They will perform an act of relief in one of the most important temples of Guadalajara, in the Mexican state of Jalisco, after last July 4 the theft of a copon with consecrated hosts was recorded, the same ones that were later recovered.
Through a statement Dady on July 6, Fr. Roberto García de la Mora reported that this Friday was violated the tabernacle of the main temple of the Eucharistic sciatist, “where the copon containing numerous consecrated hosts was stolen from, which were providentially rescued in their entirety.”
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The priest expressed his “pain, sadness and dismay” for what happened in an enclosure of great importance.
The scape temple of Guadalajara is one of the most representative religious constructions of the state of Jalisco, recognized for its architectural beauty and deep spiritual meaning.
According to him Archdiocese website of Guadalajara, The emblematic temple began to build in 1897 on the recommendation of Pope Leo XIII to Archbishop Pedro Loza and Pardavé.
He was thought of as a temple “dedicated to the Blessed Sacrament, in which this august mystery is honored in a special way, and at the same time be faced with the dire advances that Protestantism makes, especially in the needy class.”
In a neo -Gothic style, its original design was the work of the Italian architect Adamo Boari and its construction was promoted for more than forty years by Jalisco Ignacio Díaz Morales. Concluded in 1972, the scapers is today an icon of sacred art in the country.
A call to love the Eucharist
In his message, Fr. García de la Mora called on the Catholic community to strengthen his commitment to the Eucharist, pointing out that this event must motivate us to “openly manifest our love, dedication and care for this beautiful gift of divine providence to guard it and make it known, worship and fill it with our care as he has them with us”.
“This fact cannot be overlooked,” said the priest, so he summoned an act of relief that will include a mass at 9:00 pm (local time) followed by a Eucharistic vigil with this intention, next Saturday, July 12.
Finally, he raised a prayer so that “God Misericordioso Father and our Lord Jesus Christ” have mercy on us sinners and grant the conversion to those who perpetrated this atrocity. “
Diego López Colín
I am a graduate of journalism at the Carlos Septién García school with experience of religious institutional communication. Since 2016 I write for digital media and, since 2018, I report the most important news about the Catholic event in Mexico for the Ewtn news channel. ACI Press correspondent in Mexico since 2023.