Bl. Junipero Serra

By Bob Lord and Penny Lord

The California Missions, the legacy of Blessed Junipero Serra, apostle of California. Learn of his great love for the Missions and the Natives of the new world. Walk through his early priesthood in Mallorca, Spain, to the missions of Mexico, and then to the Missions of California. Bob and Penny Lord trace his life from Spain through Mexico to California.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Journeys of Faith
• Release date: Sep 15, 2010
• ISBN: 9781452388403

Bob Lord

Bob and Penny Lord renowned Catholic Authors and hosts on EWTN. They are best known for their media on Miracles of the Eucharist and Many Faces of Mary. They have been dubbed experts on the Catholic Saints. They produced over 200 television programs for EWTN global television network and wrote over 25 books and hundreds of ebooks.

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Bl. Junipero Serra

Apostle of California

Bob and Penny Lord

Published by Bob and Penny Lord at Smashwords

Copyright 2010 Bob and Penny Lord

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Bl. Junipero Serra

Apostle of California

Much maligned, and most misunderstood at this time, is the Saint we dare to write of, Junípero Serra! When we live in a topsy-turvy world where to talk of God is not politically correct, it is no wonder that the father of lies would dare spread all sorts of lies, in an effort to kill the memory of a true Role Model and demean the work he did. The enemy of God has always done everything possible, to slander and render useless anyone who would remind us of the reason we were born, to love God, to know Him and to serve Him.

Daring to take the serpent on, our life is dedicated to speaking of those who courageously served the Lord, withstanding the slings and the arrows of their time. Our story is about a man from Mallorca, a sleepy, breathtakingly beautiful island off the coast of Spain, a man filled with love and peace, a missionary who reluctantly answered the call to evangelize!

Our story is not only about a Saint but about a land blessed by the blood of martyrs, its every mile named after the holy - Sacramento (after the Blessed Sacrament), San Francisco (St. Francis), San José (St. Joseph), Santa Ana (St. Ann, Mary’s mother), San Gabriel (St. Gabriel the Archangel), Los Angeles (after Our Lady Queen