St. Jude Thaddaeus, Virgin Mary, St. John the Baptist

Donor: Bishop John Thomas Mullock and Family

Builder: - Warrington Window

Memory Text: Orate pro Thoma et Maria Mullock

Saint Jude Thaddeus, Apostle

St. Jude's attribute is a pole or halberd. Legend says he was hacked to death by pagan magicians, and perhaps the halberd refers to that event. In modern times St. Jude gained popularity as "the saint of hopeless cases."

Feast day: October 28

St. John the Baptist, Prophet and Martyr

St. John the Baptist is the patron saint of the City of St. John's and the Basilica Cathedral. Most images of St. John the Baptist draw on scriptural sources: his birth as recounted in Luke 1:5-25 and 57-66 and his beheading in Matthew 14:3-12 and Mark 6:17-29.

An important attribute that distinguishes St. John the Baptist in all art forms is the lamb, referring to John's words regarding Jesus: "Behold the lamb of God" John 1:29.

Feast days:

June 24 (Birth of St. John the Baptist)

August 29 (Beheading of St. John the Baptist)

Mother and Child

A great deal of the symbolism for Mary comes from the Book of Revelation 12: 1-5: A great and wondrous sign appeared in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head.

Jesus promises crowns of Glory, Life and Righteousness to all who persevere and endure with him to the end.

Globe-like objects in the baby's hand, symbolizing the sphere of the Earth, Almighty God are being incarnate in this little child.

The child on the Virgin's lap with a volume of scripture inviting contemplation.