Worship with us at Mass

"This is my body which is given for you"
- Luke 22:19

Weekday Mass

  • 8:00 am on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday

Saturday

  • 4:30 pm (Anticipates Sunday)

Sunday

  • 9:00 am
  • 12:45 pm 

What is the Mass?

Weekly Eucharistic Adoration:
Monday 8:30 am to 7:00 pm
Confession 6:00 to 7:00 pm

Receive Healing in Confession

"Therefore confess your sins to one another"
- James 5:16

Weekday Confession

  • Monday 7:30 am & 6:00 pm
  • Wednesday 7:30 am
  • Thursday 7:30 am
  • Friday 7:30 am

Saturday

  • 3:30 pm

Sunday

  • 8:30 am & 12:15 pm

What is Confession?

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Saint James Catholic Church and School serves the south side of St. Joseph, Missouri in the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph. The parish was founded in 1900.

Our parish school, founded in 1910, serves about 100 students from preschool through eighth grade.

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Summer Parish Office hours:

Monday - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Tuesday - 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Wednesday - 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Thursday - 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Friday - closed

Today's Feast Day & Mass Readings

Memorial of Saint Justin, Martyr

Parish News

Thoughts from Father Davis

The greatest gift we have is our Catholic Faith. In every Catholic Church throughout the world, God Himself is present in the Most Blessed Sacrament...Read more

Prayers After Mass?

Saint Michael the Archangel, Defend us in battle...

In 1884, Pope Leo XIII, having just celebrated Mass, had a terrifying vision in which he saw...Read more

Spiritual Motherhood and the Parish Family

A reflection on the role of women religious in parochial life

I had been at Saint James for a couple years when, sometime near January or February, Mother Joan Paul, Superior of our dear School Sisters...Read more

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Learn about the sacraments, salvation, what it means to be Catholic, and more.