Did you know that the side doors of the Archdiocesan Sanctuary of Health and Peace are dedicated to some Saints? We've already mentioned here on the site that the doors of the main entrance to the church are dedicated to the Holy Trinity (read hereNow let's talk about the entrances to the side aisles of the temple.

The naming of the doors was already planned in the initial design of the church and has a very important meaning: Naming the entrances to the Sanctuary after saints represents access to God through their intercessors.

At the entrance to the Padre Eustáquio Memorial, which provides access to the right nave of the church, the saint honored is Saint Anthony, patron saint of the humble. Meanwhile, at the entrance to the left nave, where the altar of Saint Joseph is located, the saint honored is Saint Rita of Cascia, patron saint of impossible causes.

Read the excerpt from the document that discusses the names of the doors:

“In the rear section, the sacristy, conference room, meeting room, and office, are the Priests, noble servants of the King and Lord, where the faithful subjects usually come to attend to their spiritual affairs, the only true ones, after entering through one of the side doors – that of Saint Rita and Saint Therese, on the Gospel side, and those of Saint Anthony and Saint Dominic, on the Epistle side, which represents, not in number, but in meaning, access through the intercessory Saints.”

The original document mentions two doors in each nave of the church; therefore, the Door of Saint Rita is also known as the Door of Saint Therese, and the Door of Saint Anthony can also be called the Door of Saint Dominic.