Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church- China, Tx. - Roman Catholic Churches on Waymarking.com

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Our Lady of Sorrows parish was founded in 1918. The current church building was dedicated in 1935. There are seven bells and seven windows facing the highway along with the seven outside stations that represent the seven sorrows of our Blessed Mother.
The seven sorrows are:
The prophecy of Simeon
The flight into Egypt
The loss of the Child Jesus in the Temple
Mary meets Jesus on the way to Calvary
Jesus dies on the Cross
Mary receives the dead body of Jesus in her arms
Jesus is placed in the tomb.
We are currently guided by our "Country Pastor", Reverend Luong Tran, M.A., J.C.L. We have 376 registered families comprised of 985 individuals.
Our Mission Statement: Our Lady of Sorrows Church professes, proclaims and promotes the Body of Christ through the Gospel values and sacraments, by which all parishioners are enabled to live out their Christian faith, and grow into holiness with our Triune God for eternal salvation - Father Tran

Mass is Tues. 6 p.m., Wed. and Fri. 8:30 a.m., Sat. 4:30 p.m. Sun. 7:30 and 10 a.m.198

Type of Church: Church Status of Building: Actively in use for worship Dominant Architectural Style: Southwestern, rough homemade brick looking Associated Shrines, Art, etc.: Seven Sorrows on plaques west of main building, old bell behind he church Archdiocese: Houston-Galveston Diocese: Beaumont Address/Location: 245 Hwy. 90 China, Tx United States of America 77613 Relvant Web Site: [Web Link] Date of organization: Not listed Date of building construction: Not listed

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