“And God said, ‘Let there be light…” 

Jesus Christ is the Light of the World. Each year at the Easter Vigil, we bless a new fire and take the first light from that fire to light our Easter Candle. We carry that candle into the darkened church and greet the new light three times with the proclamation, “Jesus Christ is the Light of the World.” Candles are lit throughout the Church and we make our Easter Proclamation in the glow of that light.
 
We are people of light. Our faith in Jesus Christ challenges us to bring the Light of Christ to the darkness of our world wherever we see it. Our Gallery of Light is a continual reminder of that mission. As we walk on the Jerusalem stone flooring, we need to remind ourselves that each one of us is called to walk in the footsteps of Christ reflecting as we do the Light of Christ. The light comes into our gallery through the glass ceiling, which opens the space to the outside allowing light to pass through in both directions.
 
The Gallery of Light also acts as a connector bringing together the many varied activities of the Faith Development Center to our mission of bringing the Light of Christ to dispel darkness wherever we may find it.
 
Watching over the Gallery of Light as she watches over our Church and all our comings and goings is the statue of Mary, Mother of God, Mother of the Church, Mother of All.