The lower sections, symbolizing "All the earth doth worship Thee", portray
Christ as the Good Shepherd surrounded by figures and symbols of the
Church and the World: agriculture, science, education and the law.
The upper section, separating Earth from Heaven, illustrates
a portion of text from the Te Deum, "We praise Thee O God, we acknowledge
Thee to be the Lord." The four archangels St. Michael, St. Gabriel,
St. Raphael and St. Uriel, stand with two angels holding the inscription
Chi Rho. In the two side lancets are groups of angels blowing trumpets.
Flanked by the symbols of the four evangelists, the figure of Christ
is in the center, holding the orb and sceptre, and seated on a rainbow.
At the apex of the center panel is the dove, symbol of the Holy Spirit,
and a hand encircled by a cruciform halo.
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