Comments on: Sacristie http://www.rlcresearch.com/2007/11/25/sacristie/ All there is to know about the mystery of Rennes-le-Chateau. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:56:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Ioannis http://www.rlcresearch.com/2007/11/25/sacristie/#comment-756 Ioannis Fri, 16 May 2008 01:35:42 +0000 http://www.rlcresearch.com/2007/11/25/sacristie/#comment-756 It is quite commonly known from St. John's Gospel and the study of art that the figures in the stained glass window under the cross are the Virgin Mary on the viewers left, St. John the Apostle on the viewers right and Mary Magdelene direcly under Christ. The scene is found in every catholic church in the world. There is nothing at all mysterious about it. It can be established with absolute certainty that the figure on the right is St. John the Apostle. The inscription that begins "Da, Domine virtutem..." is the prayer said by every catholic priest as he washes his hands before putting on his vestments for Mass and is found in every sacristy. So, there are two "mysteries" cleared up. Nothing mysterious about them at all. It is quite commonly known from St. John’s Gospel and the study of art that the figures in the stained glass window under the cross are the Virgin Mary on the viewers left, St. John the Apostle on the viewers right and Mary Magdelene direcly under Christ. The scene is found in every catholic church in the world. There is nothing at all mysterious about it. It can be established with absolute certainty that the figure on the right is St. John the Apostle.

The inscription that begins “Da, Domine virtutem…” is the prayer said by every catholic priest as he washes his hands before putting on his vestments for Mass and is found in every sacristy.

So, there are two “mysteries” cleared up. Nothing mysterious about them at all.

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