• Tuesday of the 13th Week in Ordinary Time
• Optional Memorial of St. Junipero Serra, 1713-1784; for 18 years he worked in Mexico and the Baja Peninsula; traveled with Jose de Galvez to present-day Monterey, California; the first mission founded was San Diego; other missions followed–Monterey/Carmel (1770), San Antonio and San Gabriel (1771), San Luís Obispo (1772), San Francisco and San Juan Capistrano (1776), Santa Clara (1777), San Buenaventura (1782); ywelve more were founded after Serra’s death; he baptized over 6,000 people, and confirmed 5,000; he brought the Native Americans not only the gift of faith, but also a decent standard of living
• Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/1/25
• Gospel: Matthew 8:23-27

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