Posted on 08/13/2026 1:06:26 PM PDT by ebb tide
A viral video shows Catholics continuing to pray calmly as an earthquake shook the church during a Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) at the chapel of Our Lady of Perpetual Help this week.
During a daily TLM on August 10, a devastating 7.4-magnitude earthquake, the strongest quake recorded in the country during the 21st century, shook the chapel in the middle of the consecration. Despite the circumstances, the celebrant and the faithful remained completely silent and continued to pray.
The earthquake killed at least 111 people and injured over 700, toppling numerous homes, hospitals, and other buildings.
Another video from that day shows a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary holding the infant Jesus, which remarkably withstood the earthquake:
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TLM in Columbia? Doesn’t look too crowded, but the remnant must be craving it after years of “liberation” theology.
It was a daily Mass. Weren't they fortunate to have one!
I was in Costa Rica during a 7.2 earthquake. It was terrifying.
7.4 is a very serious earthquake.
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