Readers of this blog know that we are big fans of the Mission San Juan Capistrano. From its founding by Father Junipero Serra in 1776, to the tragedy of the Great Stone Church to the iconic annual return of the swallows, our beloved Mission is the heart of Orange County history and a fixture of [...]
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http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/4639 http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/4122 Courtesy of the San Juan Chamber, look who visited the Mission yesterday to take in the Swallows Day celebration? A big thank you to the San Juan Chamber of Commerce for sharing this photo. image credit: San Juan Chamber of Commerce Say what you want about those little birds, but their timing is impeccable. [...] http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/4110 A year ago today on St. Joseph’s Day, on the day of Pope Francis’ installation at the Vatican, a pair of cliff swallows took up residence in their ancestral home at the Mission San Juan Capistrano. Laura Saari recalls last year’s return of the swallows in an article for Orange Coast Magazine, celebrating this important [...] http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/4100 What better place to celebrate St. Joseph’s Day and the Return of the Swallows to San Juan Capistrano than the beautiful Mission San Juan Capistrano? Below is everything you need to know about this week’s celebrations at the Mission. http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/1809 It’s St. Joseph’s Day and the Los Angeles Times is trying to spoil our fun! In an LA Now blog post entitled “San Juan Capistrano celebrates, but will swallows arrive?” the Times wonders whether there is anything left to our annual tradition: Tuesday is stoked in tradition for the mission, but much has changed in [...] http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/1803 The Mission has many visitors today, but perhaps none is more welcome than this little guy — a cliff swallow soaring above the St. Joseph’s Day celebration at Mission San Juan Capistrano. A Swallow Visits the Mission on St. Joseph’s Day (credit: San Juan Chamber) Image credit goes to the San Juan Chamber. We [...] http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/1412 Happy St. Joseph’s Day! When The Swallows Come Back to Capistrano Words and Music by Rene Leon, © 1940/1969 When the swallows come back to Capistrano That’s the day you promised to come back to me When you whispered, “Farewell”, in Capistrano Twas the day the swallows flew out to sea
http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/1778 Tomorrow is St. Joseph’s Day, the traditional day that the swallows are said to return to Mission San Juan Capistrano. If you are heading to the Mission, the Register has the schedule of events: 8:30 a.m.: Mission Basilica: Mass 9:55 a.m.: Central courtyard: Welcome from mission Executive Director Mechelle Lawrence-Adams 10 a.m.: Central courtyard: Renée [...] http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/1362 Courtesy of Mission San Juan Capistrano: Read the Story of the San Juan Capistrano Swallows. |
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