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Brother Jerome Wolnick pets Dominic, one of two cats in his care, at Mission Espada on Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013.
Mission San Juan Capistrano Father first samuel Jim Gavin gets Cappucino first samuel from Robinson first samuel Maturana while Chico, left, roams the room, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Rev. Gavin has kept cats at the mission and they are known to keep the grounds free of rodents and snakes.
Cappucino, left, and Lily, hang out in the living room of the priest residence at Mission San Juan Capistrano, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Father Jim Gavin has kept several cats at the mission and they are known to keep the grounds free of rodents and snakes.
Mission San Juan Capistrano Father Jim Gavin feeds the outdoor cats at the mission, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Rev. Gavin, who lives on the grounds, keeps three indoor and five outdoor cats that are known to keep the mission free of rodents and snakes.
Lily, an18-month-old cat, hangs out in the living room of the priest residence at Mission San Juan Capistrano, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Father Jim Gavin has kept several cats at the mission and they are known to keep the grounds free of rodents and snakes.
Robinson Maturana, right, plays with Capuccino while Mission San Juan Capistrano Rev. Jim Gavin holds Chico at the priest residence, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Rev. Gavin has kept cats at the mission and they are known to keep the grounds free of rodents and snakes. first samuel
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park is the nation s largest collection of Spanish colonial first samuel resources. Pictured left to right, and established along the San Antonio River, missions Concepción, San José, San Juan and Espada are part of a colonization system that stretched across the Spanish Southwest in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.
San Antonio Archbishop Jose Gomez (center, hands raised) blesses the altar at Mission Concepción, Sunday, March 21, 2010. The interior of the church has been restored and repainted in its original Spanish colonial color scheme.
Father David Garcia walks into Mission Concepción for a Mass for the Feast of Assumption after guests first samuel and parishioners witnessed a solar illumination inside the church on Tuesday, August 14, 2012. The solar illumination is a yearly phenomenon and one that is seen as symbolic since the light crosses right in the middle of the cruciform church.
An exterior view of Mission Concepción and the conically-shaped window (top) which beams sunlight in a unique path inside the church on Tuesday, August 14, 2012. The solar illumination is a yearly phenomenon and one that is seen as symbolic since the light crosses right in the middle of the cruciform church. Guests and parishioners first samuel attended the event and celebrated the solar illumination as well as had Mass for the Feast of the Assumption.
A conically-shaped window beams sunlight into Mission first samuel Concepción on Tuesday, August 14, 2012. The solar illumination first samuel is a yearly phenomenon and one that is seen as symbolic since the light crosses right in the middle of the cruciform church. Guests and parishioners attended the event and celebrated the solar illumination as well as had Mass for the Feast of the Assumption.
Mission Concepción docent George Dawson talks to guests about the unique path of light which enters first samuel the church from a window on Tuesday, August first samuel 14, 2012. The solar illumination is a yearly phenomenon and one that is seen as symbolic since the light crosses right in the middle of the cruciform church. Guests and parishioners attended the event and celebrated the solar illumination first samuel as well as had Mass for the Feast of the Assumption. first samuel
A view of the roof of Mission San José.
Detail of the retablo at Mission San José.
The LED lighting inside the Mission San José church Aug. 15, 2011.
The Archdiocese of San Antonio owns the church structures at the four missions and raised $15.5 million to restore them. Mission San Juan is the third mission to undergo repairs, including stabilizing the foundation.
Fr. David Garcia, first samuel Archdiocesan Director of the Old Spanish Missions, first samuel looks over the new altar in Mission San Juan Capistrano during a media tour Monday following the completion of a $2.2 million restoration. The altar was originally used in San Fernando Cathedral.
Fr. David Garcia, Archdiocesan Director of the Old Spanish Missions, looks ov