Our Lady of Fatima and azulejos (Portuguese decorated tiles) on the walls of the church depicting the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima. The tiles were added in 1950 to commemorate the visit of the International Pilgrim of Fátima. It had a low square tower and bell turret. The plan of the church was laid in the form of a Latin cross. The interior is a single large space roofed by a wooden barrel-vault instead of a gothic-style ceiling. Neither the nave nor the transepts have aisles. It is currently painted in white, with blue details, like the exterior. The west front has three towers: a central octagonal tower capped by a dome flanked by two smaller towers. The main altar of the church is dedicated to Saint Joseph and the other altars are dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes, Our Lady of Fatima, the sacred Heart of Jesus and Saint Anthony of Padua. There is a host of saints in the form of statues standing in canopied niches and stained glass windows in the church. The church was once home to a pipe organ, built in 1888 by Forster and Andrews, but it has since been dismantled. It now houses two Allen digital pipe organs - a three-manual in the nave and a four-manual in the organ gallery. The four-manual organ is currently Singapore’s largest digital pipe organ. Clergy Rector: Fr. Joe Lopez Vice Rector: Fr. Derrick Ting Barria Portuguese religious traditions Saint Joseph's Church and its congregation continues to practice many Portuguese-inspired religious traditions, such as the Holy Week commemoration with the re-enactment of the passion and death of Christ on Good Friday. Traditional Portuguese devotions, such as the devotions to Our Lady of Fatima (on the 13th day of each month), to Saint Joseph, to Saint Jude Thaddeus, to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and to Saint Anthony of Padua (the patron saint of Portugal) are also practiced and maintained alive. A traditional Latin Mass is also celebrated on Sundays. Gallery See also Archdiocese of Singapore Roman Catholicism in Singapore References National Heritage Board (2002), Singapore's 100 Historic Places, Archipelago Press, Norman Edwards, Peter Keys (1996), Singapore - A Guide to Buildings, Streets, Places, Times Books International, Preservation of Monuments Board, Know Our Monuments External links Singapore Catholic Church Directory Uniquely Singapore website Infopedia Singapore Joseph Joseph RomanCatholic National monuments of Singapore Joseph RomanCatholic Portuguese diaspora in