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Show r recent eacrileglous thefts In Pana deluding that at Notre Dame, have bees traced to the sect known as Luciferians, or worshipers of the deviL Their head. quarters are near Freiburg, Switzerland, out a large branch live in Paris. They have a liturgy which is a parody of th mass. The consecrated elements are ei ther stoltn from churches 01 received in communion by female adherents. A service serv-ice of profanation then takes place, which is known as black mass. Mgr. Faya, bishop of Grenoble, has issued s ircular to the clergy ordering special vigilance, as the Luciferians abstract the hosts from village churches in lonely districts without stealing the ciborium and monstrances in which the sacrament Is contained. At the ministry of public worship the subject has been discussed nd instructions have been given to the prefect of police to increase his surveillance surveil-lance of tbs churches of Paris. Pari |