About Our Lady of Perpetual Help Mission · Mesquite, New Mexico
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Mission is a small Roman Catholic mission church serving the village of Mesquite in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, within the Diocese of Las Cruces. It functions as a mission church of San Miguel Arcángel Parish in nearby San Miguel, sharing pastoral ministry and sacramental life with that parish under the Mesilla Valley vicariate. The community gathers bilingually for Mass in English and Spanish, reflecting the predominantly Hispanic character of the Mesilla Valley region. The mission also serves its neighbors through charitable outreach, including a local food pantry ministry.
- Patron
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help
- Rector
- Rev. Alonso Quiñones
- Diocese
- Diocese of Las Cruces
Why belong here
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Mission is a small, bilingual Catholic community where the whole village can comfortably know one another and worship together. Sunday and Wednesday Masses are celebrated in both English and Spanish, and the parish shares in the sacramental life and pastoral care of San Miguel Arcángel Parish and the wider Mesilla Valley vicariate. The mission is also a practical neighbor, operating a local food pantry that serves families in need — a quiet but meaningful ministry of charity for a rural New Mexico community.
Mass times at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Mission
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Wednesday 5:00 PM – 5:45 PM (2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month)
Adoration times
- Wednesday 5:00 PM – 5:55 PM (2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month)
About Our Lady of Perpetual Help Mission
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Mission is a small Roman Catholic mission church serving the village of Mesquite in southern New Mexico. It belongs to the Diocese of Las Cruces and is attached as a mission to San Miguel Arcángel Parish in San Miguel. The mission sits in the Mesilla Valley vicariate, which groups together the Catholic communities of the lower valley under shared pastoral leadership.
Mass and Worship Schedule
The mission celebrates Mass bilingually in English and Spanish, reflecting the Hispanic-majority character of the Mesilla Valley. A Sunday morning Mass is the heart of parish life, and a second bilingual Mass is offered on Wednesday evenings twice a month, accompanied by confession and Eucharistic adoration beforehand.
- Sunday Mass — 9:30 AM, Bilingual (English/Spanish)
- Wednesday Mass — 6:00 PM, Bilingual, 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month
- Confessions — Wednesday 5:00–5:45 PM, 2nd and 4th Wednesday
- Eucharistic Adoration — Wednesday 5:00–5:55 PM, 2nd and 4th Wednesday
Parish Leadership and Clergy
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Mission is shepherded as part of the Mesilla Valley vicariate of the Diocese of Las Cruces. The vicariate page of the diocese lists Rev. Alonso Quiñones as the priest responsible for the cluster that includes San Miguel Arcángel, San Miguel, and Our Lady of Perpetual Help Mission, Mesquite.
- Rev. Alonso Quiñones — pastor of the San Miguel Arcángel / Our Lady of Perpetual Help Mission cluster (Diocese of Las Cruces, Mesilla Valley vicariate)
Parish Connection: San Miguel Arcángel and the Mesilla Valley Vicariate
Because Our Lady of Perpetual Help is a mission rather than a standalone parish, its sacramental and pastoral life is shared with San Miguel Arcángel Parish in San Miguel, NM. The shared parish office line (575-233-3191) and the diocesan clustering arrangement mean that weddings, baptisms, RCIA, and pastoral counseling can be coordinated through the parent parish and the broader vicariate.
- Parent parish: San Miguel Arcángel, San Miguel, NM
- Diocesan grouping: Mesilla Valley vicariate
- Shared parish office phone: (575) 233-3191
Ministries and Outreach
As a small rural mission, Our Lady of Perpetual Help focuses on the essentials of Catholic life — Mass, the sacraments, and basic charity to neighbors in need. The mission is listed in regional charitable directories as operating a food pantry that supports families in the Mesquite area.
- Food pantry serving local families in need
- Bilingual sacramental and devotional life (English / Spanish)