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Christmas Mass 2023 at Men's Central Jail

Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez poses as he's escorted into Men’s Central Jail in Los Angeles where he celebrated Christmas Mass the morning of Dec. 25. (Victor Alemán)

Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez prepares to celebrate Christmas Mass on Dec. 25 at Men’s Central Jail in Los Angeles. (Victor Alemán)

Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez handed out copies of “The Twelve Steps and the Sacraments” by Scott Weeman to inmates at Men’s Central Jail in Los Angeles after celebrating Christmas Mass the morning of Dec. 25. (Victor Alemán)

Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez handed out copies of “The Twelve Steps and the Sacraments” by Scott Weeman to inmates at Men’s Central Jail in Los Angeles after celebrating Christmas Mass the morning of Dec. 25. (Victor Alemán)

Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez handed out copies of “The Twelve Steps and the Sacraments” by Scott Weeman to inmates at Men’s Central Jail in Los Angeles after celebrating Christmas Mass the morning of Dec. 25. (Victor Alemán)

Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez poses with sheriff deputies and others at Men’s Central Jail in Los Angeles where he celebrated Christmas Mass the morning of Dec. 25. (Victor Alemán)

Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez processes past sheriff deputies at Men’s Central Jail in Los Angeles where he celebrated Christmas Mass the morning of Dec. 25. (Victor Alemán)

Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez offers Communion to inmates at Men’s Central Jail in Los Angeles while celebrating Christmas Mass the morning of Dec. 25. (Victor Alemán)

Inmates at Men’s Central Jail in Los Angeles stand during the Gospel at Christmas Mass the morning of Dec. 25. (Victor Alemán)

Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez offers Communion to inmates at Men’s Central Jail in Los Angeles while celebrating Christmas Mass the morning of Dec. 25. (Victor Alemán)

Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez handed out copies of “The Twelve Steps and the Sacraments” by Scott Weeman to inmates at Men’s Central Jail in Los Angeles after celebrating Christmas Mass the morning of Dec. 25. (Victor Alemán)

Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez handed out copies of “The Twelve Steps and the Sacraments” by Scott Weeman to inmates at Men’s Central Jail in Los Angeles after celebrating Christmas Mass the morning of Dec. 25. Archbishop Gomez’s visits to the jail have become a Christmas Day tradition. (Victor Alemán)

Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez greets inmates at Men’s Central Jail in Los Angeles after celebrating Christmas Mass the morning of Dec. 25. (Victor Alemán)

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