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| The Great Stone Church, Mission San Juan Capistrano, Christmas 2011 |
With the majority of my gift-wrapping now done, I'm taking a moment to post a few photos I took at Christmastime 2011 at
Mission San Juan Capistrano. The image above is from the ruins of "the
Great Stone Church" which was destroyed in an earthquake 202 years ago.
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| Soldiers' barracks, Mission San Juan Capistrano, Christmas 2011 |
The soldiers' barracks building is now used to show films about the Mission's story and also as meeting space. At the holidays, it usually features a beautiful Christmas tree.
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| Serra Chapel, Mission San Juan Capistrano, Christmas 2011 |
And where better to tell the story of Christmas than in Serra Chapel (1782), the oldest church in California, and the only remaining church where
Fr. JunÃpero Serra himself celebrated Mass.
A visit to the Mission is always worthwhile, but this seems an especially appropriate time of the year to do so.
Merry Christmas to you all.
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