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>> in the name of the father and son and the holy spirit, peace with be you.

>> the holy mother church,

grant us your holiness to enter blessed serra among the saints so he may be invoked as such by ll the christian faithful.

>> junipero serra was born in 1713. he entered the order of the franciscans when he was young. and he was ordained as a priest in 1737. he was a professor of hilosophy at madrid university and he had the reputation of being a great teacher and preacher. in mallorca. by the end of 1740, he offered to leave his native country

because he felt that he should be a missionary in the new world. he spent eight years in the rugged region of the sierra gorda in mexico where he preached to the indians. during part of that time, he was a superior of the five franciscan missions in the egion. he held several posts for another eight years at the seat of the franciscan missions in mexico city. during that time he preached in a great number of domestic missions in many areas of exico.

in 1767, he was elected superior of the group of franciscans designated to replace the jesuits that had been expelled from their missions in lower california. two years later, he joined the expedition to extend the spanish border northward and to occupy upper california. from 1769 until his death in 1784, he was the superior of the franciscan missions in pper california. during his tenure as superior, nine missions for founded along

the california coastline involving several indigenous roups. he endeavored to bring together to the mission campus indigenous people that inhabited nearby. he hoped to share with them, slowly and in a voluntary fashion the tenets of catholicism. he very often fights the military leadership on the best ays to interact with the indigenous individuals. he once even traveled to the mexican capital to personally

persuade the viceroy to have a military commander dismissed. thousands of the indigenous people were confirmed and baptized during serra's tenure in california. although many perished as a result of the spanish incursion in the area. serra made a great number of missionary trips to california. serra then was involved in these hard travels until the very end of his life. despite illnesses and physical ailments that he had and that

exhausted his fortitude. e died on august 28, 1784 at the mission in carmel. he was beatified by st. john paul ii on september 25, 988.

pope francis: [speaking oreign language]

pope francis: [speaking

oreign language] pope francis: [speaking

oreign language]

[applause]

>> most holy father in the

name of the holy church i thank your holiness foraking this proclamation and humbly request that you decree that the apostolic letter concerning the act of canonization be drawn up. >> pope francis: we so ecree.

[applause]

pope francis: by your ineffable mercy we have been pleased through the labors of your priest, saint junipero serra to welcome many to your church and open our hearts to you, to always carry before all people he image of your only begotten

son who his and reigns with you in the unity of the holy spirit, one god, forever and ver. [speaking foreign anguage]

rejoice in the lord always.

your kindness will be known to all. he lord is near. has no ampinge site at all, and everything by prayer and

petition for thanksgiving. make your requests known to god then the peace of god that so passes all understanding, with all your heart and mind. in christ jesus. finally, brothers and sisters, hatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. keep on doing what you have received and heard and seen in me. then god's peace will be with you.

the lord be with you.

nd with your spirit. glory to you, oh lord. he 11 dice sipeles went to

gallyly to the mountain to hich jesus had ordered them. when they saw him, they worshipped but they doubted. then jesus approached and said heaven all power in and on earth has been given to me. go there forth and make disciples of all nations baptizing them in the name of he father, and of the son, and f the holy spirit. all that i have commanded you.

and behold i am with you always. ntil the end of the age. . e word of the lord glory to you, lord jesus hrist.

rejoice in the lord always.

i shall say it again. rejoice. these are striking words. words which impact our lives. paul tells us to rejoice. he practically orders us to rejoice. this command resonates with the sire we all have for a fullfuling life. a meaningful life. a joyful life. fullfuling life.

it is as if paul could hear what each one of us is thinking in his or her hearts and to , what hat we are feeling we are experiencing. something deep within us invites us to rejoice and tells us not to settle for placebos which simply keep us comfortable. at the same time, though, we all know the struggles of everyday life. so much seems to stand in the way of this invitation to rejoice. our daily routine can often ead us to a kind of glum apathy. which gradually becomes the bit with a fatal consequence or hearts grow numb.

to guide ant apathy our lives. or do we? we don't want the force of habit to rule our life. or do we? so we ought to ask ourselves, what can we do to keep our heart from growing numb? from becoming anes thighsed? how do we make the joy of the gospel increased and take deeper root in our lives? and jesus gives us the answer. he said to his disciples then and he says it to us now. go forth, proclaim. the joy of the gospel is

something to be experienced. something to be known and lived only through giving it away. through giving ourselves away. the spirit of the world tells us to be like everyone else. to settle for what comes easy. faced with this human way of thinking, we must regain the conviction that we need one another, that we have a shared responsibility for others, and for the world. it is the responsibility to proclaim the message of jesus. or the source of our joy is an endless desire to show mercy, the fruit of our own experience of the power of the father's nfinite mercy.

.o out to all proclaim by anointing and anoint by proclaiming. this is what the lord tells us today. he tells us a christian finds join in mission. o out to people of every nation. a christian experiences joy in following a command. go forth and oon proclaim. the good news. a christian finds joy in answering a call. go forth and anoint.

jesus sends his disciples out to all nations, to every people. we, too, were part of all those people of 2,000 years ago. jesus did not provide a short list of who is or who is not worthy of receiving his essage, his presence. instead, he always has embraced life as he saw it and faces of hunger and sickness and sin, in faces of wounds and doubt and pity. ar from expecting a pretty life, he embraced life as he found it. it made no difference whether it was dirty, unkement, or

broken. esus said, go out and tell the good news to everyone. go out and in my name embrace life as it is and not as you think it should be. go out to the highways and byways. go out to tell the good news fearlessly without prejudice, without superiority, without condescension, to all those who have lost the joy of living. go out to proclaim the merciful embrace of the father. go out to those who are burdened by pain and failure, who feel that their lives are empty, and proclaim the loving father

who wants to anoint them with the oil of hope, the oil of salvation. go out to proclaim the good gnaws that error, deceitful illusions, and fallshood doost not have the last word in a person's life. go out with the ointment which soothes wounds and heals hearts. ission is never the fruit of a perfectly planned program or a well organized manual. mission is always the fruit of a life which knows what it is to be found and healed, encountered and forgiven. mission is born of a constant expression of god's

merciful nointing. the church, the holy people of god transverse the paths of history so often traversed by conflict, injustice, and a well organized manual. violence in order to encounter her children, our brothers and sisters. the holy and faithful people of god are not afraid of losing their way. they are afraid of becoming self-enclosed, frozen into a leaf clinging to their own security. they know that self-enclosure

in all of the many forms it takes is a cause of so much apathy. so let us go out. t us go forth to offer everyone the life of jesus christ. the people of god embrace everyone because we are the disciples of the one who knelt before his own to wash their feet. the reason we are here today is that many people wanted to respond to that call. they believed that life grows by giving away and it weakens in isolation and comfort.

we are heirs to the bold missionary spirit of so many men and women who preferred not to be shut up within structures, which give us a false sense of security, within habits, which make us feel safe while at our door people are starving. we are indebted to a tradition, a chain of witnesses who have made it possible for the good news of the gospel to be in every generation both good and news. and today we remember one of those witnesses who testified to

the joy of the gospel in these lands. father serra. embodiment of a church which goes forth, a church which sets out to bring everywhere the reconciling tenderness of god. he left his native land and its church which sets out to bring everywhere the reconciling tenderness of god. way of life. he was excited about blazing trails, going forth to meet many people, learning and valuing the particular customs and ways of life. he learned how to bring to birth and nurture god's life in the faces of the native -- of everyone he met. he sought to defend the dignity of the native community, to

protect it from those who had mistreated and abused it. mistreatment and wrongness which today still trouble us especially because of the hurt which they cause in the lives of many people. he had a motto which inspired his life and work. he sang, he lived his life by it. keep moving forward. for him, this was the way to continue experiencing the joy of the gospel, to keep his heart from going numb, from being -- he anes they sized.

he kept going forward because the lord was waiting. he kept going because his brothers and sisters were waiting. he kept going forward to the end of his life. today, like him, may we always be able to say, forward. et's keep moving forward. [applause] >> let us pause for a few moments and reflect in ilence.

>> my brothers and sisters, let us turn to god our father in prayer. he heard and answered the prayers of the son he loved so much and let us trust that he will hear our petitions.

lord hear our prayer >> let us pray to the

lord. >> for children everywhere may there be blessing and good health and caring families.

e pray to the lord. >> we pray to the lord. lord hear our prayer

>> we pray to the lord. lord hear our prayer

>> we pray to the lord. lord hear our prayer >> we pray to the lord. lord hear our prayer >> loving father, you know the many different needs that your

people have in this life. please answer the prayers of all who believe in you. heir cries, our lord.

>> the mysteries of the

passion of the lord that we celebrate through christ our lord. the lord be with you. lift up your hearts. let's give thanks to the lord, our god. it is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation always and everywhere to give you thanks, lord, holy father, almighty and eternal god through christ our lord. for as on the festival you bid your church rejoice, so, too, you strengthen her by the

example of his holy life, teach her by his words of teaching, and keep her safe in answer to his prayers. and so with a company of angels and saints, we sing the hymn as ithout end we acclaim -- ♪hosanna hosanna hosanna in excelcis ♪holy holy holy holy our god ♪hosanna hosanna hosanna in excelcis

♪ ♪hosanna hosanna hosanna in excelcis hosanna hosanna hosanna in ♪excelcis ♪hosanna hosanna hosanna in excelcis

>> the power of the working of the holy spirit, he gives life to all things and make them holy. you never cease to gather the people to yourself so that from the rising of the sun to the setting that your sacrifice may be offered to your name. therefore, o lord, we humbley implore you by the same spirit graciously make holy these gifts we have brought to you for consecration that they may become the body and blood of your son, our lord jesus christ. at his command we celebrate hese mysteries. for on the night he was

betrayed, he, himself, took bread and giving you thanks he said the blessing, broke the bread, and gave it to his disciples, saying, take this all of you and eat of it, for this is my body, which will be given up for ou. in a similar way, when supper was ended, he took the chalice, and giving you thanks he said the blessing and gave it to

his disciples, saying, take this, all of you, and drink from it, for this is the chalice of my blood, the blood of the new and eternal covenant, which will be poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. o this in memory of me. > the mystery of faith.

>> therefore, o lord, as we celebrate the memorial and the saving passion of your son, his wonder of resurrection and ascension into heaven and look forward to his second coming, we

offer you in thanksgiving this holy and living sacrifice. ook, we pray, upon your church and recognizing the sacrificial dictum by his death you willed to reconcile us to yourself grant that we who are nourished by the body and blood of your son and filled with his holy spirit may become one body, one spirit in cleist. may he make of us an eternal offering to you so that we may obtain an inheritance with your elect especially with the blessed virgin mary mother of god and blessed joseph her spouse with your blessed apostles and glorious martyrs, and with all the saints on whose constant intercession in your presence we

ely for unfailing help. may the sacrifice of our clinls reconciles, we pray, o lord, advance the peace of all the world. be pleased to confirm your pilgrim church on earth with your servant francis our pope, my brother donald the bishop of this church, and me, your unworthy servant, the order of bishops, all the clergy, and the entire people you have gained for your own. listen graciously to the prayers of this family, whom you have summoned before you. in your compassion, o merciful

father, gather for yourself ll your children scattered throughout the world, our departed brothers and sisters, and to all who were pleasing to you at their passing from this life, give kind admittance to your kingdom. there we hope to enjoy forever the fullness of your glory through christ our lord, for whom you bestow on the world all that is good. through him and with him and in him o god, almighty father, in the unity of the holy spirit, all glory and honor is yours. forever and ever. amen amen amen

>> the savior command and by informed teaching we dare to say, our father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. and lead us not into temptation

but deliver us from evil. deliver us, lord, we pray, from every evil. graciously grant peace in our days. by the help of your mercy may we always be free from sin and safe from all distress as we await the blessed hope and the coming of our savior, jesus christ, for the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever. lord jesus christ, you said to your apostles, my peace i leave you. my peace i give you. look not on our sins but on the faith of your church. graciously grant her peace and

unity in accordance with your will who live and reign forever and ever. the peace of the lord be with you always. and with your spirit. let us offer each other the ign of peace.

we remember your sacrifice

where there is discord let me bring accord where there is falsehood only hy truth

where there is despair only thy hope >> body of christ. body of christ. body of christ. body of christ. language] >> the body of christ.

>> amen. > the body of christ.

the body of christ. >> amen.

>> the body of christ. >> let us pause for a few moments in prayerful ilence.

>> body of christ. body of christ. body of christ.

>> let us pray. we have a mystery we have received, o lord. prepare us, we pray, for the ternal joy. through christ our lord, amen. >> thank you for your visit to washington. on behalf of everyone present and in the name of the church of washington, it is a great privilege for me to say, welcome and thank you.

with the bishops, the priests, the deacons, the women and men in consecrated life and the lay faithful from around this archdiocese, and across the country, i greet you in the

love and peace of our lord jesus christ. your pastoral visit to the church in the united states as our beloved chief shepherd is a blessing for all of us. [applause] the church that welcomes your holiness embraces people from every continent and numerous ethnic and cultural backgrounds. we gather in worship and seek to reflect your call to be missionary disciples. you can see that this church shows the face reflective of africa, central and south america, mexico, india, asia, europe,

as well as our own native americans. not far from here, in 1634 the first catholics arrived in what is now the united states and began the evangelization effort that we see so wonderfully realized today at this great basilica of the national shrine of the i m.m.a. culate conception and the campus of the catholic university of america. united in faith, we seek always the catholic university of to grow in the joy of the

gospel. today your holiness has just celebrated the canonization of the saint who offers us an example of the tireless effort to share the gospel as we seek today to enrich our culture with the great law of love of god and love of neighbor. we also try to care for our common home, the good earth. all of us at this mass profess our faith and strive to live it in service and love. we take seriously your call to face the challenges of our day

and to do so with respect for the dignity of each person, concern for one another, especially the marginalized and poor, and care for the good earth. god's gift to us now and for generations yet to come. and we look to you, holy father, for renewed inspiration so that we might truly be evangelizers. most holy father, welcome and hank you. [applause]

[applause] viva! viva!

>> the holy father will now offer a rosary to our lady, the lessed virgin mary.

holy god we praise thy name

♪lord of all we bow before thee all on earth all in heaven above adore thee infinite thy vast domain ever ♪lasting is thy reign infinite thy vast domain

ver lasting is thy reign

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host: good morning from capitol hill on this historic day for washington, d.c. and the united states congress. in four hours, pope francis will make history will stop use of first pontiff ever to address a joint meeting of congress, house and senate lawmakers. previous hopes have been to the united states and the past to do have been an washington, d.c. at the white house. this marks the first time ever a pontiff has traveled to capitol hill to see -- speak to lawmakers. speaker john boehner invited the