On Christmas Morning, I attended the Morning Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, in downtown Los Angeles, not too far from Liz's house in Boyle Heights. We drove pretty much along the route that she takes to go to work, and went past some of the places which we have visited before, in Little Tokyo, and around City Hall. Parking was free at the Cathedral, and we were among the first to get to the location. Although there were thousands at the Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve, the 8am Mass only had a few hundred attending. Here is a shot of the front of the Cathedral, showing the fountain.

Here Liz takes a photo of the fountain with her handy cell phone camera. She loves her little ROKR and uses it more often than her digital camera. She looked beautiful in a Christmas Colored coat. The Christmas Tree in front of the Cathedral can be glimpsed above her. I also have some more photos of the Cathedral on my latest PhotoPost on WhenWordsCollide.

This is the Nativity Scene on the grounds in front of the Cathedral.

Here Liz poses in front of the etched glass Angels in the North Wall overlooking the Hollywood Freeway.

Here is the Guardian Angel above the left hand entrance to the Cathedral.

This is one of the many stained glass windows in the Mausoleum area of the Cathedral.

I haven't posted many entries here at InternetSerendipity. Our last entry was for the Dinner Detective date. We've spent more time since then together, but we just haven't made time for posts at this blog. Christmas morning was special, however, and was actually the first time I've been inside a Church in many years. Even though I am not Catholic, it doesn't really matter, because a house of worship is a house for all people. I always feel blessed when in a Church of any denomination.

One last shot of the Nativity Scene outside of Olvera Street in the Plaza. We had a nice brunch in one of the restaurants in Olvera Street, to finish a beautiful morning.