Pray to St. Junipero Serra to help those suffering from the Los Angeles wildfires

(LifeSiteNews) — While I’m sure all of you are praying fervently for those suffering from the deadly wildfires in Los Angeles, I would like to encourage you to ask for the intercession of St. Junipero Serra in particular.

As you may recall, in 2020, so-called “activists” in California, including Los Angeles, began targeting statues of St. Junipero Serra, an 18th century Franciscan missionary, under the guise of fighting “colonialism” and “racism.” Some of the statues of the great saint were defaced, while others were completely torn down.

Hey, isn’t the place where they are having the wildfires now the same place where they ripped down the statues of St. Junipero Serra? pic.twitter.com/6b22LGdyDJ

— John-Henry Westen (@JhWesten) January 9, 2025

Serra worked tirelessly to spread the faith throughout California in the 1700s, and is easily one of the most successful Catholic missionaries of North America.

Of course, it is of little surprise that such an important figure in bringing the true faith to thousands of souls would be targeted by today’s “activists,” but fortunately, God’s love for us remains.

Please ask for the intercession of St. Junipero Serra for all those affected by the deadly wildfires in Los Angeles, and that God may take their great suffering and use it to draw them to Himself. May God bless you.

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John-Henry is the co-founder, CEO and editor-in-chief of LifeSiteNews.com. He and his wife Dianne have eight children and they live in the Ottawa Valley in Ontario, Canada.

He has spoken at conferences and retreats, and appeared on radio and television throughout the world. John-Henry founded the Rome Life Forum, an annual strategy meeting for life, faith and family leaders worldwide. He is a board member of the John Paul II Academy for Human Life and the Family. He is a consultant to Canada’s largest pro-life organization Campaign Life Coalition, and serves on the executive of the Ontario branch of the organization. He has run three times for political office in the province of Ontario representing the Family Coalition Party.

John-Henry earned an MA from the University of Toronto in School and Child Clinical Psychology and an Honours BA from York University in Psychology.