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ST. PIUS X CHAPEL:
SOWER OF THE SEED WINDOW |
 The east window
depicts the parable of the Sower of the Seed (see Mt 13:1-8). A seminarian
learns to listen to the Word of God and responds by giving his
life in service.
To highlight certain parts of
these windows, secondary sections have been deliberately diminished in
brightness. |
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UPPER PART OF THE CENTRAL PANEL The hand of the Sower casting the
seed, which is the Word (see Mk 4:14). |
THE RIGHT PANEL
A flock of birds hungrily sweeping
down, ready to devour the seed. Thorns choking the few remaining blades
which have grown. |
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THE LEFT PANEL
The seeds which have fallen into
deep, rich soil have flourished, and have grown into heads of grain; some
“an hundredfold, some sixty-fold, and some thirty-fold.”
Artist’s note: “You
will notice that the seeds from which this grain has sprouted, have within
them small crosses. These were the seeds that learned dying to self, and
therefore rising to the larger life.” (see John
12:24) |
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LOWER PART OF CENTRAL PANEL
Some seed falls on rocky ground, is scorched by the
sun and withers for lack of roots.
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| Artist’s Note:
“In both the left and the right panels, rain falls in
jewel-like droplets from the clouds. Beside the hand of The Sower one sees
the sun. This implies that all these seeds were furnished the elements
necessary for their survival: sun and rain and soil.” |
