Rosary statue

The main altar bears a special statue of Our Lady of Pompeii, also known as the Rosary Statue. It features the Blessed Virgin and her infant Son giving the Rosary to St. Dominic. The woman in the statue is St. Catherine of Sienna, a 14th century Italian mystic who was a lay woman. She was a member of the Dominican Laity (formerly called Third Order), and is only one of three women to be given the title Doctor of the Church for her outstanding theological writings.

St. Thomas Aquinas

St. Vincent Ferrer

The main altar also features two other members of the Order of Preachers who are examples of the work and mission of the Order. On the left is St. Thomas Aquinas, the 13th century scholar, theologian and author of the Summa Theologica. He is the Patron of Catholic Schools. On the right is St. Vincent Ferrer, a 15th century evangelizer and healer. The trumpet symbolizes his message of repentance before the last judgment.

Mary

St. Joseph

Flanking the main body of the sanctuary are the traditional altars honoring St. Joseph and the Blessed Virgin.

Our Lady of Guadalupe

Near the east entrance is Our Lady of Guadalupe. The picture of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Patroness of the Americas, is an important devotion for many of our Hispanic parishioners.

St. Martin de Porres

Near the west entrance is St. Martin de Porres, a 17th century Dominican brother who was of African-Spanish heritage. He is known as the “Father of the Poor” and spent his religious life as doorkeeper at the convent of the Holy Rosary in Lima, Peru. This postion eneabled him to feed and heal the poor white, black, and Indian people of the city. A small relic of St. Martin de Porres is on display in the church.