Just in Time for the Holidays: Best Mass in L.A.
A couple of years ago, Los Angeles magazine's "Best of LA" issue picked the city's "Best Mass": The Sunday night Mass at St. Monica's Catholic Church in Santa Monica. The services include a decked-out choir, band and lead singer with an awesome voice.
That's great. At least to see once. But here's a dirty little secret for all you Catholics in the hizz-ouse: The best Mass in Los Angeles is actually in our Los Feliz neighborhood, at St. Casimir's Catholic Church. The no-frills mass has no singing, a short sermon and -- here's the secret part -- lasts a little over 30 minutes, compared to the usual hour Mass everywhere else.
St. Casimir's caters especially to the Lithuanian community, and is at the heart of L.A.'s small Lithuanian population. And the church's ethnic heritage is also part of what makes it unique -- St. Casimir's even throws an annual Lithuanian festival.
The church's priests, complete with thick Eastern European accents, may sometimes be hard to understand, but are completely welcoming. And given Los Feliz's diverse population, the church welcomes everyone. Actually, the parish probably boasts a larger Filipino membership than Lithuanian. With the Advent season already here, just thought we'd share. You can thank us later.
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