Retired LA Bishop Ed Clark celebrates 25th anniversary Mass as a ‘gift’

Celebrating his Silver Jubilee of episcopal ordination, retired LA Auxiliary Bishop Edward Clark credited his friends — and a deepened understanding of the cross of Christ — for helping him know “what it means to be a bishop” over the last 25 years.

“I offer this Mass to you, as my thanksgiving to you, for being with me, supporting me, carrying me over these years,” said Clark to friends, family, and brother priests gathered March 28 at St. Maria Goretti Church in Long Beach.

“Most of all, I thank almighty God, who took this vessel of clay, crafted and shaped it, sometimes broken, and who healed it and found it useful,” he added.

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