THE SAINTS OF THE 21 CALIFORNIA MISSIONS

THE SAINTS OF THE 21 CALIFORNIA* MISSIONS

FOUNDED BY PADRE JUNIPERO SERRA:

1        San Diego de Alcalá                                     7/16/1769    San Diego

2        San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo                6/3/1770      Carmel

3        San Antonio de Padua                                 7/14/1771    Jolon (Ft. Hunter-Liggett)

4        San Gabriel Arcángel                                   9/8/1771      San Gabriel

5        San Luis Obispo de Tolosa                             9/1/1772      San Luis Obispo

6        San Francisco de Asís (Mission Dolores)        6/29/1776    San Francisco

7        San Juan Capistrano                                    11/1/1776    San Juan Capistrano

8        Santa Clara de Asís                                       1/12/1777    Santa Clara

9        San Buenaventura                                        3/31/1782    Ventura

FOUNDED BY PADRE FERMIN FRANCISCO DE LASUEN:

10      Santa Barbara                                               12/4/1786    Santa Barbara

11      La Purísima Concepción                               12/8/1787    Lompoc

12      La Exaltación de la Santa Cruz                     9/25/1791    Santa Cruz

13      Nuestra Señora de la Soledad                      10/9/1791    Soledad

14      San José de Guadalupe                               7/11/1797    Fremont

15      San Juan Bautista                                         6/24/1797    San Juan Bautista

16      San Miguel Arcángel                                    7/23/1797    San Miguel

17      San Fernando Rey de España                      9/8/1797      Mission Hills

18      San Luis Rey de Francia                                6/13/1798    San Luis Rey

FOUNDED BY OTHERS:

19      Santa Inés                                                     9/17/1804    Solvang

20      San Rafael Arcángel                                     8/24/1817    San Rafael

21      San Francisco Solano                                    7/4/1823      Sonoma

*Upper or Alta California, as opposed to Baja California, where other missions are located!

 

FEAST DAYS (& other Franciscan dates)

May 30 Ferdinand, King of Castile and Leon (Spain)

June 13 Anthony of Padua

June 24 Nativity of John the Baptist

July 1 Padre Junipero Serra

July 5 Our Lady of Refuge, patroness of both Californias

July 14 Francis Solano     

July 15 Bonaventure

July 25 James (“matamoros”) and Fray Jaime, protomartyr of CA, died 11/5/1775 at Mission San Diego

Aug 2 Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels and the Portiuncula, near Assisi in Italy: mother church of the Franciscans (and Los Angeles)

Aug 11 Clare of Assisi

Aug 19 Bishop Louis

Aug 25 King Louis of France, 3^rd Order patron

          Sept 4 Our Lady of the Angels (of the Little Portion): Happy Birthday to the City of Los Angeles! Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles de Portiuncula

Sept 14 Holy Cross

Sept 15 Mother of Sorrows (La Soledad)

          Sept 17 Stigmata of Francis

Sept 18 Joseph of Cupertino (connection w/Mission-San Jose)

          Sept 27 Seven Joys of Mary (Franciscan devotion)

Sept 29 Three Archangels: Gabriel, Raphael, and Michael

Oct 4 Francis of Assisi

Oct 12 Our Lady of the Pilar, Zaragoza, Spain

Oct 23 John of Capistrano

Nov 4 Charles Borromeo/Carmel (Mission name via Spanish King Carlos III & Viceroy Carlos de Croix)

Nov 7 Diego/Didacus of Alcala

Dec 4 Barbara

Dec 8 Immaculate Conception

          Dec 12 Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas

          Jan 3 Holy Name of Jesus

Jan 21 Agnes/Ines

March 19 Joseph, spouse of Mary