IN PLACE OF OUR 12:10PM FRIDAY MASS (MAY 1),
WE WILL JOIN THE DIOCESAN HOLY MASS
WITH AN ACT OF CONSECRATION TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
Friday, May 1, 11:30am
Instead of our regular 12:10pm Friday daily Mass, we will be joining our bishop, Michael Barber, SJ at his Mass with an act of consecration to the Blessed Virgin Mary. This will happen today, Friday at 11:30am. Please join us at 11:15am, as we ZOOM together to the Mass (just click here). Or you can attend this Mass through the Cathedral Facebook Page.
National Day of Prayer to Mary, Mother of the Church
Following that Mass at noon, we will join Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), who will lead the nation in a prayer which consecrates the United States to Mary, Mother of the Church. Canada, too, has chosen this day to offer prayers and to consecrate their country to Mary, Mother of the Church. “This will give the Church the occasion to pray for Our Lady’s continued protection of the vulnerable, healing of the unwell, and wisdom for those who work to cure this terrible virus,” said Archbishop Gomez in a letter to his fellow bishops. Each year, the Church seeks the special intercession of the Mother of God during the month of May. “This year, we seek the assistance of Our Lady all the more earnestly as we face together the effects of the global pandemic,” he said. For more information, see the USCCB news page here. The liturgy will be livestreamed on the Los Angeles Archdiocese Facebook page.