SEPTEMBER 15, 2024
ENDURING CHIVALRIC SERVICE TO THE HOLY LAND PAGE 5
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QUINCEAÑERA: A CELEBRATION OF LIFE IN THE MIDST OF ADVERSITY
A YOUNG WOMAN TRIUMPHS OVER ADVERSITY TO CELEBRATE HER 15TH BIRTHDAY, EMBRACING TRADITION AND RESILIENCE PAGE 7 A SPECIAL MASS WAS CELEBRATED BY FR. SERGIO RAMOS ON AUG. 4 IN HONOR OF VICTORIA GONZÁLEZ’S QUINCEAÑERA. THE QUINCEAÑERA IS A RITUAL DEEPLY ROOTED IN LATIN AMERICA THAT MARKS A GIRL’S TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD. PHOTO BY YUAN WANG/DIOCESE OF ORANGE