The Coming of the Padres

When the Rev. Junipero Serra celebrated the first Mass in Santa Barbara in 1782, he little dreamed that almost a century and a half later the incident would be perpetuated to posterity by mo... Read allWhen the Rev. Junipero Serra celebrated the first Mass in Santa Barbara in 1782, he little dreamed that almost a century and a half later the incident would be perpetuated to posterity by moving pictures. At the bicentennial of the birth of Father Serra, recently held at Santa Ba... Read allWhen the Rev. Junipero Serra celebrated the first Mass in Santa Barbara in 1782, he little dreamed that almost a century and a half later the incident would be perpetuated to posterity by moving pictures. At the bicentennial of the birth of Father Serra, recently held at Santa Barbara, facsimile of the "Hermita," in which the founder had celebrated Mass, was erected a... Read all