A tragedy occurred during a prayer meeting with a Catholic priest in Ecuador, shocking those present. As the priest was telling the people about life and death, a large cross hanging on the wall behind him suddenly fell on him. The priest died in this accident. The incident happened when a live broadcast of a prayer meeting was going on in the church. The entire incident of the accident was captured on camera.

The deceased priest has been identified as Father Patricio Alfredo Sanchez Molinari, the New York Post reported. He was the pastor of the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The Archdiocese of Guayaquil said he lost his life in the accident on Saturday.

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The accident happened during the live broadcast

At the time of the incident, the priest was standing behind the altar and was addressing the people. Little did they realize that the heavy cross hanging on the wall right behind them was about to fall. Meanwhile, Cross suddenly fell off the wall and landed on the back of his head. After this the priest could not rise again.

As soon as the accident happened, chaos was created in the church. The people present started shouting and crying. Many people rushed to the priest’s aid and an ambulance was called. A rescue team also reached the spot, but the priest was declared dead the same day, according to officials. A video of the incident was recorded during the live broadcast of the prayer meeting, but it was later removed.

Moments before the accident, he was preaching death

The saddest aspect of the incident was that the priest was talking about life and death moments before the accident. In his sermon, he referred to the words of Jesus Christ and asked people not to waste their precious time scrolling on mobile phones. Instead they should spend time with God and their loved ones.

He said that one day we all have to die. Often the things we spend our time on are not as important as the time we spend with God.

After this the priest started another prayer. He was praying to God to bless those present, when the cross behind him suddenly fell. Within moments, the atmosphere of the prayer meeting turned into mourning. The accident with the priest who was preaching death came as a great shock to those present in the church.