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Shirley Contreras: The Maryknoll Sisters’ short but happy association with Guadalupe
The Maryknoll Sisters came to Guadalupe in June of 1942 with a general assignment of teaching Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCD) at the Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic church, and carrying out various social service activities, as well as with the community’s medical needs, and lived in a convent at 1142 Guadalupe Street.
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Worth driving to: Church of the Holy Innocents, Long Beach
Mass times Sunday, 9 a.m. (traditional Latin Low Mass), 11 a.m. (offered ad orientem, facing East, away from the people, since 2011) and 1 p.m. (Spanish, ad orientem). Weekday Mass, 8 a.m. (on the school playground). Saturday, 8 a.m. The church makes use of altar rails, so Holy Communion can be received kneeling and on the tongue.
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Obispo de California podría ser el primer santo estadounidense de origen hispano
El Obispo Alfonso Gallegos podría convertirse en el primer santo estadounidense de origen hispano. En nuestra Asignación Especial, Alejandra Ortiz presenta la primera parte “Camino a la Santidad”.
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St. Junipero Serra, Founding Father
The San Gabriel, Calif., Fire Department and Archdiocese of Los Angeles recently confirmed what many had long suspected: The fire that almost destroyed Mission San Gabriel Arcángel last year was arson. John David Corey Jr. , 57, was charged with the crime last week and faces up to 14 years in prison if convicted.
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Becoming what we pray
The prayers that we say during Mass are a treasure of spirituality.
During this Easter season that we are now concluding, I was again struck by the force of these prayers — the Collect, the Prayer Over the Offerings, and the Prayer After Communion.
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Altar bread industry another victim of COVID-19
Of the many ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the Catholic Church, one has gone largely unnoticed
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2021 list of new pastors, administrators announced for the Archdiocese of LA
On Saturday, May 1, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles released its “New Pastors and Administrators” list for 2021. Archbishop José H. Gomez has approved the following priests to be appointed pastors effective on July 1, 2021:
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Virtual novena for abuse healing draws bigger, more anonymous audience
COVID-19 restrictions proved an unexpected blessing to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ annual novena for healing from abuse, as the online prayer services drew far more participants than in-person liturgies of past years.
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Catholics should staunchly defend voting rights through dialogue, action — Cardinal Roger M. Mahony
Voting is an essential element of a vibrant democracy. Voter turnout in the 2020 presidential election was the highest in several decades, where nearly two-thirds of estimated eligible voters participated in the process.
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Life lessons from Mission San Gabriel’s restoration expert
David Charlebois’ connection with Mission San Gabriel spans a lifetime. As a child, he visited the mission for his fourth-grade mission report. Years later, he and his wife were married there. And just two weeks before the July 2020 fire, he had completed restoration work on its interior.
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