The three altar lancets (tall arched windows) depict the Holy Trinity. The left lancet — the Father — shows God giving the Ten Commandment tablets to Moses. The center lancet — the Son — features Christ, bounded by the Last Supper below and the horse and banner of the Resurrection above. The right lancet — the Holy Spirit — is represented by a descending dove. Below are the “tongues of fire” touching the faithful on Pentecost.

Renaissance painter Giotto is central. His contemporary St. Francis of Assisi is above and the Bell Tower of the Duomo of Florence, designed by Giotto, is below.

The Labor Window shows Jesus calling Peter and Andrew from their nets to become “Fishers of Men.”

The Science window shows Luke the Physicians, healing a cripple. Above the pestle and mortar are indicative of his work, and below, the crutches of the healed are cast aside.

St. Cecilia, patron saint of music, plays a small pipe organ. Angels above and below praise with cymbals and trumpet.

Benedicite (canticle praising God in all creation) are 12 circular windows arranged within the large circle, showing the sun, moon, stars, winter, summer, day, night, animals, birds, fish, land, and sea.

Below the rose is a transom (horizontal windows) comprising four windows with symbols for the Four Evangelists: Matthew (man: Jesus’ human side); Mark (lion: voice crying in the wilderness); Luke (ox: animal of sacrifice); and John (eagle: flight to heaven).

Above these are symbols of Christ’s suffering (the passion): praying hands and the cup of Gethsemane in the lift Kite; Pilate’s washing hands in the right kite; crown of thorns and nails in the center circle.

The Abraham Window, located in the chancel behind the choir, God’s hand prevents Abraham from sacrificing his son Isaac at the funeral pyre. A ram (top), the actual sacrifice, is caught by the horns in a bush.

David, in king’s garb, carries his harp and an olive branch (symbols of peace). Above is the Star of David and below is the lion lying with the lamb (symbol of peace).

The scroll with the cross depicts Isaiah’s prophesy that the Messiah will come. The figure of Jesus at the wine press presages His agony and solitude. Isaiah 63:6 “I have trodden the wine press alone”.

Archangel Gabriel announces to the Virgin Mary that she will bear the Son of God. The lily symbolizes Mary’s purity; the dove symbolizes the Holy Spirit.

Peter holds the keys to the Kingdom. Paul, seated, has a pen and an epistle.

St. Augustine, having established the first Continuing See in England, is dressed in a bishop’s cope and miter, caring a crozier (symbolizing authority) and a ship (symbolizing his missionary journey).

Thomas, Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury during the Reformation, authored the 1549 prayer book.

Bishop Clagget, the first bishop of Maryland, carries the crozier with the seal of the Diocese of Maryland above and the seal of the State of Maryland below.

Symbols found in this window represent the seven sacraments of the Episcopal church:

• Communion - chalice (grapes) and host (wheat);
• Baptism - font and scallop shells;
• Marriage - intertwined flames and rings;
• Holy Orders - stole;
• Penance - whip;
• Confirmation - bishop's miter and crozier; dove of the Holy Spirt and candle;
• Holy Unction - oil and give crosses

Psalm 107:24 “These see the works of the Lord and His wonders in the deep.” The fruits of the sea show river, crab, oysters, fish, watermen’s boats with a heron above.

Psalm 24:1 “the earth is the Lord’s and the fullness  thereof.” The Fruits of the land show fields, trees, animals, geese and the harvest.