About Our Lady of Guadalupe · Cactus, Texas
Our Lady of Guadalupe (Parroquia Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe) is a small Roman Catholic parish in Cactus, Texas, in the Diocese of Amarillo. Founded in 1978 to serve the predominantly Hispanic, meatpacking-industry community of the Texas Panhandle, it is an essentially all-Spanish-language parish that gathers the faithful at 1501 Center Drive. The parish is part of the Amarillo Diocese's pastoral care of the small but tightly-knit Cactus community, offering Sunday Mass in Spanish, weekday devotions, catechism classes, First Communions, Confirmations, and community weddings (bodas comunitarias).
- Established
- 1978
- Patron
- Our Lady of Guadalupe
- Diocese
- Diocese of Amarillo
Why belong here
Our Lady of Guadalupe is the Catholic home of the Spanish-speaking community of Cactus, Texas, and welcomes anyone — especially those who have drifted from the Church and are 'buscando respuestas' (looking for answers). The parish offers a full sacramental life in Spanish: weekday and Sunday Mass, First Friday devotions, Reconciliation, Eucharistic Adoration, a structured catechism program leading to First Communion and Confirmation, and community celebrations of marriage. For Panhandle Catholics who want a parish rooted in Hispanic Marian devotion and family-centered faith, this is the place.
Mass times at Our Lady of Guadalupe
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Thursday 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM (or by appointment)
- Saturday 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM (Bilingual, per CatholicChurchTimes)
- Saturday 7:00 PM (Spanish, per CatholicChurchTimes)
Adoration times
- Thursday 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
About Our Lady of Guadalupe, Cactus
Parroquia Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe is the Roman Catholic parish serving Cactus, Texas, a small Panhandle town whose population grew around the meatpacking industry. The parish belongs to the Diocese of Amarillo and was founded in 1978 to minister to the predominantly Hispanic Catholic community. The parish identifies itself on its homepage as 'Sirviendo a los Catolicos Romanos en Cactus Texas' — Serving the Roman Catholics of Cactus, Texas.
- Founded 1978
- Diocese of Amarillo
- Spanish-language parish
- 1501 Center Drive, Cactus, TX 79013
- Phone: (806) 966-5984
- Email: [email protected]
Catechism & Faith Formation (Programa de Catecismo)
The parish runs a structured Spanish-language catechism program that prepares children and teens for the sacraments of initiation. The website lists the Final Exams for both First Communion and Confirmation, plus a Godparents' Oath and Commitment ceremony (Juramento y Compromiso de los Padrinos) and the closing 2024 catechism calendar.
- Examen Final — Primera Comunión
- Examen Final — Confirmación
- Juramento y Compromiso de los Padrinos (Godparents' Oath)
- Calendario de Catecismo Parte Final 2024
- First Communions celebrated in 2024 (photo album)
- Confirmations celebrated in 2023 (photo album)
Community Weddings (Bodas Comunitarias)
Our Lady of Guadalupe is known for celebrating Bodas Comunitarias — group community weddings that bring together couples from across the parish to be married together in a single joyful liturgy. A 2023 photo album of 94 photos documents the celebration.
- 2023 Bodas Comunitarias — 94-photo parish album
Parish Life & Communications
The parish keeps in touch with parishioners through Flocknote email and SMS signups, and publishes daily liturgical readings (Lecturas Diarias) in both English and Spanish on the homepage, along with Word on Fire video reflections. An outreach message on the site specifically invites those who have left the Church and are 'buscando respuestas' (looking for answers) to get in touch.
- Flocknote signup (Name, Email, Phone)
- Daily Lecturas Diarias (English & Spanish)
- Word on Fire video reflections
- Evangelization outreach to lapsed Catholics — [email protected]
Visit & Contact
Parishioners and visitors can reach the parish office by phone during the week and by email at [email protected]. The church is at 1501 Center Drive, Cactus, TX 79013 — the heart of a small Panhandle town where the parish is the spiritual center of community life.
- Address: 1501 Center Drive, Cactus, TX 79013
- Phone: (806) 966-5984
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: olgcactustx.com
- Diocese of Amarillo parish