The side shrine reredos are also made of Portoro marble and are decorated with mosaic images of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and St. Joseph with Child. The mosaics are immediately bordered by the same gold floral motif that borders the Immaculate Conception mosaic with an outer border decorated with the Greek key. Like the original high altar, the side shrines are decorated with mosaic panels of religious symbols.

Sacred Heart of Jesus	St. Joseph the Child

• The fleur-de-lis (left) is a symbol of the Blessed Virgin.

• This is a stylized form of IHS (center), which is taken from the name Jesus in Greek.

• The Sword of Sorrow (right) refers to the Gospel of Luke (2:33-35). Mary and Joseph take the infant Jesus to the temple and there the prophet Simeon informs Mary that a sword of suffering will pierce her heart.

• The crown and scepter (left) signifies that Joseph is descendant from the line of David.

• “SJ” (center) are the initials of St. Joseph.

• The third mosaic (right) consists of carpentry tools, which represent St. Joseph, who was a carpenter.