Main Altar
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The Main Altar is the central focus of the Mass. At each Mass, bread and wine become the Body and Blood of Christ to be shared with the faithful who gather to celebrate. Through the reliving of the Last Supper, Catholics partaking of the Eucharist join in solidarity with Christ Jesus.
On the front of the Cathedral's main Altar is inscribed in Latin the phrase, "Beati Qui Ad Cenam Agni Vocati Sunt." The phrase translates to "Blessed are they who are called to the banquet of the Lamb" and is a quotation from Revelation 19:9. The 9,000 pound altar was carved in Italy of Carrar marble. The priests and Bishop of the Diocese of Savannah donated the altar to the Cathedral.
