Ordination
“Pandemic Class of 2020”
On August 8, Archbishop José H. Gomez ordained eight new priests for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. Join us in praying for our new priests – share a prayer message on social media using #LApriests.
Get to Know our New #LApriests
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Father Cortez
Age: 43 Hometown: Puebla, Mexico Home parish: St. Dominic Savio Church, Bellflower First parish assignment: Our Lad... READ MORE »
Father Garcia
Age: 45 Hometown: Los Angeles Home parish: St. Paul Church, Los Angeles Parish assignment: Our Lady of Perpetual He... READ MORE »
Father Reyes
Age: 35 Hometown: Salinas Home parish: St. Mark’s UCSB Newman Center, Goleta Parish assignment: St. Phillip Neri ... READ MORE »
Father Nestico
Age: 31 Hometown: Santa Clarita Home parish: St. Clare of Assisi Church, Canyon Country Parish assignment: St. Char... READ MORE »
Father Park
Age: 58 Hometown: Seoul, South Korea Home parish: St. Joan of Arc Church, West LA First parish assignment: St. John... READ MORE »
Father Oh
Age: 31 Hometown: Cerritos Home parish: St. Gregory Nazianzen, Los Angeles Parish assignment: St. Gertrude Church, ... READ MORE »
Father Ramos
Age: 47 Hometown: San Pedro Home parish: Holy Trinity Church, San Pedro First parish assignment: St. Joseph Church,... READ MORE »
Father Mesa
Age: 31 Hometown: Pomona/Diamond Bar Home parish: St. Denis Church, Diamond Bar First parish assignment: Holy Famil... READ MORE »
Vocations Holy Hour
Download a copy of the worship guide from our August 6 Holy Hour for Vocations. A video is below.
Meet Some #LAseminarians in Formation
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Michael Masteller
Seminarian Michael Masteller reflects on how a mentor fostered his calling and what the priesthood means to him. Pl... READ MORE »
Joseph Morrell
Joseph Morrell is an #LASeminarian. He shared how his faith rekindled through his friendships in college and how th... READ MORE »
Miguel Cabrera
After being a missionary with FOCUS, Miguel felt the call to do more. Today he is committed to his formation to the... READ MORE »