Because of the altar’s desecration, Abbot Elijah Owens, OSB, and the monks completed a penitential rite, reparation for the desecration and celebrated a Mass of reparation Jan. 6.
The abbot said, “In accordance with the prescriptions, the altar of the church was stripped bare and all customary signs of joy and gladness have been put away. Due to the extensive damage to the main altar, the monks will use a portable altar until necessary provisions are made for the repairs.”
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