Our Lady of
Knock

Eighth window on the left side of the
Church

On August 21, 1979, Our Lady, St. Joseph,
and St. John the Evangelist appeared on the
south gable wall of the parish church in the
little town of Knock, Co. Mayo, in the west of
Ireland. The apparition, which began at 8
p.m., reportedly lasted for two hours in a
torrential rain and was viewed by fifteen
people, young and old, who knelt in the rain
saying the rosary. There was no message or
voice at Knock, just the image of Mary
wearing a large white cloak fastened at the
neck, a brilliant crown on her head, with her
hands and eyes raised to heaven in prayer.
On her right was St. Joseph, head bowed,
and on her left was St. John the Evangelist
(the parish patron), dressed as a bishop,
book in hand, right hand raised as in
preaching. Besides the images of Mary,
Joseph, and John, an altar with a cross and
the figure of the lamb was to their right. All of
these images are shown in our window.

The top medallion presents the Cross, the
Lamb, and the altar as the "Victim of
Sacrifice." The main window is of the
apparition and the third section is an image of
the parish church itself, a small church still in
use by the parish, alongside a modern chapel
built out from the south gable wall and a huge
basilica erected in time for a visit from Pope
John Paul II on September 30, 1979. The last
image of the window is an ancient Celtic
Cross superimposed upon the small island of
Ireland, referring to its faithfulness to the
Catholic faith and to Mary as Our Lady of
Ireland.

Our Lady of Knock, pray for us