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Los Angeles celebrates Easter
Weekend rain didn’t stop Easter Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles.
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Decenas de mascotas reciben bendición de los animales en la Calle Olvera
Perros, gatos e incluso ganado fueron bendecidos el sábado en la Bendición de los Animales anual en la Calle Olvera.
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Photos: Blessing of the animals on Olvera Street
Archbishop of Los Angeles José Gomez celebrated Holy Saturday with a blessing of the animals on Olvera Street. The blessing has been a tradition on Olvera Street since its founding in 1930, when priests would bless cows, horses and goats at La Placita Church “to help ensure health, fecundity and productivity.” The line for animal blessings began at 1 p.m. in front of Pico House on Main Street.
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Immigrant families reunite at LA church after decades, and a border, apart
Flowers, tears and hugs filled a church hall in Los Angeles as 33 families were reunited with loved ones – some for as long as 29 years apart – from Jalisco, Mexico, for Easter weekend.
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Religion events in the San Fernando Valley area, March 30-April 6
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels: Easter Masses, 7:30 a.m. (in English), 10 a.m. (in English) and 12:30 p.m. (in Spanish). Location, 555 W. Temple St., Los Angeles. olacathedral.org/holy-week. lacatholics.org/event/easter-sunday-mass/
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Goats to goldfish: Join the cute queue for Olvera Street’s Blessing of the Animals
Lining up for a lovely event can be a study in spontaneous camaraderie.
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Good Friday: A day to remember those facing injustice, oppression
Tomorrow is Good Friday, when Christians solemnly commemorate the day Jesus suffered and died on the cross.
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More than 3,000 pack LA Cathedral for 2024 Chrism Mass
The mission of sanctifying the world and serving others in a priestly way is “not only for those who are ordained,” said Archbishop José H. Gomez at the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ annual Chrism Mass March 25.
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Serra High gets another experiment launched into outer space
Students at Junipero Serra High School in Gardena held a viewing party on March 21 to watch another of their experiments launched to the International Space Station.
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In LA, Catholic-run ‘Feed My Poor’ food truck serves meals, hope
Aline of mostly Latino men and women stood some-30 deep on the sidewalk along a very busy stretch of Wilshire Boulevard when a bright yellow food truck pulled up next to the iconic MacArthur Park, just west of the downtown Los Angeles skyscrapers.
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