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Fr. Francis Ang Begins Holy Mission Where It All Began
AS HE Stood IN The sacristy at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Fr. Francis Ang felt the magnitude of the moment—the journey he had taken to this point, and the voyage yet to begin. One door opening, another closing. Arrayed about throughout the room were familiar objects of a Catholic Mass: the sacred vestments, altar items, chalices and candles. Familiar, sure, but on this day carrying an aura of newness, of rebirth into something novel, an . . .
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Common Thread
Somewhere Around 60 years ago, Monsignor Hugh O’Connor, the much-beloved founding pastor of St. Justin Martyr Parish in Anaheim, tore his shirt. Rather than throw it away, the thrifty Irish priest knew just the person to fix it: parishioner Angie Beccia, who worked as a seamstress at Knott’s Berry Farm while raising five children and supporting her husband’s career at Northrop. Tammy Tran, Left, Berdie Chavez, ED Fodor, Blanca Gomez, Joanne Shade, Angie Beccia, Lucia . . .
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Faith In Service: Our Lady Of Fatima Supports Camp Pendleton Marines
While Approximately 25% of U.S. service members identify as Catholic, fewer than 8% of the U.S. Military Chaplain Corps are ordained Catholic priests. As a result of this shortage, Marines assigned to the School of Infantry–West (Soi-West) at Camp Pendleton have been without a Catholic chaplain for some time. To help fill the gap, the team at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in San Clemente—including Priest-in-Residence Fr. Ed Becker, Pastor Fr. Antonio López-Flores and . . .
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St. Anthony, Pray For Us
The Two First-Class relics of St. Anthony of Padua — the patron saint of lost and stolen possessions — made a pilgrimage to several churches within the Diocese of Orange recently, providing an opportunity for thousands of devotees to venerate the saint’s sacred remains. Relics OF ST. Anthony OF Padua Made A Pilgrimage TO Several Churches Within The Diocese OF Orange, Including LA PurÍSima. Photos BY Yuan Wang/Diocese OF Orange The two relics, which were . . .
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