Junípero Serra

“In California is my life, and there, God willing, I hope to die.”

“All my life I have wanted to be a missionary.”

“Thanks be to God, I have arrived in this port of San Diego. It is beautiful to behold and does not belie its reputation.”

“The first thing to be done is to prepare a suitable place for the celebration of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.”

“Is it not true that for a religious, the first and principal obligation is to obey?”

“Always go forward, never turn back.”

“We have all come here to this distant land for the glory of God and the salvation of souls.”