Blog - September 2022

September 20, 2022: "To say “I am a Catholic” means: I choose to follow Jesus. I choose to make Jesus the way and the truth for my life. I choose to listen for his Word in my life, and to do whatever he tells me to do. This is who we are, my dear brothers and sisters. And it is a beautiful way to live. It is a beautiful thing to say, 'Yes, I am a Catholic.'"

September 18, 2022: "Jesus gave his life for our sins — your sins and mine, and so that we can have the grace and strength to grow as sons and daughters of God, to overcome our weaknesses, and to become the men and women whom God created us to be."

September 18, 2022: "Our country has always been a beautiful collection of many immigrant peoples. This nation has been a beacon of hope, a refuge for peoples who have no place left to turn. America is a nation of nationalities, a nation of migrants and refugees."

September 10, 2022: "I was thinking that we need to reflect on how we have to be like that woman in the Gospel with the parable of the lost coin. As she did, we have to light the lamp of Christ. And we have to go out and sweep the house of this world, searching for those who are lost."

September 10, 2022: "We are also united in our worship with so many souls, who down through the years, found salvation in this mission — beginning with those who made up the first generation of Catholics in Los Angeles, including many of the Gabrielino Tongva, the first peoples of this land."

September 4, 2022: "Following Jesus is a decision, a commitment. It is a serious and challenging commitment, but it is a beautiful grace and it really helps us to understand who we are and where are we going, and the extraordinary love that God has for us."

September 3, 2022: "The altar and the baptismal font are the heart and soul of every church, because through these sacred channels, the mystery of God’s love is poured out for us. In the font of baptism, we are made children of God; and on the altar, Jesus himself comes to nourish his children, the whole family of God, with his Body and Blood."

September 2, 2022: "The story of Los Angeles, and the story of this Cathedral, is part of the great story of salvation that God is still working out in the history of the nations. And this is also the story that is told in these beautiful tapestries that surround us in this sanctuary. It is a story of witness and holiness. It is a story of seeking God and following Jesus Christ in faith and with joy."

September 1, 2022: "Everything that we do in the Church, has only one purpose: to bring souls to the encounter with Jesus Christ; to spread his Gospel of love so that people will come to know Jesus, and to love him, and to serve him."