[1][2] The Los Angeles Times later commented on the contributions of Montgomery and McCarthy: "The collaboration of the architect and the priest has produced an edifice that will remain a monument to the memory of both.

"[3] In 1930, the Los Angeles Times wrote of the church: "Pasadena, world-renowned for its semi-tropic loveliness, has received a new distinction that, a century hence, may be regarded as greater than all that has gone before.

For in the heart of Pasadena, at Raymond avenue and Chestnut street, like a jeweled crown on the head of a Byzantine queen, rises beautiful St. Andrew's Catholic Church.

Best seen from the Foothill Freeway going east at sunset..."[5] Though the church structure was erected in 1927, it took eight years to complete the murals, stations of the cross, and other internal decorations.

[6] He dedicated five years of his life to the interior decoration of St. Andrew's,[6] spending time working both at the church and at a secluded studio in the Hollywood Hills.

An article in an Italian newspaper expressed disappointment that the works were leaving Italy for installation in a place "where the people have money but no genuine art appreciation.

"[6] When the totality of his work was completed in 1935, the Los Angeles Times wrote that Wostry's murals at St. Andrew's were "a revelation to the western art world" and the best "in any church in the two Americas.

"[6] In 1886, Father Patrick Harnett from the Cathedral of Saint Vibiana in Downtown Los Angeles was assigned to create a new parish for the Catholic community residing in the Pasadena area.

[4] Prior to the creation of a parish in Pasadena, local Catholics had to travel to the San Gabriel Mission or to Downtown Los Angeles for Mass.

The high altar was draped with black and the mourning insignia displayed, and music was solemn with a full choir assisting in the chants.

[7] The Los Angeles Times reported "there were fully one thousand persons present," including many civic leaders, representatives from other churches and "many prominent citizens.

[8] His successor, Bishop McGucken, said, "The public street became his sanctuary, and the good Padre was no vague humanitarian during his daily missions of mercy ...

McCarthy's pastorship, the parish opened a high school and in 1927 built the present church at Raymond and Chestnut Streets.

The parish gave Bishop McGucken a gala farewell celebration at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, with a performance by Dennis Day, several choirs, and an Army color guard.

[11] In July 2004, associate pastor, Father Marcos Gonzalez, was the subject of a 2,300-word feature in the Los Angeles Times concerning the "new breed" of "devoutly conservative" priests ordained under Pope John Paul II.

"[12] Father Gonzalez drew attention for a passionate homily against abortion and artificial birth control and for his outspoken views on pre-marital sex.