Eighth Window: Pentecost, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin, and the Church
The right panel shows the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove hovering over the apostles hiding behind walls “for fear of the Jews” (John 20:19). They are surrounded by fire. The Acts of the Apostles reports that these tongues of fire “parted and came to rest on each one of them. And they were filled with the holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim” (Acts 2:3-4). The billowing curtain is evocative of […]