Rendered in stunning realistic detail, traditional statuaries of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph flank the east transept window. Our Blessed Mother is shown standing atop a snake with an apple in its mouth relating her pivotal role in salvation history as the mother of the Savior, the New Eve. (“I will put enmity between you and the woman, … [T]hey will strike at your head, while you strike at their heel.” (Genesis 3:15)