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Rev Christian Mondor, 84, of Saints Simon and Jude Catholic Church in Huntington Beach participates in the Diocese of Orange's Blessing of the Waves at the Huntington Beach Pier. "The ocean is the center of our community here," said Ryan Lilyengren, a spokesman for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange.

Blessing of the Waves

( Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times )

Rev Christian Mondor, 84, of Saints Simon and Jude Catholic Church in Huntington Beach participates in the Diocese of Orange's Blessing of the Waves at the Huntington Beach Pier. "The ocean is the center of our community here," said Ryan Lilyengren, a spokesman for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange.

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