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The encounter with Easter
It was still dark in the early morning hours when Mary Magdalene returned to the tomb.
She had been with Jesus when the Roman soldiers came to arrest him, when the Twelve and his other disciples ran away.
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Worshipers brave cold, wet morning to welcome Easter 2024
The return of intermittent rain on Sunday, March 31 didn’t dampen the faith of worshipers, but it did shift some services and celebrations indoors and sent other participants under tents and umbrellas. The skies cleared briefly for some services, with sunrise celebrations going on as planned on the wet, chilly morning, the holiest day of the year on the Christian calendar.
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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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