MCA Mass
October 14, 2026
“One in Christ, United in Mission”
– Theme for Missionary Childhood Association Mass 2026
The annual Missionary Childhood Association (MCA) Mass will take place at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels on Wednesday, October 14, 2026 from 10 a.m. to 1p.m.
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. During the mass we recognize and thank the children for their missionary efforts. Encouraging them to always reflect the light of Christ in the world by answering their call to mission starting at home. As October is the month of the Missions, this mass always takes place the week before World Mission Sunday. The principal celebrant will be Archbishop Jose Gomez.
More information will be available soon. School principals are encouraged to RSVP here.
Photo Gallery 2025
View the images from special moments during this year’s Mass.
Recognitions for MCA 2025 Mass
MCA Christmas Artwork Winners 2024-2025
- Janielle Perez – 8th Grade, Resurrection Catholic School *Grand Prize Winner
- Emi Galicia – 2nd Grade, Incarnation Parish School *National Finalist
Top Ten Schools 2024-2025
- Cathedral Chapel School, Los Angeles
- Our Lady of Guadalupe School, Los Angeles
- Beatitudes of Our Lord School, La Mirada
- St. Mary School, Palmdale
- American Martyrs School, Manhattan Beach
- Holy Trinity School, Los Angeles
- St. John the Baptist School, Baldwin Park
- St. Gregory the Great School, Whittier
- St. Paschal Baylon School, Thousand Oaks
- St. Francis de Sales School, Sherman Oaks
The 2024-2025 MCA fundraising efforts, which involved Catholic schools and religious education students across the tri-county Archdiocese, raised $45,851.23. Contributions by the children of MCA went to support 2,780 projects in 1,124 mission territories for the education and protection of children. Helping to build schools, orphanages and support life-saving programs.
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.”
Past MCA Mass
See livestream of past MCA Mass.
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.
“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.
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.
