About Cristo Rey Mission · Bosque, New Mexico
Cristo Rey Mission is a small Catholic mission church in the unincorporated village of Bosque, New Mexico, located on NM-116 (Old US-85) along the Rio Grande between Belen and San Acacia. It is one of four satellite missions served by the Parish of Our Lady of Belen in the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santa Fe. Mass at Cristo Rey is celebrated only on the fourth Saturday of each month at 6:00 p.m. as part of a rotating mission Mass schedule that also serves San Francisco Xavier Mission in Jarales, Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission in Los Chavez, and San Isidro Mission in Pueblitos. The mission is also the site of an annual Fiesta Mass held around the feast of Christ the King, a longstanding tradition in the Bosque community.
- Patron
- Christ the King (Cristo Rey)
- Diocese
- Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santa Fe
Why belong here
Cristo Rey Mission serves a small, tight-knit stretch of the Middle Rio Grande valley where regular weekly worship at a local church is part of daily life. Because it is a true mission of Our Lady of Belen, attending the 6:00 p.m. Saturday Mass here (on its scheduled fourth-Saturday rotation) fulfills a Catholic's Sunday obligation, and the parish community extends pastoral care, faith formation, and the sacraments through the Belen parish. The mission's annual Fiesta Mass in late November is a beloved gathering that brings multiple generations of Bosque-area families together around their shared Catholic heritage.
Mass times at Cristo Rey Mission
Weekly Mass schedule
Cristo Rey Mission, Bosque
Cristo Rey Mission is the Catholic mission church serving the small village of Bosque, New Mexico, on the Rio Grande between Belen and Socorro. It is administered as a mission of the Parish of Our Lady of Belen and is part of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Santa Fe. Because Bosque is a small, rural community, the mission does not have a resident priest; instead, the priests of Our Lady of Belen travel out to celebrate Mass on the fourth Saturday of each month and for special occasions such as the annual Fiesta Mass.
- Mission type (not an independent parish)
- Part of the Parish of Our Lady of Belen
- Located in Valencia County, New Mexico
Worship and Liturgy at the Mother Parish
Since Cristo Rey is a mission, parishioners regularly travel to the mother church in Belen for weekday Mass, Holy Days, confessions, adoration, and the sacraments. The full Our Lady of Belen schedule (as published on the parish website) includes First Saturday Mass at 7:00 AM, Saturday Vigil at 4:00 PM, Sunday Masses at 8:00 AM (Spanish), 10:00 AM, and 12:00 noon, and daily Mass Monday through Friday at 7:00 AM with additional 5:00 PM Masses on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
- Confessions: Saturdays 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM in the Belen church
- Perpetual Adoration at the Belen church (24 hours)
- Sunday Mass at 8:00 AM celebrated in Spanish
Annual Fiesta Mass
Each year around the Solemnity of Christ the King in late November, the Bosque Catholic community gathers at the mission for its annual Fiesta Mass. Local news listings have long noted the 6:00 PM Saturday Cristo Rey Fiesta Mass as a marker of the season's parish celebrations, bringing together mission-area families for Mass and a community meal.
- Annual Fiesta Mass on the Saturday before Christ the King
- Community gathering with food and celebration
Sacraments and Pastoral Care
Because Cristo Rey has no resident priest, baptism preparation, marriage, RCIA, anointing of the sick, funerals, and other sacramental needs are coordinated through the main Our Lady of Belen parish office. The mission families benefit from bilingual clergy and staff at the mother parish, who travel to the missions on the established Saturday rotation.
- Contact the parish office at (505) 864-8043 for sacramental needs