I have added seven pictures of Mission San Rafael to my California Mission photo albums - you can go there by clicking here.
There is little left of the feel of the old mission at San Rafael given the damage caused during secularization imposed by the Mexican Government. General Vallejo appropriated all of the mission […]
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It has taken me some time to get moving on updating my California Mission pictures, but I have made some progress. The above photos are from Mission Santa Clara. This mission is unique in that it is on the grounds of a university, aptly named Santa Clara University.
The grounds and the chapel were absolutely […]
Before moving on to the six new missions we visited over our vacation, I figured I should finish the set from Southern California. These pictures are from Mission San Fernando, just north of Los Angeles. Clicking on any of the pictures will take you to a larger version. Click here if you […]
Our California Mission pilgrimage continues (though I am a couple weeks behind on getting the pictures up). Today, I have Mission San Buenaventura. This mission was the 9th founded by Blessed Junipero Serra in 1782. It is one of six missions in the Los Angeles Archdiocese (San Gabriel, San Fernando, San Buenaventura, […]
Our family has been on a local pilgrimage to visit all 21 of the California Missions. So far we have visited San Gabriel, San Fernando (the pictures there weren’t so good so we are going back there), San Juan Capistrano, San Luis Rey, Santa Barbara, San Diego and San Buenaventura.
I have a couple of […]
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I have added Mission San Luis Rey to our list of California Mission sites. Unfortunately, they do not allow pictures inside the church - but let me tell you the altar and art work are awe inspiring.
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Each year thousands of fourth graders throughout California learn about Fray Junipero Serra and the California missions. I did it, my siblings did it, my eldest did it, my other children will do it. There will be models and diaromas and reports and all kinds of good fun.
Well, I may […]
If you click on the slide show above, it will take you to my Mission Santa Barbara photos.
If you click on the slide show above, it will take you to my Mission Santa Barbara photos.
If you click on the slide show above, it will take you to my Mission Santa Barbara photos.
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We live closes to the Mission San Gabriel Arcangel, so we naturally started there. I grew up in the parish next to this mission, and remember my parents taking us to daily mass in there (they had that rare early evening […]
I have always wanted to go on pilgrimage to the Holy Land. I do not come from a family of means, though we have done alright in the world. Now that I can think about incurring such an expense, I have a family and the Holy Land has been gripped in increased violence. From this […]
