Tabernacle, with Eucharist Inside, Stolen from Maryland Catholic Church

Catholic News Agency ^ | 3/30/22 | Joe Bukuras

[marshmallow]

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 30, 2022 / 13:36 pm A tabernacle with the Blessed Sacrament located inside, along with other church belongings, was stolen from Catholic church in Hydes, Maryland, between the night of March 25 and the morning of March 26.

“I am saddened that they took the tabernacle with the Holy Eucharist in it, which is appalling,” Father Pete Literal, pastor of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, located in Baltimore County, told CNA Wednesday.

Stolen were the gold tabernacle with the Eucharist inside, the base of a processional cross, four candelabras, and six candle holders. There was also damage found on a side door of the church, according to the police report, “where a 2-inch piece was missing near the handle.”

Police don’t know how the door was damaged, but the report shows that the damage “was not near the latch or lock and there was no damage consistent with prying on the adjacent surfaces.”

The church’s business manager, Shawn Blair, told CNA on Wednesday that the parish is still working to determine fiscal damage and losses, but said the total value would be more than $20,000 “without a doubt.”

It is also unclear how the thief or thieves entered and exited the church, as there are no cameras, Literal said. Associate Pastor Father Ross Conklin was preparing for Mass on Saturday morning when he discovered the items had been stolen.

[Bayard]

Baltimore Amish

[daniel1212]

Then according to Eucharistic theology, They have taken away the Lord out of the tabernacle, and we know not where they have laid him. (cf. John 20:2) Until it manifest decay.

[Albion Wilde]

Baltimore Amish

It's amazing, because that is way out in the countryside, where there are horse farms, vineyards, farm families who lived there for generations, and graveyards that go all the way back to the American Revolution.