MLK Mass

  • January 19, 2026

Cardinal Gregory calls faithful to beloved community
  • January 16, 2023

MLK’s emphasis on human dignity rooted in faith in Christ, says St. Josephine pastor

Following an African tradition in which community members bring baskets of food and other material goods to the...
  • January 25, 2022

What might MLK say if he were still alive, asks Bishop Braxton at annual liturgy

Imagining what the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., might say if he were still alive today, Bishop...
  • January 19, 2021

‘Redemptive love’ needed to overcome racism, says homilist at annual MLK Mass

It is evident that “the social malady of racism still continues to invade and infect all our institutions,”...
  • January 25, 2020

Visiting bishop challenges Catholics to make a difference in the world by ‘changing lanes’ at MLK Mass

At 90, Rita Prahinski vividly recalls when Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., visited her home state of...
  • January 15, 2020

Black bishop cites King as example of ‘Christian discipleship’ ahead of annual MLK Mass

Bishop Fernand J. Cheri, a fifth-generation black Catholic, was a student when the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.,...
  • January 31, 2019

Prejudice and Christianity are mutually exclusive, says visiting bishop at MLK Mass

The solution to prejudice is to see each other as a child of God, Bishop Joseph N. Perry...
  • January 2, 2018

Homilist for upcoming MLK Mass discusses civil rights leader’s legacy

Fr. Royal (Roy) A. Lee, of the Archdiocese of Atlanta said as a visionary, Martin Luther King, Jr.,...
  • January 18, 2017

MLK Mass homilist: King’s faith models universal call to make world more peaceful, just

With the nation divided following one of the most brutal political campaigns in American history, it may be...
  • January 21, 2016

Rev. King recalled as a man of the beatitudes during annual liturgy

Martin Luther King, Jr., provides us with an example of living the Beatitudes, said Washington Auxiliary Bishop Martin...