Archdiocese of Los Angeles Archbishop José Gomez recently recognized the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King with a series of social media posts.

On Monday, Jan. 17, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Gomez issued four Twitter posts late in the morning until early in the afternoon.

Archdiocese of Los Angeles Archbishop José Gomez | ArchbishopGomez Twitter

"My brothers and sisters, as we commemorate the legacy of Reverend #MartinLutherKing we need to commit ourselves once again to his beautiful vision for America, his beautiful dream of the #belovedcommunity," Gomez said in his 10:13 a.m. tweet.

"We are still far from #MartinLutherKing's dream for America, the #belovedcommunity that he gave his life for," Gomez said in his 11:15 a.m. tweet. "There still are many injustices in our society that are rooted in racism & discrimination. Still too many minority neighborhoods that are 'lonely islands of poverty.'"

"The work of building the #belovedcommunity is ongoing — it is the work of a lifetime," Gomez said in his 12:34 p.m. tweet. "We are still seeking a society that treats every life as sacred. A society of solidarity and service that promotes the freedom and equality of every person."

"My brothers and sisters, the Church is meant to be a sign of the #belovedcommunity that God wants for all of us," Gomez said in his final tweet of the day, posted at 1:13 p.m. "Let's teach our children what #MartinLutherKing taught: that there is spiritual power in the Golden Rule and in Our Lord's command to love our enemies."

Born in Atlanta in 1929, King was the son of a Baptist preacher and received a doctorate degree in theology before 1955, when he organized the successful Montgomery Bus Boycott. King's policy of nonviolent resistance was influenced by Mohandas Gandhi, who used the same strategy a generation before in an ultimately successful campaign to win India's independence from British rule.

King many times used his skills as a talented orator, including his infamous "I have a dream" speech, which he delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in August 1963. In that speech, King famously announced, "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."

In 1964, when King was 35, he received the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in the Civil Rights Movement. He remains the youngest man to have ever received the award and was the youngest person until girls rights and education advocate Malala Yousafzai received the Nobel peace laurel at 17.

King donated his Nobel prize money, more than $50,000, to further civil rights advancement.

In April 1968, King was in Memphis, Tenn., to support striking sanitation workers when he was assassinated while standing on a balcony of the Lorraine Motel. He was 39.