First RCC Mass in North America

It's more complex than you think. There are dozens of candidates. The first documented one was at Saint Augustine, Florida, on September 8, 1565. No one denies that. There was a liturgy of thanksgiving (including a meal with the local Timacuan Indians, half a century before Plymouth Rock!). This was at the behest of explorer Pedro Menéndez de Avilés and the Mass was celebrated by Father Francisco López de Mendoza Grajales. A shrine dedicated to Mary -- the first known one dedicated to her in the U.S. -- stands near the site of the liturgy (along with the tallest known Cross, right there on an inlet of the Atlantic).

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Just had a blood transfusion.yesterday. Feeling better today for a post. You wouldn't believe how poor you feel with a 7.0 RBC. Thank you blood donors. Man they put a lot of blood in me.

Happy Thanksgiving!