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From ancient times, the architectural and liturgical focus of a church is its altar table, a representative symbol of Jesus Christ. St. Joseph’s present altar is constructed from the cabinet wood of the former confessionals and finished with gold leaf and marble mensa or table top. At its dedication, a relic of St. Martin de Porres was encased within the altar pedestal. The original focal point of the church is the white wooden pinnacled former high altar in the apse. The Tabernacle for reservation of the Eucharist is still located in this structure. The side altars dedicated to the Virgin and Saint Joseph are reduced versions of the old high altar. Imported from Germany in the nineteenth century, the hand-carved altars reflect the European Gothic Revival style of the church itself. The strong verticality of these altars contrasts amicably with the broader proportions of the building itself. Angels were once painted in the dome over the high altar; however, during the 2006 restoration, plaster repair throughout the church made it necessary to repaint the entire interior. After the debt from the 2006 restoration is completely paid, the parish hopes to raise funds to replace the artwork on the walls of the church in keeping with that from 1903.