Blog - August 2020

August 27, 2020: "On behalf of my brother bishops in the United States, I am praying for the safety and well-being of everyone in the path of Hurricane Laura. May God protect their families and their homes and their livelihoods."

August 22, 2020: "This is our second “outdoor ordination,” and the first time for us celebrating the ordination of permanent deacons here in the plaza outside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. I was telling the priests that were ordained, two weeks ago, that they were the priests of the pandemia. So, you are the deacons of the pandemia."

August 21, 2020: "I was reflecting on how it is interesting how Jesus goes about things. First, he asks the apostles — what are the people in the crowds saying about him. And so they tell him. Some people think he is Elijah or one of the other prophets, some people think they think that he might be St. John the Baptist who’s coming back from the dead."

August 8, 2020: “The priesthood is so important, not only for the Church, but also for the whole world. Every priest is a sign of God’s love, a sign that he is still working in the world, still carrying out his plan of redemption.”

August 6, 2020: "The economic devastation that has hit so many of America’s families has made it impossible for many struggling families to continue paying tuition,” the bishops wrote."

August 1, 2020: “Let’s ask for the grace to continue his mission of love. As I was saying — we are all called to be missionary disciples, no matter how young or how old we are. If we follow Jesus we share in his mission.”

August 1, 2020: “We’re the ones responsible for the Church’s mission! We need to go out into this world and share this bread that we’ve been given, to share our faith in Jesus Christ, to share his love, his tenderness, his mercy.”