Catholics at LA’s Mass for America ponder how a divided US moves forward

It takes a lot of patriotism to stand out at a Fourth of July event, but May Lau managed it.

With a crowd of hundreds dressed in red, white, and blue, in a plaza decorated with balloons, bows, and even a Liberty Bell, Lau’s cheering and flag-waving placed her among the most enthusiastic Catholics at the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ Mass for the Nation on July 3.

“I love America,” said Lau, a parishioner of Santiago de Compostela Church in Lake Forest. “This is heaven on earth. I was born in Vietnam during the war. It was a painful past, but here it’s a new start. God bless us!”

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