{"id":6641,"date":"2025-06-23T00:33:27","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T00:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/6641\/"},"modified":"2025-06-23T00:33:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T00:33:27","slug":"a-3000-mile-pilgrimage-makes-its-way-to-la-area-burn-zones-pasadena-star-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/6641\/","title":{"rendered":"A 3,000-mile pilgrimage makes its way to LA-area burn zones \u2013 Pasadena Star News"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mng-gallery-initialized mng-gallery-slider\">\n<li data-index=\"1\" class=\"mng-ge mng-gallery-active\" id=\"mng-ge-0\" aria-hidden=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><img alt=\"Archbishop Jos\u00e9 H. Gomez participates in a procession through Altadena...\" class=\"size-article_inline\"  \/>\n<p>Archbishop Jos\u00e9 H. Gomez participates in a procession through Altadena following a Mass at Sacred Heart Church honoring families affected by wildfires. The event brought together Catholic leaders, perpetual pilgrims, and community members in prayer and solidarity on Friday, June 20, 2025. (Photo by\u00a0Mark Savage,\u00a0Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"2\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A group of religious sisters participate in the procession through...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1750638802_903_LDN-L-EUCHARISTIC-PILGRIMAG-0622-15.jpg\" \/>\n<p>A group of religious sisters participate in the procession through Altadena following a Mass honoring families affected by wildfires at Sacred Heart Church on Friday, June 20, 2025.(Photo by\u00a0Mark Savage,\u00a0Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"3\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A man carries a large cross over his shoulder while...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1750638803_70_LDN-L-EUCHARISTIC-PILGRIMAG-0622-14.jpg\" \/>\n<p>A man carries a large cross over his shoulder while participating in the procession through Altadena following a Mass honoring families affected by wildfires at Sacred Heart Church on Friday, June 20, 2025. (Photo by\u00a0Mark Savage,\u00a0Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"4\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Attendees and members of Sacred Heart Church join Archbishop Jos\u00e9...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1750638803_890_LDN-L-EUCHARISTIC-PILGRIMAG-0622-13.jpg\" \/>\n<p>Attendees and members of Sacred Heart Church join Archbishop Jos\u00e9 H. Gomez and other Catholic leaders in a large procession through Altadena following a Mass honoring families affected by wildfires on Friday, June 20, 2025. (Photo by\u00a0Mark Savage,\u00a0Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"5\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-4\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A group of priests leads a procession from Sacred Heart...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1750638804_3_LDN-L-EUCHARISTIC-PILGRIMAG-0622-11-1.jpg\" \/>\n<p>A group of priests leads a procession from Sacred Heart Church in Altadena as attendees follow behind, marking the conclusion of a Mass honoring families affected by wildfires. The event, which included perpetual pilgrims, was celebrated by Archbishop Jos\u00e9 H. Gomez and other Catholic leaders on Friday, June 20, 2025. (Photo by\u00a0Mark Savage,\u00a0Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"6\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-5\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Archbishop Jos\u00e9 H. Gomez speaks during a Mass at Sacred...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1750638804_625_LDN-L-EUCHARISTIC-PILGRIMAG-0622-05.jpg\" \/>\n<p>Archbishop Jos\u00e9 H. Gomez speaks during a Mass at Sacred Heart Church in Altadena, part of a ceremony honoring families affected by wildfires and perpetual pilgrims, followed by a Eucharistic procession through Altadena on Friday, June 20, 2025. (Photo by\u00a0Mark Savage,\u00a0Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"7\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-6\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A group of priests gathers in front of Sacred Heart...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1750638805_296_LDN-L-EUCHARISTIC-PILGRIMAG-0622-04.jpg\" \/>\n<p>A group of priests gathers in front of Sacred Heart Church in Altadena prior to the start of a special Mass and procession with families affected by wildfires, celebrated by Archbishop Jos\u00e9 H. Gomez and other Catholic leaders on Friday, June 20, 2025. (Photo by\u00a0Mark Savage,\u00a0Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"8\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-7\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Priests pray during a Mass at Sacred Heart Church in...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1750638805_655_LDN-L-EUCHARISTIC-PILGRIMAG-0622-06.jpg\" \/>\n<p>Priests pray during a Mass at Sacred Heart Church in Altadena, part of a ceremony honoring families affected by wildfires and perpetual pilgrims, followed by a Eucharistic procession through Altadena on Friday, June 20, 2025. (Photo by\u00a0Mark Savage,\u00a0Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"9\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-8\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fr. Jorge Torres, Executive Director of the United States Conference...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1750638805_876_LDN-L-EUCHARISTIC-PILGRIMAG-0622-02.jpg\" \/>\n<p>Fr. Jorge Torres, Executive Director of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, meets with Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles prior to the start of a special Mass and procession at Sacred Heart Church in Altadena with families affected by wildfires, celebrated by Archbishop Jos\u00e9 H. Gomez and other Catholic leaders, on Friday, June 20, 2025. (Photo by\u00a0Mark Savage,\u00a0Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"10\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-9\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Attendees exit Sacred Heart Church in Altadena at the conclusion...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1750638806_447_LDN-L-EUCHARISTIC-PILGRIMAG-0622-10.jpg\" \/>\n<p>Attendees exit Sacred Heart Church in Altadena at the conclusion of the Mass and prepare to begin a procession through the neighborhood. The event honored families affected by wildfires and welcomed perpetual pilgrims, with a ceremony led by Archbishop Jos\u00e9 H. Gomez and other church leaders. The photo was taken on Friday, June 20, 2025. (Photo by\u00a0Mark Savage,\u00a0Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"11\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Attendees fill Sacred Heart Church in Altadena during a Mass...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1750638806_695_LDN-L-EUCHARISTIC-PILGRIMAG-0622-07.jpg\" \/>\n<p>Attendees fill Sacred Heart Church in Altadena during a Mass honoring families affected by wildfires and perpetual pilgrims, part of a ceremony followed by a Eucharistic procession through Altadena on Friday, June 20, 2025. (Photo by\u00a0Mark Savage,\u00a0Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"12\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-11\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Candle bearers Gloria Gomez, left, and Pilar Hernandez chat before...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1750638807_771_LDN-L-EUCHARISTIC-PILGRIMAG-0622-03.jpg\" \/>\n<p>Candle bearers Gloria Gomez, left, and Pilar Hernandez chat before the start of a Mass and procession at Sacred Heart Church in Altadena with families affected by wildfires, celebrated by Archbishop Jos\u00e9 H. Gomez and other Catholic leaders, on Friday, June 20, 2025. (Photo by\u00a0Mark Savage,\u00a0Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Show Caption<\/p>\n<p>1 of 12<\/p>\n<p>Archbishop Jos\u00e9 H. Gomez participates in a procession through Altadena following a Mass at Sacred Heart Church honoring families affected by wildfires. The event brought together Catholic leaders, perpetual pilgrims, and community members in prayer and solidarity on Friday, June 20, 2025. (Photo by\u00a0Mark Savage,\u00a0Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" class=\"icon-enlarge mng-gallery-fullscreen-expand\" aria-label=\"Expand fullscreen slideshow\">Expand<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Archbishop Jos\u00e9 Gomez celebrated Mass for Altadena families affected by the Eaton fire at Sacred Heart Catholic Church Friday evening, as part of the last leg of the 3,300 mile National Eucharistic Pilgrimage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is very emotional to be back in Altadena,\u201d Gomez said in his homily, a religious reflection on how so many can suffer at the hands such a mammoth disaster. \u201cGod sometimes allows the people he loves to suffer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That disaster, which broke out on Jan. 7, destroyed more than 9,000 structures in Altadena, Pasadena and Sierra Madre, and left 18 dead.<\/p>\n<p>The pilgrimage itself began in Indianapolis and will end in Los Angeles with a Corpus Christi Celebration at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels in Downtown Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>However, because of the recent ICE raids and the subsequent immigration-related protests in the area, organizers have scaled back the Downtown LA procession to take place within the Cathedral Plaza.<\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles leg of the pilgrimage includes visits to wildfire-affected Altadena and Pacific Palisades parishes, Mission San Gabriel, and other parishes in Ventura.<\/p>\n<p>The process on Saturday was set for a morning prayer at Corpus Christi Church in Pacific Palisades, which was burned during the Palisades fire.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 100 Sacred Heart parish households were lost in the Eaton fire.<\/p>\n<p>After the Mass ended,\u00a0 Gomez, Cardinal Christophe Pierre and Bishop Andrew Cozzens led the hundreds of churchgoers in a mile-long procession down Lincoln Avenue, Ventura Street, Glen Avenue, and Mariposa Street.<\/p>\n<p>Families weeped as they walked through the burn zones and empty lots, singing church hymns, such as \u201cChrist Be Our Light.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the corner of Lincoln Avenue and Mariposa Street in Altadena, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church site, many surrounding homes and buildings were burnt down.<\/p>\n<p>As the Eaton fire ravaged its way through Altadena into the morning of Jan. 8, Deacon Jos\u00e9 Luis Diaz rushed to his parish from the Pasadena Convention Center, where he evacuated to, in an attempt to save Sacred Heart from going up in flames.<\/p>\n<p>With the help of fellow parishioners, a garden hose, and an iron pipe, Diaz was able to beat the encroaching flames from reaching his parish, leaders said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Archbishop Jos\u00e9 H. 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