Mission San Diego in Retrospect

Back on the 17th of March, the feast of Saint Patrick, a small group of Chorus Breviarii members and others from Holy Martyrs paid a visit to the Mission San Diego de Alcalá. The mission is significant for a variety of reasons. It was the first mission founded by Saint Junípero Serra in Alta California, being founded alongside the beginnings of the city.

That Lent some of us prayed a 54-day novena to Saint Junípero for the conversion of California. One part of the devotion was to visit one of the 21 California missions during the novena period. We chose to make a day of it and attended daily Mass and Stations of the Cross at the mission.

Mass for the feast of Saint Patrick

 

Afterwards we gathered in the garden in front of the statue of Father Serra and prayed a rosary for the conversion of our home state and an end to the sin of abortion, LGBT confusion, and so on. To accompany our rosary we sung various hymns, such as Holy God We Praise Thy Name, Faith of Our Fathers, and most specially a hymn to Father Serra written by an alumnus of Thomas Aquinas College.

We hope to return to the mission soon and hope that many more Californians will honor their founding father and pray for his intercession for the evangelization of his state which has grown to hate him.

¡San Junípero Serra, reza por nosotros!

¡Viva Cristo Rey y Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe!

 

Mission Pilgrimage 2023

Join us for a pilgrimage!

Friday, March 17 2023, 5:30pm

Mission Pilgrimage to San Diego de Alcalá

10818 San Diego Mission Rd, San Diego, CA 92108

 

    Pilgrimages has been a large part of Catholic life for many in the past and as Californians we have an opportunity that most other Americans don't: to make a local pilgrimage. The Lenten season is perfect for doing so as well.

    We invite you to join us on Friday evening, March 17th 2023 at the Mission San Diego de Alcalá. We will be attending the mission parish's daily mass at 5:30pm and in praying the Stations of the Cross. Afterwards we will gather to pray the Rosary and sing hymns to commemorate California's Catholic past and to pray for her conversion.

    The missions are an important part of California's history. The San Diego mission was the first of the 21. Founded by Franciscan priest Saint Junipero Serra as a part of a project by Carlos III of Spain to establish a Spanish foothold further up north in response to exploration and hopes of expansion by the Russian Empire. San Diego de Alcalá was founded on July 16th, 1769 and is still alive as a fully functional Catholic parish and basilica. The missions are a great memorial to California's history as a Catholic and Spanish colony and a starting point in our prayers for the conversion of our homeland and the rest of the United States.

    ¡Viva Cristo Rey!

    San Junipero Serra. Reza por nosotros.

    God save America.