Jayson Landeza Fr. Jayson Landeza is the pastor of St. Benedict and Divine Mercy parishes in Oakland. He served on NCR's board of directors 2003-09. By this Author Oct 26, 2024 I said my final Mass for the Oakland A's. Baseball won't be the same for me.The grand finale of the 2024 baseball season is just getting started, as the cross-country World Series pits the Los Angeles Dodgers against the New York Yankees. But for the A's priest, baseball came to a mournful end last month.