Adopt-a-Family 2025

The glow of Our Lady of Guadalupe shines during the early morning hours of the annual Adopt-a-Family LA gift distribution event on Dec. 13 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. (Peter Lobato)

Volunteers carry donations of gifts, clothing, and more during the annual Adopt-a-Family LA distribution event on Dec. 13 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. (Peter Lobato)

Father Michael Mesa addresses volunteers during the annual Adopt-a-Family LA gift distribution event on Dec. 13 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. (Peter Lobato)

Volunteers pray inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels during the annual Adopt-a-Family LA distribution event on Dec. 13. (Peter Lobato)

Archbishop José H. Gomez blesses one of the boxes containing toys, food, clothes, and household items being distributed to needy families during the Adopt-a-Family distribution event at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels on Dec. 13. (Peter Lobato)

Volunteers carry donations of gifts, clothing, and more during the annual Adopt-a-Family LA distribution event on Dec. 13 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. (Peter Lobato)

Volunteers pose for photos during the annual Adopt-a-Family LA gift distribution event on Dec. 13 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. (Peter Lobato)

Volunteers pose for photos with Santa during the annual Adopt-a-Family LA gift distribution event on Dec. 13 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. (Peter Lobato)

Msgr. Terrance Fleming, executive director of Adopt a Family LA, poses during the annual gift distribution event on Dec. 13 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. (Peter Lobato)

Volunteers carry donations of gifts, clothing, and more during the annual Adopt-a-Family LA distribution event on Dec. 13 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. (Peter Lobato)

Volunteers pose for photos with Santa during the annual Adopt-a-Family LA gift distribution event on Dec. 13 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. (Peter Lobato)

Volunteers carry donations of gifts, clothing, and more during the annual Adopt-a-Family LA distribution event on Dec. 13 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. (Peter Lobato)