Jesus Blessing the Children

Eight stained glass windows in the Roman Catholic Church of St. Vincent de Paul in Albany, New York depict events in the life of Jesus Christ. The sixth portrays Jesus Blessing the Children.

Jesus Blessing the Children

SOURCE: Jesus Blessing the Children. Stained Glass Window in the Church of St. Vincent de Paul, Albany, New York. Created approximately 1904-1908 in Munich, Germany. Photographed by Stephen J. Danko 09 Jul 2007.

{10:13} And they brought to him the little children, so that he might touch them. But the disciples admonished those who brought them.
{10:14} But when Jesus saw this, he took offense, and he said to them: “Allow the little ones to come to me, and do not prohibit them. For of such as these is the kingdom of God.
{10:15} Amen I say to you, whoever will not accept the kingdom of God like a little child, will not enter into it.”
{10:16} And embracing them, and laying his hands upon them, he blessed them.

SOURCE: Conte, Ronald L. Jr., translator and editor .  The Sacred Bible. Catholic Public Domain Version. Mark 10:13-16. Online <http://www.sacredbible.org/catholic/NT-02_Mark.htm>. Accessed 14 Jul 2007.

This stained glass window includes the inscription: “To the Glory of God and in Loving Memory of Mr Mrs Joseph Wiley”.

For other posts on the Church of St. Vincent de Paul, see:

• The Church of St. Vincent de Paul in Albany, New York
• The Annunciation
• The Nativity
• The Presentation of Jesus at the Temple
• Finding the Child Jesus in the Temple
• The Wedding at Cana
• The Agony in the Garden
• The Resurrection
• The Angel Raphael
• Midnight Mass and Incense
• It Was a Tough Decision but the Award Goes to…

For posts on the Vincentian Institute, see:

• The Vincentian Institute in Albany, New York
• Photos of the Vincentian Institute in Albany, New York
• For My Mother – Part 4: The Final Years
• An October Day in Second Grade, 1962
• Halloween 1962 at the Vincentian Institute, Albany, New York
• A Playbill in the Attic

For posts on the Pine Hills Branch of the Albany Public Library, see:

• Mrs. Katzman, Children’s Librarian

Copyright © 2007 by Stephen J. Danko