Lecture by Fr. Foeckler (Sept. 18, 2015)

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Date: 9/18/2015    6:30pm                                Place: St. Paul
Hasang Church

Speaker: Fr. Foeckler                                       Topic: BL. Junipero Sierra and Saints       

 

Junipero Serra Ferrer, O.F.M.,
(November 24, 1713 – August 28, 1784) was a Spanish Franciscan friar who

founded a mission in Baja California and the first nine of 21 Spanish
missions in California from San Diego to 

San Francisco,
which at the time were in Alta California in the Province of Las
Californias in New Spain. 

He began in San Diego on July 16, 1769, and
established his headquarters near the Presidio of Monterey,

but soon moved
a few miles south to establish Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo in
today’s Carmel, 

California.

The missions were primarily designed to bring the Catholic
Christian faith to the native peoples. 

Other aims were to integrate the
neophytes into Spanish society, and to train them to take over ownership

and
management of the land. 

As head of the order in California, Serra not only
dealt with church officials, but also with Spanish officials in 

Mexico City and
with the local military officers who commanded the nearby presidio (garrison).

Serra was beatified by Pope John Paul II on
September 25, 1988, and Pope Francis expects to canonize him

in September 2015 during his first visit to the United States.  – from Wikipedia

 

We reflect on Junipero Serra’s faith along with the faith
of many saints,

they     – gave their lives for God and others

             – obeyed God and His will

             – put
God first and everything else second

             –
believed in great faith

             –
spread the word about God, Jesus and Church

             – sacrificed their lives

but mostly they LOVED God and others greatly.

 

The saints are what we modern day people can call as
HEROES.

They LOVED above and beyond the call of duty.

                                 

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