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see cruxnow.com/church-in-the-usa/2017/05/13/texas-parish-keeps-faith-tornado-destroys-church/
When he found out they were all safe, his thoughts moved to the Eucharist. Then he looked for the tabernacle, holding the eucharist.
So, with the light from a local guy named Angel, they searched the ruins. He dug past blocks of concrete and bricks. When he was about to give up he got a glimmer, meaning there was shiny metal underneath. When he uncovered the tabernacle, he was surprised it was unscathed.
Some hosts had fallen on the ground so they picked them up reverently despite the rain. He found every piece he could and covered them in a white cloth. This experience made him exclaim, “My eyes have seen the true beauty of God.”
The tornado blew out both ends of the parish building and the hallway people hid in was really the only thing left standing.
—As she and others protected the teenagers, she said, “I felt [Jesus] doing the same thing above us and I heard him telling me ‘it’s OK, I’ve got you.’”
The parish had a beautiful statue of Mary that remained unharmed so they stood her up atop the rubble to show how she has more power than the EF3 tornado, which had winds from 135-165 miles per hour.
When he found out they were all safe, his thoughts moved to the Eucharist. Then he looked for the tabernacle, holding the eucharist.
So, with the light from a local guy named Angel, they searched the ruins. He dug past blocks of concrete and bricks. When he was about to give up he got a glimmer, meaning there was shiny metal underneath. When he uncovered the tabernacle, he was surprised it was unscathed.
Some hosts had fallen on the ground so they picked them up reverently despite the rain. He found every piece he could and covered them in a white cloth. This experience made him exclaim, “My eyes have seen the true beauty of God.”
The tornado blew out both ends of the parish building and the hallway people hid in was really the only thing left standing.
—As she and others protected the teenagers, she said, “I felt [Jesus] doing the same thing above us and I heard him telling me ‘it’s OK, I’ve got you.’”
The parish had a beautiful statue of Mary that remained unharmed so they stood her up atop the rubble to show how she has more power than the EF3 tornado, which had winds from 135-165 miles per hour.