Two Monstrances Stolen From St Mary’s Church Days Before Corpus Christi
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June 2, 2026
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St. James police are investigating the theft of two monstrances from St. Mary’s RC Church, Mucurapo, St. James, during a break-in early Tuesday morning.
Parish priest Father Emmanuel Pierre said he encountered the intruder shortly after arriving at the church around 5:15am to prepare for the 6:15am Mass.
According to Father Pierre, he discovered the sacristy had been ransacked and found that two gold-plated monstrances, used to display the consecrated Eucharistic host for adoration and veneration, were missing.
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