Pilgrimage for ‘Our Lady of Guadalupe’ Concludes at ELAC

Catholics from different cities and different nationalities participated last Saturday in the 82nd annual procession and Mass in honor of “Our Lady of Guadalupe.” Devotees made the mile-long walk that traveled from Cesar Chavez Avenue to East Los Angeles College (ELAC) stadium in Monterey Park where the procession culminated with a Mass in honor of the “Pilgrim Virgin,” as the religious icon is also known.

LA Flower District Petallers Business Blooms With Dia De Guadalupe Rose Demand

Business is blooming for LA Flower District California Flower Mall petallers supplying wholesale and discount farm fresh red roses to hundreds of churches and millions of Latinos expressing devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexico’s patron saint.

Our Lady of Guadalupe Brings Hope To Southern California

LYNWOOD — At a women’s jail in this largely immigrant Los Angeles suburb, inmate Francisca Cabral had been waiting for a sign to affirm she was on track to turn her life around.

The 26-year-old mother of three, who is serving a four-year sentence for a narcotics conviction, felt she received that sign on Nov. 17 with a visit from Our Lady of Guadalupe, a celebrated Mexican icon of the Virgin Mary for Roman Catholics. Her feast day is Dec. 12.

Tujunga Church Children’s Choir Going To Carnegie Hall

osted: Dec 04, 2013 6:14 PM PST
Updated: Dec 18, 2013 2:59 PM PST
Their voices are still developing, but they are strong. The children’s choir of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, in Tujunga, practices three times a week. They have a lot to prepare for, twenty five of the young kids have been invited to sing at Carnegie Hall next summer. Yes, the one in New York!

Our Lady of Guadalupe brings hope to devotees around Southern California

LYNWOOD>> At a women’s jail in this largely immigrant Los Angeles suburb, inmate Francisca Cabral had been waiting for a sign to affirm she was on track to turn her life around.

Archbishop Gomez honors slain Salvadoran in LA ceremony

Archbishop Oscar Romero at a Los Angeles Park Nov. 23, praising the peaceful vision of the murdered Salvadoran archbishop.

“This gathering today is such a beautiful witness to his memory. My friends, this is what Archbishop Romero lived for,” Archbishop Gomez said Nov. 23 at MacArthur Park in Central Los Angeles.

Calif. Church, political leaders fast for immigration reform

Los Angeles, Calif., Nov 30, 2013 / 06:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez and local political leaders have held a 24-hour fast to pray for immigration reform and to remember families who are separated from each other at Thanksgiving.