SoCal Residents Celebrate Easter Sunday

Samantha Earley, 2, of Laguna Niguel is spellbound by the concrete white bunnies at the Newport Beach Civic Center Park in April 2015. (Credit: Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times)

by: Los Angeles Times

Posted: Apr 16, 2017 / 10:26 AM PDT

Updated: Apr 16, 2017 / 10:26 AM PDT

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Southern California residents are celebrating Easter Sunday at church services and community events throughout the region.

Father David Gallardo, pastor of Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels downtown, is celebrating Easter Sunday Mass at 10 a.m. Archbishop Jose Gomez will preside over a Spanish-language service at 1 p.m.

“Easter is a great day filled with hope and joy for us,” the archbishop said in a statement. “Christ is risen and we know we will rise with him! Easter tells us that God’s love is stronger than death.”

Also at 10 a.m., the Midnight Mission will hold its Easter/Passover Celebration for the homeless on Skid Row. A special Easter Village will be set up for children.

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