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Missionary Childhood Association Youth Mass

Catholic school students pack the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels on Oct. 17 for the annual Missionary Childhood Association Youth Mass. More than 1,700 students from 36 Catholic schools in the region attended. (Victor Alemán)

Liliana Espinoza, a 7th grader at St. Gregory the Great School in Whittier, was recognized at the Oct. 17 Missionary Childhood Association Mass as a national finalist in last year’s MCA Christmas Artwork Contest. She was presented with a framed print of her artwork by Msgr. Terrance Fleming, executive director of the LA archdiocese’s Mission Office, and Auxiliary Bishop Matthew Elshoff, who celebrated the Mass. The original art piece will be on display at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington D.C. during Advent 2023. (Victor Alemán)

Students, parents and others pose with Msgr. Terrance Fleming during the annual Missionary Childhood Association Youth Mass on Oct. 17 at Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. (Victor Alemán)

Students from the music program at Transfiguration Catholic School in Los Angeles process into the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels on Oct. 17 at the start of the annual Missionary Childhood Association Youth Mass. More than 1,700 students from 36 Catholic schools in the region attended. (Victor Alemán)

Students process in with portraits of Pope Francis and saints during the annual Missionary Childhood Association Youth Mass on Oct. 17 at Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. (Victor Alemán)

Students who were awarded for the artwork contests pose with Auxiliary Bishop Matt Elshoff and other priests during the annual Missionary Childhood Association Youth Mass on Oct. 17 at Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. (Victor Alemán)

Catholic school students pack the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels on Oct. 17 for the annual Missionary Childhood Association Youth Mass. More than 1,700 students from 36 Catholic schools in the region attended. (Victor Alemán)

Auxiliary Bishop Matt Elshoff presided over the annual Missionary Childhood Association Youth Mass on Oct. 17 at Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. (Victor Alemán)

Catholic school students pack the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels on Oct. 17 for the annual Missionary Childhood Association Youth Mass. More than 1,700 students from 36 Catholic schools in the region attended. (Victor Alemán)

Catholic school students pack the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels on Oct. 17 for the annual Missionary Childhood Association Youth Mass. More than 1,700 students from 36 Catholic schools in the region attended. (Victor Alemán)

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