THE MISSION REVISITED
A great joy for me was a recent trip that me and my friends took to Mission San Juan Capistrano, Orange County where we assisted at Holy Latin Mass, pictured above. For 13 years this hallowed place has been a focal point for me. We left Los Angeles at 5.30 am and by the time we crept into the Serra Chapel, every pew was packed...we eeked our way into the front row. The intrepid Alex Belzer served the Mass (on the right) and my friends were most impressed at his angelically timed ringing of the bells. Afterwards we prayed at "the miracle statue", that of St Peregrine and I placed my prayer requests inside his wounded shin. There was a flurry of introductions as I met very old friends and introduced them to J & J who were amazed that several of the people there looked decades younger than they actually are. I was thrilled when someone thought J was my sister!
