San Gabriel Mission Centennial Celebration

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CLARETIANS ELECT NEW USA PROVINCIAL AND COUNCIL

Claretian Missionaries held their first USA Provincial Chapter during the third week of August in Chicago. The USA province was born on February 2, 2011 during an assembly of 80 Claretian Missionaries serving in the United States. The new province is the fruit of efforts of Claretian Missionaries who arrived in this country from Spain and Mexico in 1902. The missionaries served Mexican immigrants in San Antonio, Los Angeles, and Chicago, Illinois. (click here to read more...)

FATHER ALOYSIUS ELLACURIA MEMORIAL MASS

The 30th Annual Memorial Mass for Father Aloysius Ellacuria, C.M.F. was held at his grave site at the Old Mission in San Gabriel, San Gabriel, California, Saturday, April 9, 2011.

FATHER ALBERTO RUIZ, C.M.F.

MISSION IN SOUTH SUDAN

FATHER EDWARD WIDMER, C.M.F.

1922-2010

Funeral Mass and Burial took place Thursday, February 11, 2010 at San Gabriel Mission, San Gabriel, CA, for Father Edward Widmer, CMF , 87, a Claretian Missionary for 70 years, who died after several months of declining health on February 11, 2010 in San Gabriel, CA. (read more...)

HAITI EARTHQUAKE RELIEF

In light of the recent events in Haiti, I would like us all to join together to support our Claretian brothers, families and friends who are suffering in the aftermath of the devastation the earthquake caused. Our Province will be sending financial assistance to our brothers in Haiti in response to the current situation. If you or anyone you may know, would like to make a donation to the Haiti earthquake relief fund, please send your donations to the Claretian Provincial Office at 10203 Lower Azusa Road, Temple City, CA 91780 ; we will take care of sending all the funds to the relief effort in Haiti. Please keep our Claretian brothers in Haiti, their family, friends, and the Haitian people in your prayers during these difficult times. Please click here for further updates on the Haiti Earthquake Relief effort.

Joint Assembly of the US Eastern and Western Provinces, Sierra Madre, CA

"Rekindling our Fire in the USA"

Please keep all the Claretian Missionaries from the Eastern and Western Provinces in your prayers; They will gather for a week long Assembly, January 4-8, 2010, to further discuss, reflect, and pray for the unification of the U.S. Provinces.

BARRIOS UNIDOS EN CRISTO

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100 YEARS OF CLARETIAN SERVICE AT SAN GABRIEL MISSION

100 YEARS OF CLARETIAN SERVICE AT SAN GABRIEL MISSION

In the spirit of St. Anthony Mary Claret, the Claretian Missionary Priest and Brothers would like to thank all the people that made the Anniversary Mass in honor of St. Anthony Mary Claret on October 24, 2008 possible, as well as the Centennial Celebration on October 26, 2008 honoring the Claretian Priests and Brothers who served at San Gabriel Mission since 1908.

Saint Anthony Mary Claret statue was blessed at

San Gabriel Mission's Claretian Missionaries'

Centennial Celebration on Oct. 26 (from left)

Archdiocese of Los Angeles Bishop Gabino Zavala,

Mission Pastor Fr. Steve Niskanen, CMF,

Fr. Rosendo Urrabazo, CMF, Vicar General, and

Fr. Richard DeTore, CMF, Provincial Superior

The Mass in honor of the 100 years of Claretian service at San Gabriel Mission was led by Father Rosendo Urrabazo, Vicar General of the Claretian Congregation. Following the Mass a procession from the Chapel of the Annunciation to the mission garden and cemetery with the Tongva people, San Gabriel Region Auxiliary Bishop Gabino Zavala, Father Urrabazo, Father Stephen Niskanen, pastor, Father Richard DeTore, Provincial Superior, other Claretian Priests who have served at San Gabriel Mission and parishioners joined Andrew Morales, Tribal Leader of the Gabrieleno Tongva San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians, in the singing of traditional songs and the blessing of the four directions. Anthony Morales continued with the blessing of the Kiiy (Tongva home) while Matthew Lovio played a holy tribal song on his flute. All the festivities concluded with a reception in the Mission gardens.

Andrew Morales of Gabrieleno-Tongva Indian tribe blesses Tongva

Kiiy (Tongva home) during the dedication ceremonies on Oct. 26 in

San Gabriel Mission gardens.

For the complete homily by Fr. Rosendo Urrabazo for the October 26, 2008 Centennial Celebration, please click here.

Link to the TIDINGS story of the Blessing of the Kiiy and Centennial Celebration at San Gabriel Mission