Mission

Come join us this Holy Week for Mission!

Spend these days experiencing the power of living out the mission with other missionary hearts, whether you choose the full mission experience or just come to one of the many mission activities. To experience the mission within a community of apostles creates a greater sense of belonging and bonds of friendship that last a lifetime.

RC Holy Week Missions

As we prepare to celebrate the Resurrection of Our Lord, how is your Lenten journey going? Holy Week is a time for deep reflection, prayer, and renewal. We invite you to join us for these sacred celebrations and missions. Please mark your calendars and participate in these opportunities to grow closer to Christ.   Please register and join us in this meaningful journey through Holy Week. Palm Saturday (4/12) Door-to-Door Formation: 1-2pm – Missionaries will receive training on proper ways to do door-to-door missions and have welcoming conversations at the doors. Separate trainings will be happening in both English and Spanish Door-Door Missions: 2-4pm – To kick off Holy Week, missionaries will go door to door in neighborhoods around St. Leo the Great Parish to invite neighbors to Holy Week masses and reconciliation times. Confessions: 3-5pm – Confessions will be available in St Leo the Great Parish Palm Sunday (4/13) Missionary Sending Off Mass (bilingual): 11:30am – Missionaries will receive their missionary crosses during Mass and will be sent out to spread the Good News to the community throughout the week. Missionary Picnic to follow – Missionaries will gather after Mass to form community and get to know each other before missions begin. Holy Thursday (4/17) Community Marketplace: 5 – 7pm – Help distribute groceries and other essentials to members of our community in need in the St. Leo’s parking lot. Holy Thursday Mass: 7pm Altar of Repose: 8pm – 12am – Spend the night in “the garden” with Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament as the Holy Triduum begins. Good Friday (4/18) Good Friday Liturgy: 12pm 7 Last Words Talk: Immediately following Good Friday Liturgy Street Missions: 3 – 7pm – Go in groups along The Alameda carrying a large wooden cross asking passersby for their prayer intentions, invite them to the Easter Vigil Mass, or just wish them a good day. Meet at St. Leo the Great Parish. Confessions: 1:30-7pm Holy Saturday (4/19) Morning Missions: Join one of the following missions that will be happening simultaneously in the morning: Elderly Ministry @ Palm Villas, 3333 S Bascom Ave, Campbell; 10:30am to 12pm Homeless Ministry @ St. James Park, North 2nd Street, San Jose; 10:30am to 12pm Pro-life Prayer Vigil @ 1691 The Alameda, San Jose; 1-2pm Door to Door Missions @ St. Leo, 9am to 12pm Lunch separately with each Mission Team Cross Walk: 3 – 5pm – Groups meet at St. Joseph Cathedral (80 S Market St, San Jose) prior to 3pm. We will walk as one group from the Cathedral to St. Leo the Great.  Experience Sharing: 6 – 7:30pm – Missionaries gather for dinner and share their experiences throughout the day. Easter Vigil Mass: 8pm – Missionaries attend the Easter Vigil Mass together at St. Leo the Great Parish.

St Leo’s the Great Catholic Church

88 Race St
San Jose, CA 95126

April 12-20, 2025

Mission Coordinator: Autumn Tran