God most high, your servant Junipero Serra brought the gospel of Christ to the peoples of Mexico and California and firmly established the Church among them. By his intercession, and through the example of his evangelical zeal, inspire us to be faithful witnesses of Jesus Christ. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
“And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.”
— 1 Corinthians 13:13
“Love is patient, love is kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth.”
— 1 Corinthians 13:4-6
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.”
— John 13:34