Msgr. Pope on Stained Glass and the Book of Revelation

“Most Catholics are unaware of how our traditional church buildings are based on designs given by God himself. Designs that stretch all the way back to Mount Sinai when God set forth the design for the sanctuary in the desert and the tent of meeting. Many of the fundamental aspects of our church layouts still follow that plan and the stone version of it that became the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. Our traditional church buildings also have numerous references to the Book of Revelation and the Book of Hebrews, both of which describe the heavenly liturgy and heaven itself.”

In a recent commentary, Monsignor Charles Pope (pastor of Holy Comforter-Saint Cyprian Parish, Washington, DC) reflected on stained and the role it serves in our church buildings.

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Msgr. Charles Pope: Stained Glass and the Book of Revelation: How our Church buildings Reflect the Heavenly Vision of St. John (13 AUG 13)