Blessed Sacrament Altar

Located to the left of the sanctuary, the Blessed Sacrament altar is the most sacred place in the Cathedral. The tabernacle has the Ciborium inside and has two gilt-wood angels as its guards. Above this altar, a wooden crucifix hangs between the alpha and the omega. A hand-carved candle stand supports the vigil light, a reminder of the Eucharistic presence. In the underground crypts before this altar are interred Bishop Jules Benjamin Jeanmard and Bishop Maurice Schexnayder, first and second bishops of Lafayette.