Caracas, Venezuela, May 27, 2011 / 15:58 pm
The pastor of the cathedral in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, celebrated a Mass of Reparation on May 26 after several statues of Mary the Divine Pastor were damaged.
Local media reported that a large statue located on a main thoroughfare in Barquisimeto had been disfigured by what appeared to be bullets. Statues in other areas of the city were also damaged.
Mary the Divine Pastor is the patroness of the Venezuelan state of Lara.
Pastor Father Angel Castillo denounced the attacks and called on Catholics to attend the Mass of Reparation and pray for the conversion of those responsible for the acts.
Mary the Divine Pastor