About Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe · Weslaco, Texas
Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe is a Roman Catholic mission chapel located in Weslaco, Texas, in the Rio Grande Valley. It is officially classified as a mission (not a standalone parish) and is operated by the nearby San Martín de Porres Catholic Parish on N. Texas Boulevard in Weslaco. The mission serves the Spanish-speaking Catholic faithful of the community and is part of the Diocese of Brownsville. Weekend liturgy is celebrated in Spanish, reflecting the predominantly Hispanic character of the surrounding neighborhood in this part of Hidalgo County.
- Patron
- Our Lady of Guadalupe (Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe)
- Rector
- Rev. Arturo Castillo (Pastor of San Martín de Porres Parish, effective 09/15/2018)
- Diocese
- Diocese of Brownsville
Why belong here
Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Mission offers the Spanish-speaking Catholic community of Weslaco a familiar place to worship close to home, with a Sunday Mass in their own language. Because it is served by the priests and staff of San Martín de Porres Parish, mission attendees benefit from the wider parish's faith-formation programs, sacramental preparation, confession schedule, and community outreach. It is an accessible, neighborhood-based worship site for working families in this part of the Rio Grande Valley.
Mass times at Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe
Weekly Mass schedule
Parish Identity
Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe is a Roman Catholic mission chapel under the Diocese of Brownsville, dependent on San Martín de Porres Parish in Weslaco, Texas. It bears the name of the Virgin of Guadalupe, the patroness of Mexico and beloved throughout the U.S. Hispanic Catholic community. The mission exists to extend the pastoral reach of San Martín de Porres into another neighborhood of Weslaco, with weekend Mass celebrated in Spanish.
- Type: Mission (not an independent parish)
- Diocese: Diocese of Brownsville
- Parent parish: San Martín de Porres, 901 N. Texas Blvd., Weslaco, TX 78596
- Patron: Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (Our Lady of Guadalupe)
Sacraments & Devotions
Because Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Mission is administered from San Martín de Porres Parish, sacramental preparation (Baptism, First Communion, Confirmation, Matrimony) and devotional opportunities are coordinated through the parish office. The parent parish publishes scheduled times for Confession and Eucharistic Adoration; mission-goers are directed there for those services.
- Confession: administered at San Martín de Porres Parish
- Adoration: administered at San Martín de Porres Parish
- Sacramental records and preparation: contact the parish office
Clergy
Pastoral care of the mission is entrusted to the priests assigned to San Martín de Porres Parish. According to the Diocese of Brownsville parish finder, the current pastor is Rev. Arturo Castillo (effective 09/15/2018), with Rev. Esteban Hernandez (effective 01/22/2016) and Rev. Caleb de la Rosa (effective 09/23/2024) also assigned to the parish team.
- Rev. Arturo Castillo — Pastor
- Rev. Esteban Hernandez — Parochial Vicar
- Rev. Caleb de la Rosa — Parochial Vicar
Contact & Visit
All inquiries about the mission are handled through the San Martín de Porres Parish office. The mission and the parent parish share the same phone line and physical mailing address in Weslaco, in the heart of the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
- Address: Anaqua St., Weslaco, TX 78596 (also listed as 1821 Corpus Christi Drive, Weslaco, TX 78596)
- Phone: (956) 968-2691
- Parish office: 901 N. Texas Blvd., Weslaco, TX 78596
- Website: http://weslacosanmartindeporres.org/