"A PICTURE" by Dr. Vance MacDonald
"A WORD" by Barbara Starkey
(click on the picture above to get a better view)
MISSION SAN ANTONIO was built near the San Antonio River, 75 miles south of the Presidio of Monterey.
When settlers reached the now famous sight, they unloaded their pack mules. One of the first items unloaded was a huge bell.
Father Serra directed the men to hoist the bell and attach it to the branch of an oak tree.
“My heart…desires that this bell be heard all over the world” Father Serra yelled as he rang the bell.
The picture is a very recent one of the majestic bell now hanging at the San Antonio Mission……
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