Church officials and Native American mission descendants took a step toward healing old...
The skeletal pieces and bone fragments, covered with white linen and surrounded by white roses, were believed to be from at least 20 individuals, possibly of Indigenous, Spanish, Canary Islander or other lineages.They were gently re-interred in a final resting place east of the San Juan church, near other remains that were similarly reburied in 1999 and 2013.
in Austin, part of the University of Texas. The rest were found during a 1967 excavation at the mission and had been kept at various university facilities, most recently at the University of California at Davis.In a Native American prayer service that began and ended with an Indigenous blessing of the seven directions, Mickey Killian told his ancestors they could now rest in peace.
The Indigenous group and others blessed the remnants with Native American prayers, songs, drumming and burning of sage.San Juan church, which still functions as a parish of the Archdiocese of San AntonioArchbishop Gustavo García-Siller celebrated a memorial Mass that included a rite of communion and references to forgiveness and thanksgiving. He prayed for peace, consolation and hope for “descendants who now celebrate the dignity of a Christian burial for our people.
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