Guardian Angel Church dedication Mass

Archbishop José H. Gomez holds up the keys to the new Guardian Angels Church in Pacoima at the start of the dedication ceremonies April 4. (Victor Alemán)

Archbishop José H. Gomez holds the new church’s blueprints at the start of the dedication ceremonies for Guardian Angels in Pacoima on April 4. (Victor Alemán)

Guardian Angels pastor Father Luis Estrada holds up the keys to the new church at the start of the dedication ceremonies April 4. (Victor Alemán)

Archbishop José H. Gomez leads the procession into the vestibule of the new Guardian Angels Church in Pacoima at the start of the April 4 Dedication Mass. (Victor Alemán)

Archbishop José H. Gomez leads the procession into the vestibule of the new Guardian Angels Church in Pacoima at the start of the April 4 Dedication Mass. (Victor Alemán)

About 1,500 people showed up to pack Guardian Angel Church in Pacoima for a dedication Mass on April 4. (Victor Alemán)

Guardian Angel School students helped bring the gifts for consecration during the April 4 consecration Mass in Pacoima. (Victor Alemán)

Guardian Angels pastor Father Luis Estrada holds up a framed commemoration from Pope Francis during the dedication Mass on April 4. (Victor Alemán)

Archbishop José H. Gomez poses with LA City Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez during the dedication Mass for the new Guardian Angels Church in Pacoima on April 4. (Victor Alemán)

Archbishop José H. Gomez blesses the altar at the new Guardian Angels Church in Pacoima during the dedication Mass on April 4. (Victor Alemán)

Archbishop José H. Gomez anoints the walls of the new Guardian Angel Church in Pacoima during the April 4, 2025 dedication Mass. (Victor Alemán)

Archbishop José H. Gomez blesses the altar at Guardian Angel with holy water after blessing the new church's baptismal font during the April 4 dedication Mass. (Victor Alemán)

Parishioners light new candles during the dedication Mass at Guardian Angels Church in Pacoima on April 4. (Victor Alemán)

Thousands pray at the new Guardian Angel Church in Pacoima for a dedication Mass on April 4. (Victor Alemán)

Archbishop José H. Gomez blesses Guardian Angel parishioners with holy water after blessing the new church's baptismal font during the April 4 dedication Mass. (Victor Alemán)

Bishop Gerald Wilkerson blesses Guardian Angel parishioners with holy water after blessing the new church's baptismal font during the April 4 dedication Mass. (Victor Alemán)

Archbishop José H. Gomez presides over the dedication Mass at the new Guardian Angels Church in Pacoima on April 4. (Victor Alemán)

Archbishop José H. Gomez poses with bishops and priests following the dedication Mass for the new Guardian Angels Church in Pacoima on April 4, including two figures who’d helped shepherd the project from its origins: Bishop Gerald Wilkerson and archbishop emeritus Cardinal Roger Mahony. (Victor Alemán)