Midnight Mission’s Easter Celebration To Return After Two-Year Absence

The Midnight Mission will again hold its Easter Celebration today after it was canceled for two years because of restrictions imposed to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Chiens, serpents, lamas… à Los Angeles, les animaux se font bénir pour Pâques

Une fois par an, les habitants de Los Angeles peuvent faire bénir leurs animaux lors d’une cérémonie ayant lieu la veille du dimanche de Pâques. Ce samedi 16 avril, u n carnaval de chiens, montons, serpents et lamas californiens a fait la queue pour recevoir de l’eau bénite. Objectif : garder la santé.

A day at Placita Olvera!

Vuelve bendición de animales a la Placita Olvera tras dos años de suspensión por la pandemia

Francisco Zetino trajo a su tortuga Anacleta a la ceremonia de bendición de animales que cada año realiza la Arquidiócesis de Los Ángeles, los sábados santos en la Placita Olvera.

Annual Easter blessing of animals returns

The annual blessing of the animals returned to Olvera Street in Downtown LA on Saturday after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Archbishop Jose Gomez presided over the ceremony.

Easter Blessing of the Animals

Archbishop Jose H. Gomez blesses people and their pets during the traditional blessing of animals ceremony at Placita Olvera in downtown Los Angeles Saturday, April 16, 2022.

Blessing of animals at Placita Olvera

Mayor Garcetti Joins Archbishop Gomez in Return of Blessing of the Animals

Los Angeles, CA: After two years of absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual pre-Easter blessing of the animals made its return on Saturday afternoon, Apr. 16, in La Placita Olvera in Downtown Los Angeles where many Angelenos with their beloved pets joined Mayor Eric Garcetti and Archbishop José H. Gomez who presided over the ceremony.