Corpus Christi

In this week’s gospel we celebrate the Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ. Christ said that he was the true bread from heaven. One does not live by bread alone but by this true Word of God. And, by a miracle which completes the lesson of the manna, this Word is the bread […]

Mass live-streams – previously recorded

Mass live-streams – previously recorded We look forward to having you join us Our LIVE STREAM channel is at https://www.youtube.com/SaintJosephParish We will live-stream the 10am Mass in English, 3pm Mass in Vietnamese, and 5pm Mass in Mandarin. We look forward to having you join us online. St. Joseph Parish Mass live-streams –  previously recorded Masses recorded […]

Called to Serve, Invited to Belong

Our worship spaces and parish campus are visible signs of God’s presence. Keeping them beautiful and inspiring is not only an act of reverence—it’s also part of being good stewards of our parish’s physical and financial resources. These ministries offer wonderful opportunities to share your time and talents in meaningful ways. Some parishioners serve regularly, […]

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I’m New Giving Mass Schedule Pilgrimage I’m New Mass Schedule Pilgrimage Giving I’m New Giving Mass Schedule Pilgrimage St. Joseph School Mission San Jose St. Joseph Church This week’s liturgy Mission San José Join us for Daily Mass8am in the Mission HISTORY Mission San José was founded on June 11, 1797 by Father Fermin Francisco […]

O.C.I.A ~ Spotlight Ministry

Journey of Faith with the Order of Christian Initiation (OCIA)The OCIA process is a journey that includes a series of rites marking significant steps in one’s commitment to Christ. These rites are accompanied by periods of preparation, and they guide participants towards full initiation into the Catholic Church. Each stage is an opportunity for spiritual […]

Men’s Ministry Fellowship Meeting

The St. Joseph Men’s Ministry (SJMM) invites all men at their next general meeting on Tuesday July 1st at 7PM in Parish Hall. Please join us to discuss future activities and events and to fellowship with men in our parish. We’d like to meet you and welcome you!  Refreshments will be served. For additional information about […]

Mass in the Mission

There are several daily masses and special devotions in Mission San José. Please join us for a special liturgy at this historic site. Afterwards, come visit the Mission museum at the hours shown here.

How to Gain the Jubilee Year Plenary Indulgence

The Bishop has announced that Mission San Jose, diocesan Shrine of St. Joseph, in Fremont is a permanently designated pilgrimage site for each and every day of this 2025 Holy Year Jubilee of Hope. Individuals and groups are welcome. By making this spiritual pilgrimage, the faithful may gain a Plenary Indulgence: remission of the temporal punishment due […]

Sponsor a student at our Sister Parish

Fr. George Asigre from St Francis Xavier, our Sister Parish in Ghana, last visited us August 30 – September 5, 2024 to share an update on their computer lab, library, and building of outstation churches. Please continue to support our sister parish and school in Ghana.  Sponsor a student.  Any amount will help toward their […]

Painted Leather Chest

In a publication entitled “Mission Vestments” by Aileen Ryan Earnest (1975), it is noted that trunks of painted leather over camphor wood and trimmed with brass are referenced “in the correspondence of Fr. Junipero Serra, in use as a temporary storehouse for sacred vessels and vestments, until the cajónes or chest of drawers were built […]

St Vincent dePaul Spotlight Ministry

“Whatsoever you do to the least of my people, that you do unto me.” Matthew 25:40 Since 1959, our St. Vincent de Paul volunteers have been serving the St. Joseph’s community and our neighbors in need. Our wonderful and dedicated group of volunteers work hard every week to provide food for our families in need. […]

The Ohlone Indians

Sharing our history   The Ohlone Indians at the Mission San Jose Museum The Indian Way The Ohlone Indians, being all hunters and gatherers, and dependent upon what nature provided, obviously had to adapt their way of life to what nature provided. So, they built and developed a way of life which was a close […]

The Franciscan Journey

Sharing our history   The Franciscan Journey at the Mission San Jose Museum Saint Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) was a shining example of devotion to God, compassion for souls, and commitment to poverty. His love for God was unwavering, and he sought to emulate Christ in every aspect of his life. With a heart full […]

Our Lady of Good Health

Our Lady of Good Health, also known as Our Lady of Vailankanni, is a worshiped Marian apparition and pilgrimage site in Vailankanni, Tamil Nadu, India. The shrine is dedicated to the Blessed Mother, who is believed to have appeared to locals in the 16th century. According to tradition, the apparitions took place in 1570, when […]

Founder’s Weekend Festival

Welcome to Mission 225! Founder’s Weekend Festival Founder’s Weekend Festival A Look Back at Founder’s WeekendJune 10, 11 and 12, 2022 Click HERE for this short video courtesy of Washington Township Museum of Local History showcasing the cultures of Mission San Jose. Founder’s Day 75 Years Ago Click HERE for a video of the Sesquicentennial […]

Walking Tours

Welcome to Mission 225! Walking Tours Walking Tours Learn more about the Mission San Jose area with a Walking Tour. We have partnered with the Washington Township Museum of Local History and others, to help you appreciate this special location selected long ago by the Spanish Franciscans for Mission San Jose. Tours Offered during the […]

Franciscan Missionary Room

In the simple room of a Franciscan missionary, one finds a reflection of the order’s values of humility, poverty, and devotion. The space is sparse, yet rich in spiritual significance. A wooden desk stands as a testament to the missionary’s commitment to study and prayer, where they pour over scripture and prepare for their work […]

Our Lady of China

The Great Mother (Latin: Nostra Domina de Sina) also known as Our Lady of Donglü is a Roman Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary associated with a reputed Marian apparition in Donglü, Hebei province, China. In 1900, during the Boxer Rebellion, a great number of soldiers attacked the village of Donglü, Hebei. The village […]

Dr Ruben G Mendoza

Dr. Rubén G Mendoza   Dr. Rubén G MENDOZA Biographical Information Dr. Rubén G. Mendoza is an Archaeologist and Professor in the Archaeology Program of the School of Social, Behavioral & Global Studies at California State University, Monterey Bay. His archaeological studies include his role as principal investigator on four California missions and the Spanish […]

Andy Galvan

Andrew A. Galvan   Andy Galvan Biographical Information Andrew A. Galvan is a descendant of the Ohlone, Bay Miwok, Plains Miwok and Patwin Indians whose ancestral lands comprise the greater San Francisco Bay Region. His family’s roots reach back beyond European contact in the area. Andrew traces his ancestral lineage to the laying of the […]

Contact Us

Contact Us – Mission San Jose   Physical location Mission San Jose43300 Mission BoulevardFremont, CA, 94539 Mailing Address Mission San JoseP.O. Box 3159Fremont, CA, 94539 mission@saintjosephmsj.org510-657-1797 Mission San Jose, non-profit number is #94-1358335  

La Misión de Santa Inez, Virgen y Martir

The nineteenth Franciscan mission was named after St. Agnes, a thirteen-year-old Roman girl who was executed in Rome in the year 304 A.D. and buried in the cemetery given her name where a basilica was built in her honor. Santa Ines is the special patroness of chastity. According to legend, she was unharmed in a […]

La Misión de San Fernando, Rey de España

King Ferdinand of Castile was born near Salamanca, Spain. Fighting continually, and with great success against the Moslems, he built and repaired churches in the newly conquered territory. He is noted for his founding of Spain’s great University of Salamanca in 1243. His death in 1251 ended a life of great service to the Church. […]

History — Mission San Jose

The Story of Mission San Jose   The Mission Era Mission San Jose was founded on June 11, 1797 by Father Fermin Francisco de Lasuen on a site which was part of a natural highway by way of the Livermore Valley to the San Joaquin Valley. It is the fourteenth of the 21 Spanish Missions […]

Speaker Series

Welcome to Mission 225! Speaker Series ANNIVERSARY SPEAKER SERIES What better way to appreciate the treasure in our own backyard, than to learn about some of the fascinating aspects of Mission San Jose’s history: the native peoples, the prosperous land, the musical prominence, the most authentic reconstruction of the 21 California Missions, and more. Our […]

Alpha

Eat a meal. Watch an episode. Share your thoughts.  Join a conversation… Although “Alpha” is not currently meeting, watch this page for announcements about additional sessions. For additional information, please call the parish office at 510-656-2364. Alpha explores the meaning of life: Come join us Monday, September 9. Come join us! Who? Everyone.  All are welcome. When? Monday […]

Donors

Thank you to our generous donors.You are a part of Mission San Jose history!   “Friends of Mission San Jose” Donors Serra $5,000 + Festival and Speaker Series SponsorCrisanto and Evelyn Raimundo Charitable Fund Mary and John Sullivan Committee for Restoration of the Mission San Jose Gary and Nancy Dorighi California Missions Foundation Lasuen $1,000 […]

Donate

Sustain Our Future Donate Online   Did you know? The Old Mission San Jose receives no sustaining support from any governmental agency. We are grateful for any and all donations received. Donations are used for preservation, maintenance and to keep the Mission operating. Your tax deductible donation to Mission San Jose provides funds for preservation […]

Religious services

Weddings, Baptisms, and Quinceañeras at the Mission   We invite you to celebrate your sacraments here at Mission San Jose Church For more information on the full complement of sacraments see St. Joseph Parish Sacraments. For weddings, baptisms or quinceañeras, the links below take you directly to the corresponding Parish information. You may also contact […]

Founder’s Day — Mission San Jose

The First Founding of Mission San José   The First Founder’s Day The mission’s site was an elevated plateau in a bend near the base of Mission Peak, with a broad plain beneath it sloping gently across the nine-mile stretch to the southern shores of the San Francisco Bay. With a practiced eye [Father Lasuen] […]

The Child

In this week’s Gospel, Jesus asks us to help children to grow in love and faith. “Taking a child, he placed it in the their midst, and putting his arms around it, he said to them, ‘Whoever receives one child such as this in my name, receives me; and whoever receives me, receives not me […]

Limited Edition Prints Available

Our Wedding Feast of the Lamb painting is here – Members of the parish staff, pastoral leadership team, our church renovation contractor, and other parishioners donated their Memorial Day holiday to help Father Anthony and artist Michael Corsini (in the blue shirt) install the completed painting on the back wall of the church.  Michael returned on June […]

24-Hour Eucharistic Adoration

We will have a 24-Hour Eucharistic Adoration starting on Friday, July 4 after the 8:00 AM mass, continuing to Saturday, July 5, 8:00 AM.  Sign up here for the hourly adoration. Eucharistic Adoration, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament or simply Adoration are all terms for spending time with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. As Catholics we know and […]

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St. Joseph School Our Mission Through prayer and service, the St. Joseph family will strive to bring the community together to love, heal, and support one another as the people we are called to be in Christ. Saint Joseph Catholic Church I’m New Mass Schedule Giving St. Joseph School Mission San Jose This week’s liturgy […]

Blessed

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavens, as he chose us in him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and without blemish before him. (Eph 1:3-14 or 1:3-10) Please have a safe and restful summer. Please join […]

Strength

This week’s second reading tells us “I am content with weaknesses, insults, and hardships for the sake of Christ; for when I am weak, then I am strong.” (2 Cor 12:7-10) Please have a safe and restful summer. Please join us at Mass as we celebrate this holy season and find ways we can be inspired by Jesus’s love.

Wedding Feast of the Lamb

  The Wedding Feast of the Lamb Our magnificent, one-of-kind original oil painting was blessed on Sunday June 9th, 2024 at the 12:00 noon Mass.  The painting was created by artist Michael Corsini of Pennsylvania. Measuring 7 feet tall by 50 feet wide, the Wedding Feast of the Lamb was painted on five canvas panels […]

Jobs wanted

Our refugee ministry has been helping families get started, but they need your help finding jobs for them. Let us know if you hear of something and we will pass it on. Most dad’s speak English and have worked with US troops and organizations where they were doctors, government officials, contractors and translators.  If you know […]

San Damiano Cross

  Located on the wall above the Wedding Feast of the Lamb painting is a San Damiano Cross painted for us by parishioner Jose Isla. The original San Damiano Cross dates from around the year 1100. The purpose of an illustrated cross like this was to teach the meaning of each depicted event and strengthen […]

Stained Glass Windows

    Our eight restored historic stained glass windows Our historic stained glass windows were made in 1893 by the Franz Mayer Company of Munich Germany. These windows were commissioned in 1893 by our neighbors the Holy Family Sisters for the chapel of their original convent in San Francisco. When their San Francisco convent was […]

Mission Church

    The Story of Mission San Jose Mission San José has always been a sacred place of pilgrimage, devotion, and spiritual renewal. While many come to the Mission for its history, we cherish it as a site of special grace. This is a holy place where the faithful come to seek spiritual guidance, healing, […]

John 20:1-9 ~ Rejoice!

This week Deacon Benjamin reflects on the significance of Easter, emphasizing that Jesus Christ’s resurrection distinguishes Him from other historical figures and forms the cornerstone of the Christian faith. He underscores how belief in the resurrection sustains hope and empowers believers to endure trials, ultimately leading to the promise of eternal life with Christ in Heaven.