We just finished our tour of Mission Santa Ines. It was gorgeous!
There were several displays of the clothes that the Padres wore. They even had one that was worn my Junipero Sera. They also had a huge chest that the Padres stored their clothes in. It was made of wood and there were pretty carvings in the wood. The mission had little bells in each room that you could push and a recording would come on to tell about the artifacts in that room.
The church was neat because it had the original alter and paintings on the wall above the alter. Also, in the ground before the sanctuary steps the first five Friars of the mission are buried. The church has been in constant use since it was founded.
My favorite part of this mission was its garden and location. The gardens were very pretty. When we were in the garden, the bells were rung to tell that it was 12:00. It sounded very beautiful.
Another cool thing is that a priest stopped to say hello to us. He asked me if I wanted to take a photo with him for my blog that I told him about. He also said that La Purisima is his favorite mission and gave me a book mark with a drawing of Jesus on it.
Below are some photos from this mission. I hope you like them.
Tools
Clothes chest
This was where one of the Padres was buried.
This is the foundation of the first college in California.
This is a wall that one of the Friars built when he was in an argument with someone else who lived at the mission.
These are the only original doors at the mission. They lead from the church to the garden. The wavy lines represent water.
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