 St. Peter's Italian Catholic Church on Broadway, the only national parish in the Southland |
St. Peter's Italian Catholic Church (& Casa Italiana)
1039 N. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Tel: 323-225-8119
Fax: 323-225-0085
E-mail: stpeterit@yahoo.com
http://www.stpeterschurchla.org
Fr. Raniero Alessandrini, CS
(See: COMMUNITY SITES, Community Sites & Meeting Place - Casa Italiana)
Scalabrini House of Discernment
St. Peter's Italian Church
1039 N. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Vocation Office Director 323-225-8027
See: COMMUNITY SITES, Community Sites & Meeting Place -The Scalabrini Order ((I Missionari di San Carlo Borromeo; The Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo) and www.scalabrini.org
See: SENIORS, Retirement Centers - Villa Scalabrini
 Mary Star of the Sea, on bell/clock tower of the San Pedro church |
Mary Star of the Sea Church
870 8th St.
San Pedro, CA 90731
Tel: (310) 833-3541
Fax : (310)833-9254
E-mail: office@marystar.org
http://www.marystar.org
Rev. Fr. John Provenza
See: CELEBRATIONS, Folk Festival, St. Joseph's Tables
Italian Catholic Federation See: CLUBS, ASSOCIATIONS & SOCIETIES Religious Associations, Patron Saint Societies and http://www.icf.org
Italian-speaking Roman Catholic priests (celebration of Mass in Italian):
Fr. Giovanni Bizzotto, C.S. (Villa Scalabrini, St. Charles Rectory)
Fr. Raniero Alessandrini, C.S. (St. Peterís Italian Church)
Fr. Esvin Marroquin Sanchez (St. Peterís Italian Church)
Fr. Ermete Nazzani, C.S. (Villa Scalabrini, Exec. Dir)
Fr. Antonio Cacciapuoti, (Church of Christ the King, Hollywood)
Fr. John Provenza (Mary Star of the Sea Church, San Pedro)
Fr. Richard Zanotti (Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Sun Valley)
Fr. Augusto Moretti (Emeritus, Pasadena)
 A representation of Mother Cabrini in stained-glass, inside Mary Star of the Sea Church, San Pedro |
A Bit of History: Saint, Mother Francis Xavier Cabrini (1850-1917), built orphanage in downtown Los Angeles. "Cabrini, the first U.S. citizen to be declared a saint by the Catholic Church, built the shrine in the early years of this century in honor of the Virgin Mary. Until Monday, the grotto was all that remained of an orphanage operated by Cabrini's order, the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart, just north of downtown. On Monday morning, to make way for an apartment complex, workers began breaking up the structure and gathering the rocks in baskets to rebuild the shrine at a Sunland retirement homeóthis time to honor Cabrini. "She had nothing when she died," said Gloria Lothrop, who holds the Whitsett Chair of California History at California State University Northridge, and spearheaded the effort to save the shrine.
 Santa Lucia statue at the Santa Lucia feast day dinner |
Of related interest:
Holy See (multilingual): http://www.vatican.va/
Catholic Online: http://www.catholic.org/saints/sofd.php
Italian Catholic Media Group has just begun a monthly online magazine and newsletter: http://www.italiancatholiconline.com
 The statue of St. George slaying the dragon, in front of a stained glass, St. Peter's Italian Church |
 Founders of the St. Joseph's Society, San Pedro: Giusenie Dukie, Nunzia D'Orio, Paolina Manzella, Rosaria LoGrande, Giuseppa LaFata. Photo by Rosalia Orlando |
 Sam Perricone, benefactor of many events in the Italian community (St. Lucia, St. Joseph's, Villa Scalabrini, etc.) |
 Santa Lucia banner |