Thousands of Angelenos at annual OneLife event invited to find hope in LA’s ‘trial by fire’
ONELIFE LA CELEBRATION
George Magallon, along with his wife, Jennifer, and their children, Sophia and Diego, carry a statue of the Virgin Mary during the OneLife LA celebration at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles Jan. 18, 2025. The statue survived the fire that burned down their home. (OSV News photo/Victor Alemán, Angelus)
By OSV News
LOS ANGELES (OSV News) — At last year’s OneLife LA event, it rained so much that attendees were thoroughly soaked. At this year’s event, participants prayed for even a few drops to fall — anything to help combat the still-burning wildfires that have ripped through so much of Southern California. Thousands gathered at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Jan. 18 for the 11th annual OneLife LA celebration and Requiem Mass for the Unborn. Typically held outdoors in downtown LA, the event was moved indoors amid concerns over unhealthy air quality and strained public resources. “Our people have suffered many trials by fire this week,” Bishop Joseph V. Brennan of Fresno said in his opening prayer. “But after this trial by fire, we know that we rise from the ashes to new life and to a hopefulness that can only come from you and being absolutely convinced of your love for us and the power of that love to change us and transform us and sustain us.” OneLife LA is an annual pro-life event that celebrates “the beauty and dignity of human life from conception to natural death” while speaking out on threats to life including abortion, human trafficking and assisted suicide.
