The firefighter who recovered the tabernacle in Palisades
- Ann Rodgers
- Jan 13
- 1 min read
Last night I had the privilege of interviewing Captain Bryan Nassour of the Los Angeles Fire Department, whose station house is across from Corpus Christi Church. The church was destroyed in the Palisades fire, which is so far known to have killed eight people and destroyed an entire community. Captain Nassour told me the story of discovering the tabernacle unharmed when everything around it -- save the altar and a cross -- was cinder and ash.
In the interview, I pressed him for details. His trained eye brings depth to a short story. Please pray for the firefighters and first responders who continue to put themselves in harm's way.
I did it because the whole community has been decimated — it looks like a nuclear bomb has gone off and nothing is standing,” said Nassour, a member of St. Francis de Sales Church in Sherman Oaks, whose brother belongs to Corpus Christi.
“My brother lost his home. I have close friends who lost everything but the shirts on their backs, and they belong to that church too. So, if I could save just one thing, let it be this, so they have something to believe in.”
Here is his story:
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