Feb 22, 2021
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Art depicting the seven sacraments and more adorns St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in Coral Springs.
A distinctive of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church is the set of vivid windows in its chapel, depicting the sacraments. In this one, the Holy Spirit as a dove infuses the baptismal font.
In the second window, a hand, representing God the Father, sends the Spirit to a believer during confirmation.
Christ as a lamb bestows the Keys to the Kingdom of Heaven in the window for reconciliation.
Consecrated bread and a chalice represent the Eucharist. The initials on the bread stand for Latin for 'Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews' -- which Pilate nailed to the cross along with Jesus.
The Chi-Rho label, the first initials of 'Christos,' rests in a chalice in the window for holy orders. Behind them, the Keys to the Kingdom reappear, showing the power and responsibility handed down to priests from St. Peter.
A man and woman join hands below interlinked rings in the matrimony window. The monogram behind them is a Tau-Rho, combining two letters from 'stauros' -- the Greek word for 'cross.'
The seventh window, on the sacrament of the sick, merges a priest's hand, the stole which denotes his priestly office, and a bottle of oil which he uses to anoint the sick.
Wooden statue of the parish's patron saint greets visitors to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton.
In the church breezeway, a mural has St. Elizabeth Ann Seton guiding a couple of the many children for whom she founded Catholic schools.
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton's face forms the center of the church's rose window, surrounded by 12 religious images.
Blue glass set into the church wall forms an unusual crucifix at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church.
A large San Damiano Cross shares the chapel with the sacrament windows. It's a copy of the cross that St. Francis viewed in Italy when he received the stigmata, the wounds of Christ.
Bas-relief of the Last Supper is engraved on the doors of the tabernacle in the chapel. The figure at the left, turning away and holding a small bag, is likely Judas.
"Cast the net on the right side," Jesus tells the disciples -- and it fills with so many fish, they can't haul it in. It's one of 12 windows at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton depicting scenes from Jesus' life.
Jesus feeds 5,000 from a few loaves and fishes.
"Lazarus, come forth!" Jesus says, astonishing onlookers.
"Zacchaeus, come down!" Jesus calls out, in this rarely depicted scene.
"Who touched me?" Jesus exclaims -- and a woman confesses that she was healed by merely touching his clothes.
"Take up your mat and walk," Jesus tells a lame man -- who finds that he can, after 38 years.
A leper throws himself at Jesus' feet in gratitude for his healing -- the only one of 10 lepers who did so.
"Lord, save me!" Peter cries out, after attempting to walk on the Sea of Galilee as Jesus did.
"Peace! Be still!" Jesus tells the wind and waves, to the disciples' amazement.
His first miracle: Jesus turns water into wine during a wedding feast. Note that in this picture, the change begins even as the servant is pouring.
The crucifixion window is among the original windows at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, but it was done by the same artist who created the newer windows.
Jesus ascends after telling his disciples to "Go into the whole world and proclaim the Gospel."
A distinctly Florida vision, with Jesus ascending among palm fronds, stands over the inside of the entrance to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church.
Outside the church, a monument depicts the Ten Commandments on one side . . .
. . . and the Beatitudes on the other.
A pond fed by a waterfall flows in front of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church.
In the second window, a hand, representing God the Father, sends the Spirit to a believer during confirmation.
Christ as a lamb bestows the Keys to the Kingdom of Heaven in the window for reconciliation.
Consecrated bread and a chalice represent the Eucharist. The initials on the bread stand for Latin for 'Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews' -- which Pilate nailed to the cross along with Jesus.
The Chi-Rho label, the first initials of 'Christos,' rests in a chalice in the window for holy orders. Behind them, the Keys to the Kingdom reappear, showing the power and responsibility handed down to priests from St. Peter.
A man and woman join hands below interlinked rings in the matrimony window. The monogram behind them is a Tau-Rho, combining two letters from 'stauros' -- the Greek word for 'cross.'
The seventh window, on the sacrament of the sick, merges a priest's hand, the stole which denotes his priestly office, and a bottle of oil which he uses to anoint the sick.
Wooden statue of the parish's patron saint greets visitors to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton.
In the church breezeway, a mural has St. Elizabeth Ann Seton guiding a couple of the many children for whom she founded Catholic schools.
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton's face forms the center of the church's rose window, surrounded by 12 religious images.
Blue glass set into the church wall forms an unusual crucifix at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church.
A large San Damiano Cross shares the chapel with the sacrament windows. It's a copy of the cross that St. Francis viewed in Italy when he received the stigmata, the wounds of Christ.
Bas-relief of the Last Supper is engraved on the doors of the tabernacle in the chapel. The figure at the left, turning away and holding a small bag, is likely Judas.
"Cast the net on the right side," Jesus tells the disciples -- and it fills with so many fish, they can't haul it in. It's one of 12 windows at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton depicting scenes from Jesus' life.
Jesus feeds 5,000 from a few loaves and fishes.
"Lazarus, come forth!" Jesus says, astonishing onlookers.
"Zacchaeus, come down!" Jesus calls out, in this rarely depicted scene.
"Who touched me?" Jesus exclaims -- and a woman confesses that she was healed by merely touching his clothes.
"Take up your mat and walk," Jesus tells a lame man -- who finds that he can, after 38 years.
A leper throws himself at Jesus' feet in gratitude for his healing -- the only one of 10 lepers who did so.
"Lord, save me!" Peter cries out, after attempting to walk on the Sea of Galilee as Jesus did.
"Peace! Be still!" Jesus tells the wind and waves, to the disciples' amazement.
His first miracle: Jesus turns water into wine during a wedding feast. Note that in this picture, the change begins even as the servant is pouring.
The crucifixion window is among the original windows at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, but it was done by the same artist who created the newer windows.
Jesus ascends after telling his disciples to "Go into the whole world and proclaim the Gospel."
A distinctly Florida vision, with Jesus ascending among palm fronds, stands over the inside of the entrance to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church.
Outside the church, a monument depicts the Ten Commandments on one side . . .
. . . and the Beatitudes on the other.
A pond fed by a waterfall flows in front of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church.
Photography: JIM DAVIS | FC
