Holy Week 2019
As they do every year, the liturgies, rites, and processions of this year's Holy Week drew thousands of Catholics to parishes around the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Here's a look at Archbishop José H. Gomez's busy week, starting from Palm Sunday and culminating at Easter Mass.
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In our Easter issue, contributing editor Mike Aquilina takes us back to the experience of the primitive Church to understand why the vigil was “the night of nights” for those Christians — and why it should still be for us, too. Contributing writer Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil speaks to local catechumens about their road to conversion and why they’re looking forward to the “new life” of the baptism they’ll receive at this year’s Easter Vigil.