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Heavenly Glory: The Saints and Sacraments in Stained GlassSunday, August 31, 10:30 a.m.
St. Gregory the Great Church 5545 N Paulina St Chicago, IL 60640 This special tour of St. Gregory the Great Church led by artist-in-residence Sarah Crow focuses on the gorgeous stained-glass windows which portray in luminous color the Seven Blessed Sacraments, lives of the saints, and Sacred Scripture. The Jewel glass windows took nearly six years to complete by a father and daughter team of artisans, Angelo Leopardo Pitassi and Louise Pitassi.
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Monsignor Michael Klasen, the Founding Pastor of St. Gregory the Great, wrote about the stained-glass windows:
“As the sun moves in its ordained way across the sky and clouds pass in quick succession, all the brilliant tones of the rainbow with its multitudes of hues and shades play upon the worshippers, as though reflected from the glories of heaven. […] And, the figures in the window, so devout, so medieval, so real, seem to fill one’s soul with their presence and open one’s ears to the message of their voices.”
Come and spend a morning learning about the saints and Scripture through the heavenly picture-book of the stained-glass windows.
“As the sun moves in its ordained way across the sky and clouds pass in quick succession, all the brilliant tones of the rainbow with its multitudes of hues and shades play upon the worshippers, as though reflected from the glories of heaven. […] And, the figures in the window, so devout, so medieval, so real, seem to fill one’s soul with their presence and open one’s ears to the message of their voices.”
Come and spend a morning learning about the saints and Scripture through the heavenly picture-book of the stained-glass windows.
This tour will follow immediately after the 9:30 a.m. Mass. RSVP using the form below. $25 suggested donation or pay what you will. You can donate online HERE or bring cash or check to the tour. Contact Mark Franzen with any questions.
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About Your Tour Guide
Sarah Crow is a sacred artist who has mastered Baroque oil painting techniques (see her work here). She is a former lecturer at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and currently the artist in residence at St. Gregory’s Hall where she maintains an active studio of both sacred art commissions and representational paintings.
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