La Misa Del Presidente Bonds the Community from the Old Mission

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The bells rang out at the Santa Barbara Old Mission Thursday morning to signal the congregation to come in for La Misa del Presidente.

It was a special mass for El Presidente Colin Hayward who heads up Old Spanish Days 2026.

Hayward and his wife Monica led a processional into the church and took his seat in the front row for the mass that filled every pew.

Many of those attending were in their Fiesta attire for a mass that goes very deep for them during the annual event that dates back to 1924.

A special reception took place after the mass with El Presidente, the Old Spanish Days members, the spirits and those attending.

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