Church of the Holy Faith Creed Triptych Chancel Windows

The lancet shaped windows above the Altar in the Church of the Holy Faith were designed and installed by Judson Studios of

Los Angeles, California in 1954 and are dedicated to the Glory of God in memory of his father, a missionary priest, by chancel

addition architect John Gaw Meem IV. The text is the Nicene Creed as published in the 1928 Book of Common Prayer.

I BELIEVE in one God the

Father Almighty, Maker of

heaven and earth, And of all

things visible and invisible:

The windows are generally designed

to be read like a book, left to right,

top to bottom with the appearance of

angels and archangels throughout.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ,

the only-begotten Son of God;

Begotten of his Father before all

worlds, God of God, Light of

Light, Very God of very God;

Begotten, not made; Being of

one substance with the Father;

By whom all things were made:

The Holy Trinity: Father, Son and

Holy Ghost are represented by the

triune figures at the peak of the

central window.

Who for us men and for our

salvation came down from

heaven, And was incarnate by

the Holy Ghost of the Virgin

Mary, And was made man:

“I am the Alpha and the Omega” are

represented by the Greek Letters

written near the peak of the outer

two windows.

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And was crucified also for us

under Pontius Pilate; He

suffered and was buried:

And the third day he rose again

according to the Scriptures: And

ascended into heaven, And

sitteth on the right hand of the

Father:

The appearance of Christ’s torn

burial shroud is taken from The

Gospel according to Saint John,

Chapter 20 verses 5-7:

5 And he stooping down, and

looking in, saw the linen clothes

lying; yet went he not in.

6 Then cometh Simon Peter

following him, and went into the

sepulchre, and seeth the linen

clothes lie,

7 And the napkin, that was about

his head, not lying with the linen

clothes, but wrapped together in

a place by itself.

And he shall come again, with

glory, to judge both the quick

and the dead; Whose kingdom

shall have no end.

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And I believe in the Holy Ghost,

The Lord, and Giver of Life,

Who proceedeth from the

Father and the Son; Who with

the Father and the Son together

is worshipped and glorified;

Who spake by the Prophets:

Depictions of Pontius Pilate and

Christ’s burial cave are found within

the borders between the Crucifixion

and Holy Ghost window images.

Note the Chi Rho symbol on the

Altar face of the central bottom

image entitled by the designers as

“Worship.”

And I believe one Catholic and

Apostolic Church:

I acknowledge one Baptism for

the remission of sins:

The Four Major Old Testament

Prophets: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel

and Daniel are shown at each corner

of the Baptismal image above.

And I look for the Resurrection

of the dead: And the Life of the

world to come. Amen.

The Nicene Creed is used for Holy

Eucharist services; the Apostles’

Creed is used for Daily Offices.

The 1979 Book of Common Prayer

included changes to the Nicene Creed

with the restoration of the word holy

prior to “Catholic and Apostolic

Church:”which was omitted from the

1928 BCP and the addition of a

corporate “We believe” version for

Rite II Sunday Eucharist.

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Design Detail image courtesy Judson Studios, Los Angeles, CA.