Hail, King of the Heavens!

Salve Rex Coelorum - Hail, King of the Heavens!

Today is the Feast of Christ the King. It's a good day to post a photo of one of the art glass windows at St. Landry Catholic Church. Click on the photo to see more detail.

Christ is enthroned with all the symbols of kingship: the crown, sceptre, and orb. He sits above a rainbow, his covenant after the Flood. To either side are the Alpha and the Omega, Christ as beginning and end. The world is at his feast. And symbols of the four gospel writers, symbols found again and again within the artwork of St. Landry Catholic Church, sit at four points around him.

Today in Rome, the Holy Father said in his homily, "Choosing Christ does not guarantee success according to the criteria of today’s world, but ensures that peace and joy that only He can give."