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The Curator’s Corner:
The Mission Dolores Stained Glass Window in the Basilica:
The Mission Dolores window features Padre Francisco Palou, who was born in Spain in 1723 and died in Mexico in 1789.
From 1776 - 1839, twenty-four Franciscan Padres worked at Mission Dolores. Padre Francisco Palou was our founder and first Pastor, serving at Mission Dolores from 1776-1785. Padre Palou laid the cornerstone of the Old Mission Church. After Father Serra's death at Mission Carmel on August 28, 1784, Father Palou wrote Father Serra's life story in 1785, his last year here at Mission Dolores. This makes Father Palou California's first historian.
After Father Palou. our next Pastor was Father Benito Cambon. Father Cambon was in charge of Mission Dolores from 1785 - 1791. Father Cambon had spent time as a Missionary in the Philippines, where he learned how to build buildings so they wouldn't fall during earthquakes.
Fr. José M. Reál was the last Franciscan Priest to serve at Mission Dolores from May 5 to October 1845.
Father John J. Pendergast, born in Ireland, was our Pastor from September 17, 1860 to 1867. You can see a Portrait of Father Pendergast in the Mission Museum. After his time at Mission Dolores, Father Pendergast was Pastor of St. Mary's Cathedral. In 1872, Father Pendergast founded The Sisters of The Holy Family, the first Religious Order of Women founded west of the Mississippi.
To be continued…..
Mass Times
Saturday Vigil: 5:00pm -- Old Mission
Sunday:
8:00am & 10:00am (English)
12:00pm (Español)
​Daily Mass:
Monday-Saturday: 8:00am -- Old Mission
Confession:
By appointment/por cita
Eucharist Adoration:
Friday: 3:00pm -- Old Mission
First Friday of the month: 4pm
Livestream Rosary:
7:00pm (Español)
8:00pm (English)
Livestreamed Videos
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Mission Dolores has always had a central place in the religious, civic, and cultural life of San Francisco. Misión San Francisco de Asís was founded June 29, 1776, under the direction of Father Junipero Serra and is both the oldest original intact Mission in California and the oldest building in San Francisco. Today, the Mission Dolores Parish comprises both the Basilica and the Old Mission.
True to its origins, the Basilica Parish of Mission Dolores reflects the remarkable diversity and vibrancy of modern San Francisco. Located at the crossroads of the City's Mission District, Castro District, the Lower Haight, Noe Valley, and Upper Market Street neighborhoods, Mission Dolores parishioners come from an enormous array of cultures, places, and backgrounds to worship together.
The Old Mission's religious, historic, and architectural significance makes it a unique and memorable destination for visitors to San Francisco. We welcome all to come visit the birthplace of San Francisco. For Old Mission visitor information, please click here.
We invite you to explore this website to learn more about the people, community, and history of Mission Dolores.
We are a welcoming Catholic community called by God to live out the message of Christ in love and service to all people.
Click on the photo below for the video of the 33rd Annual Basilica Choir Candlelight Christmas Concert from December 2024
