DSJ Vocations Blog

With praise and thanksgiving to Almighty God
the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose
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The first set of photographs from the Ordination to the Priesthood are now available here.

Please keep Fathers Hector, Tito and Joe in your prayers as they begin their priestly ministry. Read more...

With praise and thanksgiving to Almighty God
the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose
and the families of Read more...

Please come and pray with us - even if just for one hour - for the witness of committed and dedicated Catholics to priesthood and consecrated life in all its forms. People of all ages are welcome and you are encouraged to bring members of your family and your friends. Read more...

Diocese of San Jose seminarian, Reynaldo Sarmiento, and his classmates were instituted to the Ministry of Reader during Evening Prayer on Wednesday, February 24 at Saint Patrick Seminary and University by Most Rev. Tod Brown, Bishop of the Diocese of Orange.  Please keep Reynaldo in your prayers as he continues his discernment to the diocesan priesthood in San Jose. Read more...

Photos from the 4th Annual REVS vs SEMS Priests and Seminarians Basketball Challenge are now available here.

On Friday, February 5, 2010, the Vocations Office sponsored the 4th Annual REVS vs SEMS Basketball Challenge at the Leavey Center on the campus of Santa Clara University.  The REVS Priests Team earned their third straight victory with a score of 53-40 after four quarters.  At the urging of their loyal fans, the REVS and the SEMS played a bonus quarter, resulting in a "final" score of REVS 59 SEMS 49. Read more...

Diocese of San Jose Seminarians Angelo David, Steve Kim and Andrew Nguyen will be admitted to Candidacy for Holy Orders by Bishop of San Jose, Most Rev. Patrick J. McGrath on Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at Saint Patrick Seminary in Menlo Park.  Please keep Steve, Andrew and Angelo in your prayers as they take this next step towards their ordained ministry in the Diocese of San Jose.

Admission to candidacy for holy orders has two aspects: Read more...

Back by popular demand, the 4th Annual REVS vs SEMS Basketball Challenge will take place at 7:00 PM on Friday, February 5, 2010 at the Leavey Center on the campus of Santa Clara University!   All proceeds from the game will benefit seminarian formation in the Diocese of San Jose. Read more...

May all the blessings of the Infant Savior be yours at Christmas and may His Divine Presence enrich your life throughout the New Year!

Top Row:
Ray Sack, Jeff Fernandez, Gabriel Lee, Fr. John Poncini (Vocation Director), Deacon Joe KIm, Steve Kim

Middle Row:
Michael Syjueco, Dat Luong, Aristotle Quan (Diocese of Orange seminarian residing at the Blessed Miguel Pro House), Deacon Hector Basañez, Shawn Nguyen, Deacon Tito Jesus Cartagenas Jr., Quoc Trinh

Bottom Row:
Reynaldo Sarmiento, Michael Gray, Andrew Nguyen, Mendie Nguyen, Anthony Uytingco, Angelo David Read more...

The Vocations Office of the Diocese of San Jose is sponsoring an exhibitors booth at the Faith Formation Conference on Friday, November 20 to Saturday, November 21.   Read more...

This Saturday, November 14, the seminarians of the Diocese of San Jose will be attending the 5:00 PM Mass together at Saint Francis of Assisi Parish in San Jose.  The seminarians have gathered monthly to attend Mass at local parishes in recent years.  Attending local Masses together allows seminarians to meet the parishioners whom they will serve after their priestly ordination.   Read more...

Seminarians Mendie Nguyen and Michael Syjueco will be instituted to the ministry of Acolyte on Thursday, October 8 in the chapel at Saint Patrick Seminary.  Please keep Mendie and Michael in your prayers! Read more...

Bishop McGrath will ordain Tito Jesus Cartagenas, Jr. to the Transitional Diaconate on Saturday, September 26, the feast of San Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila, at Saint Lawrence the Martyr Parish in Santa Clara.  Please keep Tito in your prayers as he prepares for his ordained ministry as a deacon in our Diocese.

God bless you and please pray for vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life!

On Sunday, September 20, 2009, the feast of the Holy Korean Martyrs, seminarian Joe Kim will be ordained to the Transitional Diaconate by Bishop McGrath at Holy Korean Martyrs Parish in Sun Read more...

On August 8, the Solemnity of Saint Dominic, Sister Louise Poncini entered the Corpus Christi Monastery of the Contemplative Dominican Nuns in Menlo Park.  Sister Louise is the youngest sibling of Father John Poncini, the Vocation Director of the Diocese of San Jose.  

Please pray for Sister Louise as she begins her postulancy with the Dominican Nuns.  And please pray for vocations to the priesthood and to consecrated life!

The photo album of Sister Louise's entrance can be seen here.

Following is an explanation of the Nuns' daily life, taken from their website: Read more...

The Serra Clubs of District 31 (encompassing the clubs of Palo Alto-Menlo Park, San Jose, Santa Clara, Mountain View and South Santa Clara County) recognized the 225th anniversary of the death of Blessed Junipero Serra by going on pilgrimage to the San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo Mission (Carmel Mission Basilica ) in Carmel, California on August 21, 2009.  The Carmel Mission Basilica is the National Shrine of Blessed Junipero Serra; he is laid to rest inside the Basilica.   Read more...

On August 17, the San Jose Chapter of the Knights of Columbus presented a check for the amount of $1068.59 to the Diocese of San Jose from the Christopher Fund.  

The Christopher Fund is a Knights of Columbus partnership between the Supreme Council and the various state councils.  It was established in 1992, and by 2008 the size of the Christopher Fund had grown to a total of $17.4 million.  Since its establishment, it has produced nearly $10 million in charitable donations. Read more...

On Saturday, June 20, at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Ciudad Valles, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, Most Rev. Hector Luis Morales Sanchez, Bishop of the Prelature of Huautla, Oaxaca, Mexico, ordained seminarian Hector Basañez to the Transitional Diaconate in service to our local Church in the Diocese of San Jose.   Read more...

On Saturday, June 20, 2009, Diocese of San Jose seminarian Hector Basañez will be ordained to the Transitional Diaconate by Bishop Hector Luis Morales Sanchez at the Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe in Ciudad Valles, San Luis Potosí, México.  Please pray for Hector during these days leading up to his ordination to the diaconate.  

God bless you and please pray for vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life!

The first set of photographs from the Ordination to the Priesthood are now available at: Read more...