Francisco Palou's Life and Apostolic Labors of the Venerable Father Junípero Serra
Subtitle: founder of the Franciscan missions of California
Publisher: BiblioLife
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Charleston, S.C.
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781103740116
Table of contents: title: Birth, native land and parents; title: God calls him to be a minister to the heathen; title: The delay in Cadiz; title: The journey on foot from Vera Cruz to Mexico City; title: The Venerable Father arrives at the College of San Fernando; title: He leaves for the Missions in the Sierra Gorda; title: He comes to Mexico in answer to the call of his superior; title: Occupations and experiences which he had in the College and the Missions where he went out to preach; title: Peculiar experiences which he had in his Missions among the faithful; title: He starts for California with fifteen missionaries; title: All the missionaries embark; title: Operations of the land expedition which left Loreto under the Venerable Father; title: The Venerable Father founds the first Mission which he dedicates to San Fernando; title: Copy of a letter which the Venerable Father wrote and what was determined in San Diego as to the expedition; title: Founding of the second Mission of San Diego; title: The expedition returned to San Diego without having found the port of Monterey; title: Letter of the Venerable Father, and what I did in view of the same; title: The work the Venerable Father undertook in order that the Mission of San Diego and the port might not be abandoned; title: The ship arrives at San Diego and the various expeditions leave for the port of Monterey; title: The expeditions arrive at the port of Monterey and the Mission and the garrison of San Carlos; title: Devout expressions of his Excellency the Marquis de Crois, on hearing of the discovery of Monterey; title: Necessary dispositions made by His Excellency for the new establishments; title: Voyage of the thirty missionaries who left the College for Lower and Upper California; title: Arrival of the ten missionaries with the new and helpful provisions; title: The founding of the Mission of San Antonio de Padua; title: The Venerable Father transfers the Mission of San Carlos to the Carmel River; title: The arrival of the six missionaries at San Diego and the establishment of the Mission of San Gabriel; title: The Venerable Father sends his companion to study conditions in the port of our Father, San Francisco; title: Letter of the Venerable Father, with some other news of the arrival of the ships; title: The Venerable Father goes down to San Diego and on the way founds the Mission of San Luis Obispo; title: The Venerable Father continues his journey, visits the Mission of San Gabriel; title: Voyage of the Venerable Father from San Blas to Mexico City; title: Favorable actions which he succeeded in obtaining from his Excellency, the Viceroy, for the spiritual conquest; title: He leaves Mexico for San Blas and embarks for the Missions of Monterey; title: The frigate sails on the expedition of examination of the coast; title: Third expedition for examination of the coast; title: The Venerable Father President continues his apostolic labors after his arrival at the Mission of San Carlos; title: Death of the V.F.Fr. Luis Jayme; title: Arrival at Monterey of the sad news from San Diego, and what they did in view of the same; title: The Venerable Father goes down to San Diego and tries to re-establish the Mission; title: Soldiers arrive with orders which are favorable to the re-establishment of the Mission of San Diego; title: Provisions made by the Venerable Father for the founding of the Mission of our Father, Saint Francis; title: Founding of the garrison and Mission of our Father, Saint Francis; title: Founding of the Mission of Santa Clara; title: Father Junipero visits these Missions of the North and a Spanish town is founded; title: The Venerable Father Junipero receives the Apostolic right to confirm; title: He continues confirming in his Mission; title: The Governor of the province raises difficulty concerning Fr. Junipero's right to confirm; title: Establishments on the Channel of Santa Barbara; title: More about the foundations of the Channel; title: The news of what happened at the Colorado River is given out, as well as the results of the expedition; title: More about the same matter respecting the founding of the garrison of Santa Barbara; title: The foundation work of the Channel is suspended; title: Help arrives in the person of two missionaries; title: The last visit which he makes to the Missions of the North; title: The exemplary death of the Venerable Father Fr. Junipero; title: Solemn burial of the Venerable Father; title: Devout honors which were made on the seventh day to the Venerable Father; title: The last chapter, in which a summing up is made of the peculiar virtues which shone forth in this servant of God, Fray Junipero; title: Appendix : Notes to Palou's text