St Vibiana, Virgin & Martyr





Yesterday was the feast of St Vibiana, the patroness of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Her relics used to be enthroned beneath the high altar of the Cathedral named in her honour. Her cathedral is no longer a cathedral. We have a new one. You may have heard. And it is no longer named after her.

The good news is there is still a little shrine maintained in her honour which you can go and visit and pray that she have mercy on this diocese so long committed to her protection. The bad news is you'll have to visit the new cathedral to do so. But that is do-able. Many have done so before and emerged with faith and sense of aesthetics intact. You can too. Her little shrine is in the crypt and it is worth a visit. (Click on the image for a much larger view.)