{"product_id":"discovering-our-lady-of-bethlehem-her-journey-with-fr-serra","title":"DISCOVERING OUR LADY OF BETHLEHEM: HER JOURNEY WITH FR. SERRA","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 6.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';\"\u003eBy Judith Fife Mead \u0026amp; Marian Therese Horvat, Ph.D.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 6.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';\"\u003eTo discover Our Lady of Bethlehem is to find an important part of our American Catholic History!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 6.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';\"\u003eDiscovering Our Lady of Bethlehem\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';\"\u003e brings to American Catholics the fascinating history of the oldest statue of the Virgin Mary in California.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 6.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';\"\u003eThis life-size statue of Our Lady carrying the Christ Child accompanied the Sacred Expedition of 1769, the Spanish maritime expedition to Alta California that planted the Cross and Royal flag in the port cities of San Diego and Monterey. New Spain was larger by a 750-mile coast, a feat accomplished by a small troupe of soldiers and handful of friars.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 6.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';\"\u003eHeading those friars was the indomitable Franciscan Fray Junípero Serra. His story is closely intertwined with that of Our Lady of Bethlehem, who found her home with him at Mission San Carlos Borromeo in Carmel-by-the-Sea. Under her patronage, Fr. Serra founded the first nine of the 21 Spanish Missions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 6.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';\"\u003eIn this book you will find the story of Our Lady of Bethlehem; how she came to accompany the Sacred Expedition; how she presided over the successful California Missions; how she was exiled during the sad period of secularization and how she was lovingly returned during the Mission restoration in the mid-1900s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 6.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';\"\u003eToday she is fully restored, regal and maternal, in the side Chapel of San Carlos Borromeo Church. There she waits, showing herself most expressive and willing to receive pilgrims and visitors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 6.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';\"\u003eHere is your opportunity to learn about one of the oldest devotions to Our Lady in America. A fascinating and moving story that gives a glimpse of the original plan of God for California - and America!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OUR LADY OF GOOD SUCCESS CATHOLIC TRADER","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51656810922217,"sku":null,"price":22.3,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/2598\/5001\/files\/DOLB.jpg?v=1786435887","url":"https:\/\/ologsct.com\/products\/discovering-our-lady-of-bethlehem-her-journey-with-fr-serra","provider":"OUR LADY OF GOOD SUCCESS CATHOLIC TRADER ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}