathedral in Rome (Feast Day June 29 and January 18)
  2. b.St. Paul, in front of St. Sophia in Constantinople (June 29)
  3. c.St. Anselm in front of Canterbury Cathedral (April 21)
  4. d.Bishop Seabury, in front of Trinity Church, New York City (November 14)
 
27)  One Baptism
  1. a.Christ is baptized by John; the Spirit descends like a dove  (Matthew 3:13-17)
  2. b.Jesus commissioning the apostles at the mountain (Matthew 28:16-20)
  3. c.St. Peter baptizing (with a scallop shell) on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:38-41)
  4. d.St. Philip baptizes the Ethiopian (Acts 8:36-38)
 
28)  Resurrection of the Dead
  1. a.The flight of the soul after death
  2. b.Christ raises a person to new life
  3. c.God encouraging the teaching, Christ is crucified, Christ is risen
  4. d.The Eternal Kingdom and the rivers flowing from Zion (Isaiah 2:2-3)