Los Angeles, Calif., Sep 14, 2010 / 18:02 pm
Celebrating the Holy Mass of Cultures last Saturday at Los Angeles' Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Archbishop Jose Gomez also marked the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In his homily, the archbishop taught that the authentic source of universal brotherhood and world peace is found in Christ, who assembles his Church as “the family of God.”
A true harmony of peoples, he explained, is established by God's universal call to the communion of the Church, which incorporates men and women “of every country, race, and language.”
The archdiocese's annual Holy Mass of Cultures featured songs and dances performed by different ethnic communities, including a Polish folk dance group, African dancers and drummers, and Indonesian musicians. Two police officers also placed a flag and candle next to the altar in memory of the 9/11 victims.
In his homily, the archbishop taught that only the universal fatherhood of God, revealed by the Son of God and established in the Church by the Holy Spirit, can form humanity into a family and overcome the world's divisions.