Christ; High Priest and King

Location in Church: Sanctuary

Upper Pane - Christ: High Priest and King

Christ, the High Priest of the New Covenant, is shown with the chasuble, the priestly vestment of Mass and pallium representing fullness of authority.
 

Lower Pane - Sacrifice of the Mass

The celebration of Mass according to the ritual prevalent, when our church building was constructed, the priest and people, facing in the same direction, according to ancient custom, to the east, the direction of the rising sun, symbol of Christ in his resurrection. Now the altar, the place of the Holy Sacrifice, is the focal point of attention in a new way: priest and people gather around it, as was the custom in the earliest centuries of the church