Five Wounds Portuguese National Parish

This parish church falls under the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California. It is called the Igreja Nacional Portuguesa das Cinco Chagas in Portuguese and its name refers to Holy Wounds, or the five injuries inflected on Jesus Christ during crucifixion. The bishop resides here, heading the Latin Rite congregation. This church renders a number of services to the community such as praying for sick people and the aged population, conducting baptisms and weddings, and invoking for and spreading spiritual awareness among parishioners.