Sanctuary for Weary Souls: Divine Mercy Comes to Hollywood

[Michie]

In Los Angeles, Christ the King Catholic Church stands at the border separating Tinseltown and the Larchmont sections of the city. This church also features the archdiocesan Shrine of Divine Mercy.

In Los Angeles, Christ the King Catholic Church stands at the border separating Hollywood and the Larchmont sections of the city.

This church also features a special shrine: the archdiocesan Shrine of Divine Mercy, offering mercy, solace and healing to all.

“Today, this shrine becomes a beacon of light, a symbol of the unfathomable love that God has for each one of us,” Archbishop José Gomez of Los Angeles said Oct. 14, 2023, when he officially proclaimed and dedicated the Divine Mercy Shrine within Christ the King Church as an archdiocesan shrine. “It is a place where we can come and experience the transformative power of Divine Mercy. Here, we can seek forgiveness, find strength and embrace the promise of eternal life.”

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Sanctuary for Weary Souls: Divine Mercy Comes to Hollywood

In Los Angeles, Christ the King Catholic Church stands at the border separating Tinseltown and the Larchmont sections of the city. This church also features the archdiocesan Shrine of Divine Mercy.

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[AlexB23]

In Los Angeles, Christ the King Catholic Church stands at the border separating Tinseltown and the Larchmont sections of the city. This church also features the archdiocesan Shrine of Divine Mercy.

In Los Angeles, Christ the King Catholic Church stands at the border separating Hollywood and the Larchmont sections of the city.

This church also features a special shrine: the archdiocesan Shrine of Divine Mercy, offering mercy, solace and healing to all.

“Today, this shrine becomes a beacon of light, a symbol of the unfathomable love that God has for each one of us,” Archbishop José Gomez of Los Angeles said Oct. 14, 2023, when he officially proclaimed and dedicated the Divine Mercy Shrine within Christ the King Church as an archdiocesan shrine. “It is a place where we can come and experience the transformative power of Divine Mercy. Here, we can seek forgiveness, find strength and embrace the promise of eternal life.”

Continued below.

Sanctuary for Weary Souls: Divine Mercy Comes to Hollywood

In Los Angeles, Christ the King Catholic Church stands at the border separating Tinseltown and the Larchmont sections of the city. This church also features the archdiocesan Shrine of Divine Mercy.

www.ncregister.com

Interesting stuff. It is good that Hollywood still has some Christian ideals, even though the movie and entertainment industry has sometimes gone astray.


For those who want to learn more about the shrine, here is a quick rundown of the article:

The article by Joseph Pronechen, published on April 6, 2024, focuses on the Christ the King Catholic Church in Los Angeles, California, which features an archdiocesan Shrine of Divine Mercy. The shrine offers mercy, solace, and healing to all and has been a beacon of light in the community since its official dedication by Archbishop José Gomez on October 14, 2023.

The foundation for the shrine was laid in 1997 when parishioners began celebrating Divine Mercy Sunday and promoting the devotion. In 2003, a Polish artist named Dymitr Grozdew was commissioned to paint the Divine Mercy image for the shrine and four individual portraits of Saints Faustina, her confessor Father Michael Sopocko, and Popes John Paul II and Maximilian Kolbe. The image was then blessed and signed by Pope John Paul II during an audience in Rome before being enthroned in a chapel within the church.

The shrine contains relics of the four saints and has been a place of prayer, reflection, and renewal for the community since its inception. It has also been a source of solace and hope in a world plagued by turmoil, division, and suffering.

The Divine Mercy devotion has been a significant part of the church's history since it was officially instituted by Pope John Paul II in 1926. The first Divine Mercy Congress was held in the church in 2006, and the Monthly Divine Mercy Formation was launched to promote the devotion.

Since its official dedication as an archdiocesan shrine, the Divine Mercy Shrine at Christ the King Church has attracted pilgrims from all over Los Angeles and beyond. The parish hosts a Divine Mercy pilgrim image for people to pray with at home, and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy is prayed daily and after every Sunday Mass.

The Lay Institute of Divine Mercy has also flourished, attracting people from various parishes who come to learn about the devotion and promote it in their own communities. The shrine has also attracted people from the movie industry, including actresses and actors who attend Mass there.

The hope is that as more people visit Hollywood, they will discover the Shrine of Divine Mercy in Christ the King and find solace, healing, and transformation in this sacred place.