The Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – June 26, 2022
Dear Parishioners and Friends,
In the 18th century in a far off distant land a young Franciscan heard the Lord call him to do missionary work in this part of the world in what is now Mexico and California. He yearned to bring the Gospel to new people, especially the Indians. He meditated on Luke 9:62, which strengthened his resolve, and then he set out on a mission trip that would consume his entire life. He would eventually be responsible for founding the twenty-one missions in California alone. Of course, his name is Junipero Serra. We live near a city and in an Archdiocese named after one of those missions.