Ite ad Joseph

Hocking and Pickaway counties are two of several counties that have only one Catholic church, usually at the county seat. I was at St. John's in Logan, and the priest told me, he thought the best glass in the Columbus diocese was St. Joseph in Circleville. Yesterday, we were in Circleville. "Ite ad Joseph" means go to Joseph. Joseph is the universal patron. When you do not know who will intercede for you in prayer, the answer is "Ite ad Joseph".

Most (if not all) glass there is F.X. Zettler Munich. One of the best visual scenes from the New Testament is the Flight to Egypt. I have not seen that much in churches. This church has several windows of Joseph. The only scene missing was Joseph as carpenter.

"Ave Maria gratia plena", the words of Gabriel to Mary, "Hail Mary full of grace". This is the top of the Annunciation window.

St. Cecilia, the patroness of music surrounded by organ pipes. 

There is much iconography in Christian art. Often, the two keys to heaven and earth tell you the symbols are for St. Peter. Here the fish reminds us, he was a fisherman.

 

 They have three small above the doors between the nave and the narthex. They are different in style from the other windows. Don't know if they are Zettler windows. Some of the windows have Zettler maker marks, i did not see them on these.  [blogger has taken over the spacing and positioning of fotos and text, i am not adept enough to meddle with the html]

close up of George's steed

Sower

Don't know the reader.

Before the sanctuary, is this floor mosaic of lilies, another symbol of St. Joseph (but not uniquely his).