Perpetual worship chapel reopens 3 months after the Dana in Valencia

The Chapel of Perpetual Adoration of the María Madre de la Iglesia de Catarroja parish (Valencia, Spain) on Monday reopens its doors after more than three months closed because of the floods suffered on October 29.

Once the damage caused by the flood could be repaired, including the replacement of the doors and the extraction of the accumulated humidity.

The parish priest, José Vicente Alberola, explains that the restart of the worship shifts has been carried out “after facing various arrangements, since after the flood it was very affected”, According to the Archbishopric of Valencia.

At the moment, worship cannot be done 24 hours a day in the week, so that a limited schedule from 9 am at 12 o’clock at 12 p.m. from Monday to Friday and 24 hours during The weekend.

According to the archbishopric, “many of the worshipers do not yet have a car and at night the displacement is more difficult.” However, the intention is to recover as soon as possible can the perpetual character of worship.

On February 23, the parish will celebrate a holy hour and a Eucharist on the seventh anniversary of the inauguration of the chapel, which has about 350 worshipers from Catarroja and the nearby towns.

More than 200 dead

On October 29, a meteorological phenomenon popularly known as cold drops that technicians have defined as Dana (isolated depression at high levels) characterized by the discharge of many liters of water in a short space of time occurred in the Spanish eastern zone.

This phenomenon resulted in floods that were charged with the lives of more than 200 people in addition to razing entire villages: buildings, belongings, houses, businesses, vehicles, etc.

The parishes have not been alien to destruction, but at the same time they have become important sources of solidarity throughout this time, and a privileged channel of help distribution thanks to the capillarity of Caritas.