Tabernacle

The tabernacle is the place of reservation for the Blessed Sacrament. The Sacrament is reserved to provide Communion for the sick and shut-in, and for adoration by the faithful. The Altar of Reservation, within which the tabernacle is housed, was erected as a memorial to the bishops and priests of the United States in response to Bishop Becker's plea for funds after the fire of 1898.

The inscription at the base of the altar reads:

"From his priests to the Great High Priest."