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245 W. Hwy 90, China, Texas 77613
Welcome!
Thank you for visiting Our Lady of Sorrows Church online. We hope that our website gives you the information you are seeking. Please feel free to read more about our church on this site, or come in for a visit. We would love to greet you and share with you our love for Jesus Christ and for you, our neighbor.
Our Pastor is Reverend
Polycarp Otieno
Church Office- 409-752-3571
Church Office Hours-
Mon-Thur. 8:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Friday 8:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.
Your donations are sent directly to the Church, credited with your
name. Thank you!
Our Faith
We believe that the door to salvation is always open and so are the doors to our church. Our mission is to be fully devoted to Jesus by opening our arms to those in search of the truth. We show God’s love and concern for our fellow man at every opportunity. Through works of charity and opening our doors to listen and love, we feel that we are walking in the footsteps of Jesus Christ.
Mass Times
WEEKENDS
Saturday at 4:00 PM
Sunday at 8:30 AM
Weekdays:
Tuesday 8:00 AM
Wednesday- 8:00 AM
Thursday- 8:00 AM
Friday 8:00 AM
Reconciliation: Saturday 3:00- 3:45 p.m.
Adoration- Wednesday
8:30 a.m. -10:00 a.m.
Baptism: Please call the
office for appointment. Baptism Classes are required.
Weddings: Diocesan policy for Marriage requires that you make an appointment with the pastor at least six months before the anticipated wedding. Please meet with the pastor before setting your final date.
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We welcome you to our Church, if you would like to join our Parish family, Census forms can be found under the Forms tab or in the Church.
Our Children's Mass is the second Sunday of each month, join us as the children walk in with Father, lector and serve.
Sunday May 3, 2026
Fifth Sunday of Easter
God has made us a chosen race & a royal priesthood.
We are by virtue of baptism, a chosen race, a royal priesthood; set apart to praise God. What a grace & gift
WE ARE CHOSEN BY GOD
First Reading- Acts 6:1-7- The Twelve choose from among the community the first deacons.
PSALM-47:2-3,6-9-R/. Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.
Second Reading- 1 Peter 2:20b-25- In his letter, Peter reminds the earliest Christians that they are part of a spiritual house, built on Christ the great cornerstone- a royal priesthood and a holy nation.
Gospel- John 14:1-12- Jesus encourages the disciples by promising to return and take them to his Fathers house where he has a place prepared for them. He calls on us as believers to represent Him, doing the works that He does.
A Reflection of the Father-
Do you remember that famous line in Genesis (1:27): “In His image he created them”? This means that we are a direct reflection of the face of Christ. We receive Him even more closely in the sacraments of Baptism, First Communion and Confirmation. Jesus gave us a direct path to holiness through the sacraments and the moral guidance of the Church If we follow this path we can be so closely united to Him that others can’t help but notice the presence of the Lord in us.
In the Gospel today Jesus says to Thomas “No one comes to the Father except through me. If you know me, then you will also know my Father.” Then later He says to Philip, “Whoever has seen me has seen the Father.” We can put ourselves into this Gospel by reminding ourselves that when people see us, they see the Father, because Jesus is in us. We carry His image within our own. What a responsibility! By people knowing us, they should also know the Father through us. Most of the reasons we hear of why people have left the faith have to do with the ugliness they’ve seen in some people who claim to carry Christ in them. This should make us reflect on how we live everyday life. When we walk through the grocery store, do we show people kindness? When in a conversation, do we listen with compassion?
Every encounter we have, we should remember that our role is to help others see the Father, and grow in relationship with Him. Do we reflect the father, represent him well? Who is the man in the mirror. Remember last week's Gospel, the road to Emmaus? The disciples did not recognize Jesus- they knew Him from his words and actions.
