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Welcome
Our Pastor is
Reverend
Polycarp
Otieno
Welcome, and 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.
245 W. Hwy 90, China, Texas 77613
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.
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.
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. -noon
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.
Children's Mass is Sunday November 10
8:30 a.m. Please Join Us!
Sunday October 20, 2024
Twenty-Ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time
The Son of Man came to serve and give his life
TODAY’S READINGS
First Reading- Isaiah 53:10-11- Isaiah prophesies about the servant who justifies many through his suffering.
Psalm- 90:12-17- Fill us with your love, O Lord and we will sing for joy!
Second Reading- Hebrews 4:14-16- In the letter to the Hebrews, the author writes that we have a great high priest who sympathizes with our weaknesses.
Gospel- Mark 10:35- 45- Jesus states that the Son of man did not come to be served , but to serve.
In contrast to the pressures to seek power, comfort, and fame, Our Church proclaims humble service. We are called to gaze at our king, enthroned on a cross, covered in wounds. We are told in no uncertain terms that the only path to greatness in the Kingdom of God is the path of self-giving love. (To forget Jesus' sacrifice and love shows a lack of love on our part, and separates us from God. )
ACM Appeal for Catholic Ministries Building the Kingdom Together
All donations stay in our area to fund many different Ministries. Anything we bring in over our goal, 100 percent stays at our Church.
Return to me says the Lord; that I may return to you...
PLEASE JOIN US IN SOUR LAKE Hwy 105 and Mitchell St. at the Our Lady of Victory Sign to be a part of LIFE CHAIN
BACK TO THE TABLE- Bishop David Toups and the Diocese of Beaumont are encouraging us to come back to the family table and to Christs table. For more information,**Please text the word "table" to 55321*
The Problem of Evil
The problem of evil is a tough one. When we look around the world we see so much suffering, pain and sin, and it is natural to ask the question, “Why?” For thousands of years the problem of evil has plagued even the best of theologians. Today's first reading starts with the words, "The Lord was pleased to crush him in infirmity." At first glance this doesn't make a lot of sense when we think about a God who loves us unconditionally. How could God be pleased with suffering?
The first reading today reminds us that we cannot answer the problem of evil fully because we fail to see with the eyes of God.
The first reading goes on to say, "through his suffering, my servant shall justify many, and their guilt he shall bear." This brings a little more sense to why God is pleased with infirmity because it is through this suffering that the guilt of many is justified. This does not make it any easier when we are faced with the loss of a loved one, a cancer diagnosis, or any of the other forms of suffering we could face, but it does help us see a glimpse of the workings of God.
We essentially know two things that should give us comfort. The first is that God does not directly cause evil. He may permit it because of free will or other factors, but he does not actively participate in evil. A loving God could not contradict his very nature in this way. The second is that He would only permit evil if a greater good could come from it. We cannot see all the good that He is bringing from the suffering that exists.
Let’s not forget the worst evil to ever happen. The Son of God became man and suffered and died. From the very greatest of suffering to ever exist, God brought about the salvation of the entire human race. He endured the worst of suffering for me and for you. The problem of evil is tough, especially when it becomes personal and happens in our own lives, but if God himself could suffer and die to bring about the resurrection, then we can be assured that our suffering is also effective in bringing glory to God and salvation to his Church. A He is in charge and he will ultimately make all things new.