A devastating earthquake struck Venezuela on Wednesday, leaving at least 164 people dead and over 1000 injured after powerful tremors tore through the country’s central region. The twin earthquakes, measuring 7.2 and 7.5 in magnitude, were centered near the Montalbán and Morón areas of Carabobo state, causing buildings to collapse and widespread destruction. The violent shaking also damaged several Catholic churches across Caracas, La Guaira, and Valencia, according to reports from priests and parishioners. Among the affected religious sites were La Guaira Seminary, Valencia Cathedral, San José de Ñaraulí Church, Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in La Hoyada, Caracas Cathedral, and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Catia, all of which suffered considerable structural damage. The Nuestra Señora del Carmen Church (Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church) also sustained visible damage, though church authorities confirmed that no parishioners were injured inside the premises. As buildings continued to shake and sirens filled the streets of Caracas, Monsignor Raúl Biord Castillo, metropolitan archbishop of Caracas, went among the people, offering comfort, prayers, and assistance while visiting affected churches and communities. Amid fear and destruction, the Church became a source of solidarity, standing beside survivors and offering hope in the aftermath of the disaster. Let us raise our prayers to the Lord and Creator of the Universe to bring solace to those affected and to protect the people from further catastrophe.
Jonathan Fabian Ginunggil,
Pelayan Atasan Tertinggi / Most High Servant,
Yesus, Maria, Yusuf Pelayanan Kasih / Jesus, Mary, Joseph Ministry of Love
(Blessed and Saints and the Nine Choirs of Angels)
My vocation is Blessed and Saints.
"I am the most humble of all the Saints in Heaven" Mary, Mother of God."
"I am the handmaid of the Lord, said Mary ‘let what you have said be done to me."
Mother Mary is the most humble Saint in Heaven and she is also the Mother of God for us all
(Luke 1:38)
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