Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano

For no particular reason, my friend Gianni and I attended mass at the Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano. October 18th is the Feast of St. Luke the Evangelist!

Here's some wiki for you: When the Mission was founded in 1776, the region was populated by the Acjachemen band of Native Americans, called Juaneños by the Spanish. The mission was named after the Franciscan saint Giovanni da Capistrano (1386-1456). The city is the site of California's oldest residential neighborhood, Los Rios. It is also the home of the oldest in use building in California, the Serra Chapel in the Mission. The area was the site of both the first vineyard and first winery in California.

Eta missa est!

Afterwards, Gianni and I went to a nearby antique shop. Here she is with the Dodgers bobble heads. She's a huge Dodgers fan--not!!

Christ Our Savior

On October 4, my family had a mass offered for the repose of the soul of my Uncle Carmen. Uncle Carman, my Godfather, passed away in August. Requiescat in pace.

We gathered at Christ Our Savior Church in Santa Ana. Christ Our Savior is currently under construction. Upon completion it will be the new seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange.
















Afterwards, Aunt Gerry invited us back to her "haunted house" (good job, Fausto!!) for breakfast! Little Sophia eating her breakfast is below!!