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Stained Glass Tour
  - Joseph the Patriarch
  - St. Therese of Liseux
  - St. Claire of Assisi
  - St. Francis of Assisi
  - St. Paul of Tarsus
  - Bl. Pedro Calungsod
  - St. Maria Goretti
  - Bl. Miguel Pro
  - St. Maximilian Kolbe
  - St. Gianna Molla
  - Bl. Teresa of Calcutta
  - Ven. John Paul II, Pope
  - St. John Vianney
  - Christ the King with St. Michael
the Archangel

 - Ven. Fr. Michael McGivney

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Valley Rose Designer Glass

The stained glass in the main section of St. Joseph's Church that is featured in this section was designed and created by parishioner Mary Mullins and all images are subject to copyright, 2007-2010, Valley Rose Designer Glass.  Descriptive text copyright Mary Mullins, 2007-2010.
You may contact them by calling (209) 238-3236.

Christ the King

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After this I had a vision of a great multitude, which no one could count, from every nation, race, people and tongue.  They stood before the throne and before the Lamb wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.  Then one of the elders
said to me: “Who are these wearing white robes, and where did they come from?”
I said to him, “My lord, you are the one who knows.” 
He said to me. “These are the ones who have survived the time of great distress; they
have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.” (Revelation
7:9, 13-14)

STAINED GLASS TOUR
A Symphony in Light: The Saints in Glass

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The Saints Gathered Around the Table of the Lord
Windows of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Modesto, California

Before modern times most people could not read well.  The Gospel was passed on, in part, by the stories told by the art in churches.  Frescoes, icons, statues, and mosiac are just a few of the many venerable forms of Christian art which serves both to inform believers what we believe, but also to enhance worship.  Perhaps the most beloved art form developed by the Church is stained glass which allows light to enter the Church but only by first passing through Christ and His saints. 

The reason the saints are so important for Catholics is that they serve as shining examples of how to live the gospel message in their particular time, cultural situation and state in life.  Both medical doctors and mothers can learn much by modeling their lives on St. Gianna Molla, the mother/physican who gave her live to save her unborn child.  Fathers or sons might imitate the Patriarch Joseph or St. Paul.  Priests can model their lives after the examples of St. John Vianney, Venerable Fr. Michael McGivney or Bl. Miguel Pro or one of the other priest-saints depicted in our church.

The saints also behold the face of God in heaven and so they are the best intercessors we can hope for as we seek to imitate Christ.  As the Catechism of the Catholic Church states in #956:
        "The intercession of the saints. "Being more closely united to Christ, those who dwell in heaven fix the whole Church more firmly in holiness.... They do not cease to intercede with the Father for us, as they proffer the merits which they acquired on earth through the one mediator between God and men, Christ Jesus.... So by their fraternal concern is our weakness greatly helped." (Second Vatican Council, Dogmatic Constitution on the Church #49, cf. 1 Tim 2:5)

"Do not weep, for I shall be more useful to you after my death and I shall help you then more effectively than during my life."  (St. Dominic to his brother on his deathbed)

The stained glass We hope you enjoy reading about the many lives of the saints on these pages and that you may find inspiration to live your life in imitation of their holiness.

Mary, Seat of Wisdom and Queen of All Saints, pray for us!
All you holy men and women, pray for us!


The Saints Gathered...

The windows encircling the east and west of the altar and the three windows on the south wall honor the lives of holy men and women whose lives of holiness and virtue lead the Church to believe they are already in Heaven with God.  They have survived the time of “great distress” and stand with us around the Table of the Lord as members of the Church Triumphant in the Communion of Saints. Their examples of faith and love inspire us and their intercessory prayers aid us, the “saints” still on our pilgrim journey, as well as those being purified in Purgatory.

….I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the Communion of Saints,
 the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and life everlasting. Amen   

(The Apostles Creed)

St. Joseph's Catholic Church
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      • Circle of Grace
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      • St. Joseph's Workshop (Men's Faith Study)
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      • Retreats
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      • Sacrament Preparation >
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