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245 W. Hwy 90, China, Texas 77613
Welcome!
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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.
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​​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.
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.
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Adoration- Wednesday
8:30 a.m. -10:00 a.m.
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Baptism: Please call the
office for appointment. Baptism Classes are required.
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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.
Your donations are sent directly to the Church, credited with your
name. Thank you!
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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.
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Our Children's Mass is the second Sunday of each month, join us as the children walk in with Father, lector and serve.
Sunday June 14 2026
Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Respond to God's love with generous hearts
Our readings show Gods unending love for us; "While we were sinners Christ died for us".
Jesus' heart was moved with pity for the troubled crowd.
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​​​​First Reading- Exodus 19:2-6a-In the book of Exodus, the Lord tells the Israelites that they shall be to him a kingdom of priests, a holy nation.
PSALM-100:1-5 R/.- We are His people, the sheep of His flock.
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Second Reading- Romans 5:6-11- Paul reminds the Romans (and us) that Christ died for us while we were still sinners.
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​Gospel- Matthew 9:36-10:8- Jesus calls for laborers and appoints the Apostles, giving the authority over unclean spirits and to cure every disease. (Its important to notice, they are called by name, as are we.)​​​​
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The Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a liturgical celebration that honors Mary's interior life, her purity, and her profound love for God and humanity. The celebration is intentionally placed the day after the Sacred Heart of Jesus to symbolize the close unity and devotion of the "Two Hearts". The devotion focuses on Mary's perfect purity, her receptivity to the Holy Spirit, and the joys and sorrows she experienced throughout her life (symbolized by a heart pierced with a sword) The Devotion can include attending Mass the First Saturday of each month for 5 months as reparation for the five blasphemies to her heart.
Our Lady addressed Lucia at Fatima as follows:
“Behold, my daughter, my Heart encircled with thorns, with which ungrateful men pierce It at every moment by their blasphemies and ingratitude. Give me consolation, you, at least; and make known on my behalf that I promise to assist at the hour of death, with the graces necessary for salvation, all who on the First Saturday of five consecutive months confess their sins, receive Holy Communion, recite five decades of the Rosary, and keep me company for fifteen minutes meditating on the mysteries of the Rosary, with the purpose of making reparation to my Immaculate Heart.” Celebrated This Saturday June 13
MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS
The heart is truly the universal symbol of love. Catholic tradition pictures Jesus’ heart as living token of redemptive love. The Gospels describe Jesus’ heart as “meek and humble” (Matthew 11:29), “full of compassion” (Matthew 9:36), a “fountain of living water” (John 7:37-39), of “blood [Eucharist] and water [Baptism]” (John 19:34), sacraments of the church’s birth, new Eve from new Adam’s side. The Sacred Heart devotion blossomed in the seventeenth century, countering an overemphasis on spiritual unworthiness and an increasing secular contempt for religion with loving affection for Jesus and encouragement of frequent Communion. The devotion’s “apostle” was the humble nun Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-90), who envisioned Jesus, pointing to his burning, wounded heart and lamenting the world’s indifference: “Behold the Heart that has loved people so and is loved so little in return!” This cherished Catholic devotion reminds us that, no matter how sophisticated the theology in our heads, discipleship is also, perhaps more so, a matter of the heart. Celebrated June 12
The Promises of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to St. Margaret Mary
(1) "I will give them all the graces necessary in their state of life.
(2) I will establish peace in their homes.
(3) I will comfort them in all their afflictions.
(4) I will be their secure refuge during life, and above all, in death.
(5) I will bestow abundant blessings upon all their undertakings.
(6) Sinners will find in my Heart the source and infinite ocean of mercy.
(7) Lukewarm souls shall become fervent.
(8) Fervent souls shall quickly mount to high perfection.
(9) I will bless every place in which an image of my Heart is exposed and honored.
10) I will give to priests the gift of touching the most hardened hearts.
(11) Those who shall promote this devotion shall have their names written in my Heart.
(12) I promise you in the excessive mercy of my Heart that my all-powerful love will grant to all those who receive Holy Communion on the First Fridays in nine consecutive months the grace of final perseverance; they shall not die in my disgrace, nor without receiving their sacraments. My divine Heart shall be their safe refuge in this last moment."