On 23 October, the Diocese of Getafe reported a theft of a tabernacle containing approximately 30 consecrated hosts from the chapel of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción parish center in Parla Madrid. The parish community expressed fears that the theft of the Eucharist might be linked to satanic practices related to the upcoming Halloween celebrations on 31 October. Further, the incident occured in addition to the series of tabernacle desecrations registered in Spain in recent months.
On 21 October, an unknown perpetrator stole the tabernacle and contained consecrated hosts from the chapel of the Nuestra Señora de la Asunción parish center in Madrid. The theft occurred during children catechsim classes and without notice from parents or the parish vicar.
A priest at the parish, Orlando Mateos, discovered the disappearance when a group of children went into the chapel to pray, and searched for the abandoned tabernacle after it was found missing.
Local reports stated that the parish community expressed fears that the theft of the Eucharist might be linked to satanic practices related to the upcoming Halloween celebrations on 31 October. The incident occurs following a series of episodes involving tabernacle desecration in Spain in recent months (OIDAC reported).
In response to the incident, the parish organised an overnight vigil of Eucharistic adoration from 30 to 31 October in reparation for the theft.
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