Ash Wednesday  | February 22, 2023

For the imposition of ashes on Ash Wednesday, the usual customary practice in the USA may be followed, i.e. tracing the sign of the cross with the ashes on the forehead while reciting the proper formula. Sensitivity should be given to parishioners seeking ashes who prefer that instead they be sprinkled on the head. Those who wish to be sprinkled should bow their head when approaching the minister. Bishop Cantú leaves it to the discretion of the pastor whether or not to allow sprinkling at their parish.

Guidelines during Fasting Days

Age 14 & older
Abstain from eating meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and all Fridays during Lent.
Age 18-59
Fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday; one full meal per day, two smaller meals that together are not equal to a full meal.

 

 

Please click on the city to find a parish or your parish’s Ash Wednesday schedule:

Alviso | Campbell | Cupertino | Gilroy | Los Altos | Los Gatos | Milpitas | Morgan Hill | Mountain View | Palo Alto | San Jose | Santa Clara | Saratoga | Sunnyvale  | Catholic Cemetery  

 

Alviso

Schedule

Our Lady Star of the Sea
1385 Michigan Ave.
408.263.2121
https://www.olsalviso.org/es/bienvenidos/
Livestream Link: Facebook
  • Please contact the Parish for their Ash Wednesday Schedule.
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Campbell

Schedule

St. Lucy
2350 Winchester Blvd.
408.378.2464
http://www.stlucy-campbell.org
  • Please contact the Parish for their Ash Wednesday Schedule.
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Cupertino

Schedule

St. Joseph of Cupertino
10110 N. DeAnza Blvd.
408.252.7653
http://www.stjoscupertino.org
Livestream Link: Website, YouTube
  • Please contact the Parish for their Ash Wednesday Schedule.
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Gilroy

Schedule

St. Mary
11 First St.
408.847.5151
http://smpgilroy.org/
Livestream Link: Facebook
  • 7:15 AM Mass, English – indoor
  • 10:00 AM Mass, English – indoor
  • 12:10 PM Mass, Spanish – indoor
  • 5:00 PM Mass, English – indoor
  • 7:00 PM Service, Spanish – indoor
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Los Altos

Schedule

St. Nicholas
473 Lincoln Ave.
650.948.2158
www.stnicholasandstwilliam.org
Livestream Link: YouTube
  • 8:00am Mass, English – St. Nicholas Church
  • 12:10pm Mass, English – St. Nicholas Church
  • 12:10pm Mass, English – St. William Church (w/Livestream)
  • 6:00pm Mass, English – St. William Church
St. Simon
1860 Grant Ave.
650.967.8311
http://www.stsimon.org
Livestream Link:
Facebook YouTube
  • 6:30am Mass, English – Inside
  • 8:30am, Mass, English – Inside AND Livestream
  • 7:00pm, Mass, English – Inside
St. William
611 S. El Monte Ave.
650.559.2080
www.stnicholasandstwilliam.org
Livestream Link: YouTube
  • 8:00am Mass, English – St. Nicholas Church
  • 12:10pm Mass, English – St. Nicholas Church
  • 12:10pm Mass, English – St. William Church (w/Livestream)
  • 6:00pm Mass, English – St. William Church
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Los Gatos

Schedule

St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception
219 Bean Ave.
408.354.3726
http://www.stmaryslg.org/ 
Livestream Link: Parish Website
  • Mass: 8:30 am, English In person & livestreamed; distribution of ashes
  • Liturgy of the Word: 12:00 noon, English, In person; distribution of ashes
  • Mass 7:00 pm, English, In person & livestreamed; distribution of ashes
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Milpitas

Schedule

St. Elizabeth
750 Sequoia Dr.
408.262.8100
www.stelizabethmilpitas.org
Livestream Link:
Facebook
  • 7:00 AM Mass, Vietnamese – Fr. Duong Nguyen
  • 8:30 AM Mass, English – Fr. Duong Nguyen
  • 12:00 PM Service only, English/Spanish -Fr. Andy Ligot
  • 4:30 PM Mass, English – Fr. Andy Ligot
  • 6:30 PM Mass, English/Spanish – Fr. Andy Ligot
  • 8:00 PM Mass, Vietnamese – Fr. Duong Nguyen
St. John the Baptist
279 S. Main St.
408.262.2546
http://www.sjbparish.org
Livestream Link: http://www.sjbparish.org
  • 7:00am Mass – English
  • 4:00pm Mass – Vietnamese
  • 7:00pm Mass – English (Church and the Hall)
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Morgan Hill

Schedule

St. Catherine of Alexandria
17400 Peak Ave.
408.779.3959
http://www.stca.org
Livestream link: YouTube, Facebook
  • 8:15am English Mass (In-person & Live Streamed)
  • 12:00pm English Ash Service
  • 4:00pm English Mass
  • 6:00pm Spanish Servicio de Ceniza
  • 7:00pm Spanish Misa (En la Iglesia y Centro Parroquial) (In-person & Live Streamed)
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Mountain View

Schedule

St. Athanasius
160 N. Rengstorff Ave.
650.961.8600
http://stathanasiusparish.com/
Livestream Link: YouTube, Facebook
  • 9:00 A.M., Mass, English, Indoors
  • 12:00 P.M., Mass, English, Indoors
  • 5:30 P.M., Paraliturgy, English, Indoors
  • 7:00 P.M., Mass, Spanish, Indoors
St. Joseph
582 Hope St.
650.967.3831
http://www.sjpmv.org
Livestream Link: YouTube
  • 7:30am Mass, English – Indoor
  • 12:10pm Mass, English – Indoor
  • 2:00pm Mass, English – Indoor
  • 6:00pm Service distribution of Ashes, English – Indoor
  • 7:00pm Mass, Spanish – Indoor
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Palo Alto

Schedule

Catholic Community at Stanford
Stanford Memorial Church
650.725.0080
https://web.stanfordcatholic.org/
Livestream Link: Website
  • Please contact the Parish for their Ash Wednesday Schedule.
Our Lady of the Rosary
3233 Cowper St.
https://paloaltocatholic.net/our-lady-of-the-rosary-church
  • Please contact the Parish for their Ash Wednesday Schedule.
St. Albert the Great
1095 Channing Ave.
https://paloaltocatholic.net/st-albert-the-great-church
  • Please contact the Parish for their Ash Wednesday Schedule.
St. Thomas Aquinas
751 Waverley St.
650.494.2496
http://www.paloaltocatholic.net/
  • Please contact the Parish for their Ash Wednesday Schedule.
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San Jose

Schedule

Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph
80 S. Market St. 408.283.8100
https://www.stjosephcathedral.org/
Livestream Link: Facebook
  • 9:00 AM Mass Bilingual
  • 12:05 PM Mass English – Livestream
  • 5:30 PM Mass English
  • 7:00 PM Mass Spanish – Livestream
Christ the King
5284 Monterey Rd.
408.362.9958
http://ctksj.org/
  • 7:30am Mass, Vietnamese (with ashes)-Indoor
  • 9am Mass, English and Spanish (with ashes)-Indoor
  • 12pm to 5pm, Spanish Service, every 30 minutes, -Indoors
  • 5pm to 6pm, English Service, every 30 minutes,-Indoors
  • 6pm to 8pm, Spanish Service, every 15 minutes,-Indoors
Church of the Transfiguration
4325 Jarvis Ave.
408.264.3600
www.sanjosetransfig.com
Livestream Link: Facebook
  • 9:30am Mass, English
  • 7:00pm Mass, English
Five Wounds Portuguese National Church
1375 E. Santa Clara St.
408.292.2123
http://www.fivewoundschurch.org
Livestream Link: Facebook
  • Please contact the Parish for their Ash Wednesday Schedule.
Holy Cross
580 E. Jackson St.
408.294.2440
https://holycrosssj.com/
  • Please contact the Parish for their Ash Wednesday Schedule.
Holy Family
4848 Pearl Ave.
408.265.4040
https://holyfamilysanjose.org/
Livestream Link: Website
  • Mass 6:30am English in church
  • Mass 8:00am English in church
  • Mass 7:00pm English in church
Holy Korean Martyrs
1523 McLaughlin Ave.
408.564.4947
http://www.sjkoreancatholic.org
Livestream Link: YouTube
  • Please contact the Parish for their Ash Wednesday Schedule.
Holy Spirit
1200 Redmond Ave.
408.997.5100
http://www.holyspiritchurch.org
Livestream Link: WebsiteYouTubeFacebook
  • 6:30am English Mass
  • 8:30am English Mass (with live stream option)
  • 12:00pm English Word Service and Distribution of Ashes
  • 7:00pm English Mass
Immaculate Heart of Mary Oratory
14418 Union Avenue, San José, CA 95124
https://institute-christ-king.org/sanjose-home
  • Please contact the Parish for their Ash Wednesday Schedule.
Most Holy Trinity
2940 Nassau Dr.
408.729.0101
http://www.mht-church.org
Livestream Link: YouTube
  • Please contact the Parish for their Ash Wednesday Schedule.
Our Lady of Guadalupe
2020 E. San Antonio St.
408.258.7057
http://www.olgparishsj.org/
  • 8:00am: Misa con Distribución de Cenizas
  • 9:00am: Servicio con Distribución de Cenizas
  • 10:00am: Servicio con Distribución de Cenizas
  • 11:00am: Servicio con Distribución de Cenizas
  • 12:00pm: Misa con Distribución de Cenizas
  • 1:00pm: Service with Distribution of Ashes
  • 2:00pm: Servicio con Distribución de Cenizas
  • 3:00pm: Servicio con Distribución de Cenizas
  • 4:00pm: Service with Distribution of Ashes
  • 5:30pm: Mass with Distribution of Ashes
  • 7:00pm: Misa con Distribución de Cenizas
  • 8:00pm: Servicio con Distribución de Cenizas
  • 9:00pm: Servicio con Distribución de Cenizas
Our Lady of La Vang
389 E. Santa Clara St.
408.294.8120
https://dmlv.org/
  • Please contact the Parish for their Ash Wednesday Schedule.
Our Lady of Refuge
2165 Lucretia Ave.
408.715.2278
http://ourladyofrefugesj.org/
  • Please contact the Parish for their Ash Wednesday Schedule.
Queen of Apostles
4911 Moorpark Ave.
408.253.7560
http://www.qofa.org
Livestream Link: Youtube
  • Please contact the Parish for their Ash Wednesday Schedule.
Sacred Heart of Jesus
325 Willow St.
408.292.0146
www.sacredheartsanjose.org
Livestream Link: Facebook
All Events are in Person, inside the Church
  • Please contact the Parish for their Ash Wednesday Schedule.
St. Anthony
20101 McKean Rd. Little Church –
21800 Bertram Rd.
408.997.4800
http://www.churchstanthony.com
Livestream Link: Facebook
  • 8:00 AM Mass, English – Indoor, McKean Rd
  • 7:00 PM Mass, English – Indoor, McKean Rd
St. Brother Albert Chmielowski Polish Mission
10250 Clayton Rd.
408.251.8490
http://www.saintalbert.us/
  • Please contact the Parish for their Ash Wednesday Schedule.
St. Christopher
1576 Curtner Ave.
408.269.2226
http://www.saintchris.com
  • Please contact the Parish for their Ash Wednesday Schedule.
St. Frances Cabrini
15333 Woodard Rd.
408.879.1120
http://www.sfcabrini.org
Livestream Link: Website , Facebook
  • Please contact the Parish for their Ash Wednesday Schedule.
St. Francis of Assisi
5111 San Felipe Rd.
408.223.1562
http://www.sfoasj.com/
  • 8:30am, English
  • 10:30am, English
  • 12:30pm, English
  • 3:00pm, English
  • 5:00pm, Vietnamese
  • 7:00pm, English/Spanish
St. John Vianney
4600 Hyland Ave.
408.258.7832
https://sjvnews.net/
Livestream Link: Facebook
  • Please contact the Parish for their Ash Wednesday Schedule.
St. Julie Billiart
366 St. Julie Dr.
408.629.3030
http://www.stjulies.org
Livestream Link: Facebook
  • English: 7:00 am, 9:30 am, 5:00 pm.
  • Bilingual: 12:00 pm
  • Spanish: 7:30 pm
St. Leo the Great
88 Race St.
408.293.3503
www.stleochurchsj.org
Livestream Link: FacebookYouTube
  • Please contact the Parish for their Ash Wednesday Schedule.
St. Maria Goretti
2980 Senter Rd. 408.363.2300
www.smgsj.org
Livestream Link: Facebook
  • Please contact the Parish for their Ash Wednesday Schedule.
St. Martin of Tours
200 O’Connor Dr.
408.294.8953
http://www.stmartin.org
Livestream Link: Facebook , YouTube,   Zoom,
  • 8:00am Mass, English
  • 12:10pm, Mass, English
  • 7:00pm, Mass, English
St. Mary of The Assumption Croatian Mission
901 Lincoln Ave.
408.279.0279
https://www.facebook.com/CroatianCatholicChurch
  • Please contact the Parish for their Ash Wednesday Schedule.
St. Thomas of Canterbury
1522 McCoy Ave.
408.378.1595
StThomasSJ.org
Livestream Link: Facebook ,  YouTube
  • Please contact the Parish for their Ash Wednesday Schedule.
St. Victor
3108 Sierra Rd.
408.251.7055
http://www.parish.stvictor.org/
Livestream Link: Zoom link : https://dsj.zoom.us/j/488989641
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/stvictorcatholicchurch/
  • Please contact the Parish for their Ash Wednesday Schedule.
Santa Teresa
794 Calero Ave.
408.629.7777
http://SantaTeresaChurch.com
Livestream Link: YouTube
  • 6:30 am Mass – English
  • 8:30 am Mass – English
  • Noon Mass – English
  • 5:30 pm Liturgy of the Word Service – English
  • 7:30 pm Mass – English – Livestreamed as well
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Santa Clara

Schedule

Mission Santa Clara de Asis
500 El Camino Real
408.554.4023
https://www.scu.edu/missionchurch/
Livestream Link: Website
  • Please contact the Parish for their Ash Wednesday Schedule.
Our Lady of Peace
2800 Mission College Blvd.
408.988.4585
https://www.olop-shrine.org/
Livestream Link: Facebook,  YouTube
  • 6:30am Mass, English – In Church
  • 8am Mass, English – In Church and Livestream
  • 10am Ash Service only, English – In Church
  • 12pm Mass, English – In Church
  • 4pm Ash Service only, English – In Church
  • 5:15pm Mass, English – In Church
  • 6:30pm Mass, Spanish – In Church
  • 8pm Mass, English – In Church
St. Clare
941 Lexington St.
408.248.7786
http://www.stclareparish.org/
Livestream Link: YouTube
  • 8:00 am Mass English, in the church, Livestream
  • 12:05 pm Mass Bilingual English/Spanish, Church
  • 4:30 pm Mass, Portuguese, in the church
  • 6:00 pm Mass in English, in the Church
  • 7:30 pm Mass in Spanish, in the Church (still waiting to see if this will be livestreamed)
St. Justin
2655 Homestead Rd.
408.296.1193
http://www.st-justin.org
Livestream Link: YouTube
  • 8:30am Mass, English – Church – Livestream
  • 12:15pm Mass, English – Church
  • 7:00pm Mass, English – Church
  • Mass 7:30 pm, Spanish, in Church, livestreamed
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St. Lawrence the Martyr
1971 St. Lawrence Dr.
408.296.3000
http://www.saintlawrence.org
Livestream Link:Facebook
  • 6:00 AM: Mass (English)
  • 8:30 AM: Mass (English)
  • 12:00 noon: Mass (English)
  • 4:00 PM: Prayer Service and Distribution of Ashes
  • 6:00 PM: Mass (Bi-lingual) and Distribution of Ashes after Mass until 8:00 PM
San Jose Chinese Catholic Mission
941 Lexington St. (at St. Clare Parish)
Parish web address :
https://sjccm.com/
Voice Message: 408-758-8917
Livestream Link: Zoom ID: 732-732-7732
  • Please contact the Parish for their Ash Wednesday Schedule.
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Saratoga

Schedule

Church of the Ascension
12033 Miller Ave.
408.725.3939
https://www.ascensionsaratoga.org/
Livestream Link:
Facebook
  • Please contact the Parish for their Ash Wednesday Schedule.
Sacred Heart
13716 Saratoga Ave.
408.867.3634
http://www.sacredheartsaratoga.org  
Livestream Link: Youtube
  • Mass, 7:30 AM, English
  • Mass, 7:30 PM, English
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Sunnyvale

Schedule

Church of the Resurrection
725 Cascade Dr.
408.245.5554
www.resurrection-church.org  
Livestream Link: Website (Click on Livestream)
  • 8:15am Mass, English, inside the Church, ashes distributed
  • 12noon Ash Service, English, inside the Church, ashes distributed
  • 5:30pm Mass, English, inside the Church, ashes distributed
St. Cyprian
195 Leota Ave.
408.739.8506
http://www.saintcyprian.org
Livestream Link: Facebook
  • Please contact the Parish for their Ash Wednesday Schedule.
St. Martin
593 Central Ave.
408.736.3725
http://smsdsj.org/
  • 8:00 am – English Mass
  • 12:00 – Bilingual – Service only
  • 5:00 pm – English Mass
  • 6:30 pm Spanish Mass
  • 7:30 pm – Vietnamese Mass
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Catholic Cemetery

Schedule

Gate of Heaven Cemetery
22555 Cristo Rey Drive,Los Altos, CA 94024
650.948.2158
https://www.cfcssanjose.org/location/gate-of-heaven-catholic-cemetery/
  • 12pm, Mass at All Saints Chapel
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