This window stands as a grateful tribute to the faithful ministry of Canadian Military Chaplains, past and present.
From the eternal ruggedness of the rock, and the brokenness, which derives from war and conflict, springs a tree of life bathed in the glorious light of the Almighty’s love and compassion.
Various images in this window illustrate the ministry of those chaplains called to service of God and Canada.
From bottom to top of the window
- Saint Martin of Tours, a patron Saint
- He is off his horse and giving a beggar half of his cloth
- Thorns – represent the symbolism of pain and sorrow
- The men and women represent the Canadian Forces over the decades
- The “Rock” is rugged – it symbolizes the conflict of war
- From the rock springs a tree of life (Hope in a Broken World) – It is bathed in the love and light of God’s tenderness and mercy
- A chaplain is ministering to a dying soldier – Chaplain H/Captain Robert Seaborn of the Canadian Scottish Regiment, giving absolution to an unidentified soldier of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division near Caen, France, 15 July 1944.
- Four figures represent Army, Air force, Navy (a burial at sea) and the repatriation of the Unknown Soldier
- Canada mourning
The window, titled “Hope in a Broken World” was donated by the Canadian Military Chaplains Association. The window illustrates the history of those chaplains called to the service of God and Canada.
