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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 10, 2026
Sixth Sunday of Easter
I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.
As Christians we are called to share the Good News. Saint Peter challenges us to be ready to give an account of the hope we have in Christ, but with gentleness.
First Reading- Acts 8:5-8,14-17- Philip proclaims the Good News of salvation to the Samaritans As they hear and witness his words and actions, they accept the message with joy.
PSALM-66:1-, 16,20- R/. Let all the earth cry out to God with Joy.
Second Reading- 1 Peter 3:15-18- Peter challenges the Christian community to be ready to explain their faith and to live blamelessly, even in the face of persecution.
Gospel- John 14:1-12- Jesus encourages the disciples to remain faithful to his words and to keep his commandments, promising them another Advocate who will lead them to all truth.
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MONTH OF MARY- May is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, spiritual mother of us all.
OUR LADY OF FATIMA- Feast Day is May 13- Jesus loves the little children… This is made evident by the repeated Marian apparitions three Portuguese children experienced in 1917. Jesus sent his Mother to Francisco, Jacinta and Lucia, to ask them to pray the rosary for world peace, an end to World War I, for sinners and for the conversion of Russia. Our Lady also confided in them three secrets, which were revealed publicly at different times. The apparitions were approved by the local bishop in 1930, at which time they began celebrating her feast day in Portugal. It was added to the calendar of the Catholic Church worldwide in 2002. May Our Lady’s words continue to touch the hearts of God’s beloved children and motivate us to pray the rosary frequently, begging our Lord for world peace and the conversion of sinners.
Happy Mothers Day Blessed Mother!
Sixth Sunday of Easter
Share in the Power
This Sunday is two weeks before Pentecost, but already the readings prepare us for that feast. The first reading from Acts shows us the conversion of the Samaritans, thanks to Philip’s preaching and curing the sick. He did this through the power of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit makes Jesus present today, not just in the sacraments, but through us, his disciples. The Gospel gives us a hint of this in Jesus’ words: “I am in my Father and you are in me and I in you” (John 14:20). Jesus knew that after his Resurrection appearances, he would not be visible as a man. Instead, he would live in all of his followers through the power of the Holy Spirit. That’s why he tells the disciples that the Spirit will be with them and in them. So the Sacrament of Confirmation, the laying on of hands (Acts 8:17), reminds us that when God lives in us, we share in the power of the Holy Spirit. In the second reading, Peter gives us practical advice. First, he tells us to be ready to explain our hope in the Lord. That hope comes from our faith in the Resurrection. When you see someone curing the sick, you could be tempted to say, “I can’t do that.” But when you hear that people saw and talked to Jesus after he rose from the dead, then hear that anyone who follows Jesus will share in that resurrection, you begin to have real hope. When we share that hope, we do so gently and reverently. We are all sinners and Christ’s death brought us all forgiveness. Next, Peter tells us to avoid sin, not because we won’t be forgiven again, but to show that we can live a life free from sin, selfishness, and hatred. Freedom from sin allows us to give a good example of how to live. Abandoning selfishness allows us to love others without counting the cost. When we are free from hatred, we are able to forgive others as we have been forgiven. As we live in Jesus and he in us, our happiness will attract people to God.
