Every year, dozens of parishes around the Archdiocese of Los Angeles host celebrations marking Simbang Gabi. This year’s theme is “Jesus is the Bread of Life and the Light of Our Homes.” By Angelus News
The memorial honoring the unknown enslaved people buried at St. Peter Claver Parish's cemetery in St. Inigoes includes a bronze plaque on a stone marker. Similar memorial markers have also been erected and blessed at the five archdiocesan cemeteries and other local parish cemeteries. (CNS photo/Ashley Barnas, Catholic Standard)