Prayers and Support for California Wildfire Victims
January 9, 2025 at 12:26 p.m.
Bishop David M. O'Connell, C.M., shared the following information in regard to the California wildfires:
The current wildfires devastating the Los Angeles region of California (Palisades, Eaton, Hurst, Pasadena, San Fernando, Hollywood Hills, Lidia, etc.) have caused widespread evacuations and incomprehensible damage and destruction. Families and residents there have lost virtually everything. Our hearts cannot help but feel the unimaginable and unrelenting devastation of this disaster. Please pray for the victims of this tragic experience and the heroic fire and emergency personnel working there around the clock to contain the fires and rescue the victims. Catholic Charities USA will reach out through the Archdiocese of Los Angeles along with the Red Cross and other reputable relief agencies that concerned Catholics can support. More information will be provided as it becomes available. May God be with our California sisters and brothers at this catastrophic time.
To donate to Catholic Charities USA's Los Angeles Wildfire Relief initiative, visit catholiccharitiesusa.org. To donate to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles' fund for parishes and schools, visit pgp.givecentral.org/appeal-pages/acp677ee5d3c2280
Bishop O’Connell
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Bishop David M. O'Connell, C.M., shared the following information in regard to the California wildfires:
The current wildfires devastating the Los Angeles region of California (Palisades, Eaton, Hurst, Pasadena, San Fernando, Hollywood Hills, Lidia, etc.) have caused widespread evacuations and incomprehensible damage and destruction. Families and residents there have lost virtually everything. Our hearts cannot help but feel the unimaginable and unrelenting devastation of this disaster. Please pray for the victims of this tragic experience and the heroic fire and emergency personnel working there around the clock to contain the fires and rescue the victims. Catholic Charities USA will reach out through the Archdiocese of Los Angeles along with the Red Cross and other reputable relief agencies that concerned Catholics can support. More information will be provided as it becomes available. May God be with our California sisters and brothers at this catastrophic time.
To donate to Catholic Charities USA's Los Angeles Wildfire Relief initiative, visit catholiccharitiesusa.org. To donate to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles' fund for parishes and schools, visit pgp.givecentral.org/appeal-pages/acp677ee5d3c2280
Bishop O’Connell