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Report Copyright Violation | Earthquake felt in North Carolina brings reading during Sunday Mass to life... Scripture really came alive Aug. 9 for Catholics in Charlotte.
A 5.1-magnitude earthquake originating near Sparta was felt in Charlotte a little after 8 a.m. Sunday — just as parishioners at St. Gabriel Church were listening to the first reading of Sunday’s Mass:
“At the mountain of God, Horeb, Elijah came to a cave where he took shelter. Then the LORD said to him, ‘Go outside and stand on the mountain before the LORD; the LORD will be passing by.’ A strong and heavy wind was rending the mountains and crushing rocks before the LORD — but the LORD was not in the wind.
“After the wind there was an earthquake — but the LORD was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake there was fire– but the LORD was not in the fire. After the fire there was a tiny whispering sound. When he heard this, Elijah hid his face in his cloak and went and stood at the entrance of the cave.
St. Gabriel’s pastor, Father Richard Sutter, texted the Catholic News Herald, Charlotte’s diocesan newspaper, to say that they felt the earthquake during the 8 a.m. outdoor Mass, just as the lector was reading the words, “After the wind there was an earthquake — but the LORD was not in the earthquake.”
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the Aug. 9 earthquake occurred about 2.5 miles southeast of Sparta, and had been “preceded by at least four small foreshocks” that had started about 25 hours earlier.
“God is found in the silence,” Father Catron said, and he encouraged people to pray.
The quake also came at a poignant moment for parishioners at St. Mark Church in Huntersville: the sign of of Peace.
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For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.....Matthew 6:21
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: Ecclesiastes 3:1 |
