MCA Mass
October 16, 2024
“Go and invite everyone to the banquet“ (cf. Mt 22:9).
– Theme for Missionary Childhood Association Mass 2024
The annual Missionary Childhood Association (MCA) Mass will take place at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels on Wednesday, October 16, 2024 from 10 a.m. to 1p.m. More than 2,000 students from 36 Catholic schools from Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara will be in attendance.
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ Mission Office hosts the annual liturgy to celebrate the contributions by local youth to help underserved children of the world. This year the choir will be from Resurrection School in Los Angeles with Director, Sr. Adriana Gomez from the Franciscan Sisters. The principal celebrant is Archbishop Jose Gomez Fleming and concelebrating will be Msgr. Terrance Fleming.
LA Catholics, students, faculty and parents that can’t attend are invited to join the livestream. (A livestream will be shown here) You can also visit the Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels Facebook to pray with us.
Worship Aid 2024
Follow along with us and download the worship aid for this year’s MCA Youth Appreciation Mass.
“The Archdiocese of Los Angeles is really a leader, particularly in . . . involving all the school children of the archdiocese, and it really is a model for the rest of the country.”
-Msgr. Kieran Harrington, national director of The Pontifical Mission Societies.
Priest from Uganda thanks LA students at MCA Youth Mass
Father Frederick Byaruhanga stood in front of a full audience at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels during his homily and thanked local students, teachers, parents, and more for “planting the seeds of faith” in their efforts to help disadvantaged youth all over the world.
Recognitions for MCA 2024 Mass
MCA Christmas Artwork Winners 2023-2024
- Anna Louise Ralbovsky – 7th Grade, All Souls World Language School
Top Schools 2023-2024
- Cathedral Chapel School, Los Angeles
- Our Lady of Guadalupe School, Los Angeles
- Beatitudes of Our Lord School, La Mirada
- American Martyrs School, Manhattan Beach
- St. Paschal Baylon School, Thousand Oaks
- Beatitudes of Our Lord School, La Mirada
- St. Mary School, Palmdale
- St. Philip Neri School, Lynwood
- Holy Trinity School, Los Angeles
- St. Martha’s Catholic School, Valinda
- St. John the Baptist School, Baldwin Park
The 2023-2024 MCA fundraising efforts, which involved Catholic schools and religious education students across the tri-county Archdiocese, raised $85,855.19. One of the projects funded by MCA collections is the Diocesan Center for Children Development (CCD) and the Next Generation Home in Ghana, where hundreds of children living in the streets are provided meals and education, and whenever possible, reintegration with their families.
Did you know? “October is the month of the Missions, which is why the MCA mass always takes place the Wednesday before World Mission Sunday.”
2023 MCA Mass – Livestream
2022 MCA Mass – Livestream
Missionary Childhood Association
Founded in 1843, the Missionary Childhood Association (formerly Holy Childhood Association) is an international organization whose membership is made up of students in Catholic elementary schools and religious education programs.
