About Our Lady of San Juan · Moody, Texas
Our Lady of San Juan is a Roman Catholic mission parish in the small town of Moody, Texas, situated in the Diocese of Austin. As a mission, it is currently served by the pastor of nearby St. Eugene Parish in McGregor, with Rev. Jose Luís Comparan appointed by Bishop Daniel E. Garcia in the summer 2026 clergy assignments. The bilingual (Spanish/English) community gathers each Saturday evening for a 5:30 PM Vigil Mass that fulfills the Sunday obligation, with confessions and Eucharistic adoration offered beforehand. Its recorded history on federal nonprofit filings dates to 1946, making it a long-standing faith presence in this rural Central Texas community along the 2nd Street and Avenue A corner.
- Established
- 1946
- Patron
- Our Lady of San Juan (Marian title with roots in Mexican Catholic tradition)
- Rector
- Rev. Jose Luís Comparan
- Diocese
- Diocese of Austin
Why belong here
Our Lady of San Juan Mission is a welcoming, bilingual Catholic community where Spanish-speaking and English-speaking Catholics in the Moody area come together every Saturday evening to worship. With Mass, confession, and Eucharistic adoration all scheduled before the 5:30 PM Vigil Mass, the parish offers a complete weekly sacramental rhythm in one visit. As a mission of the Diocese of Austin served by the pastor of St. Eugene in McGregor, it provides small-town warmth and a faithful devotion to Our Lady of San Juan — a title deeply meaningful to Mexican and Mexican-American Catholic families.
Mass times at Our Lady of San Juan
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Saturday 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Adoration times
- Saturday 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM
About Our Lady of San Juan Mission
Our Lady of San Juan Mission is a Roman Catholic mission church in Moody, Texas, serving the rural Central Texas community under the Diocese of Austin. It is recognized by the diocese as a mission (rather than a full parish) and is currently cared for by the pastor of St. Eugene Parish in McGregor. The parish honors the Marian title of Our Lady of San Juan — a devotion with deep roots in Mexican Catholic tradition — and gathers its bilingual community weekly for the Vigil Mass on Saturday evening.
History & Founding
Federal nonprofit records on GuideStar (EIN 26-1512625) list 1946 as the ruling year for Our Lady of San Juan Catholic Church, marking it as a multi-generation faith community in the Moody area. The mission was formally incorporated as a Texas Domestic Nonprofit Corporation on October 8, 2007, with Ronald J. Walker as registered agent, and has filed periodic nonprofit reports with the Texas Secretary of State through 2019. As a mission within the Diocese of Austin, its sacramental life has long been sustained in partnership with neighboring parishes.
- 1946 — earliest documented ruling year per GuideStar
- October 8, 2007 — Certificate of Formation filed with Texas Secretary of State (State ID 800881670)
- Periodic nonprofit reports on file through 2019
Pastoral Leadership
Following the Diocese of Austin's summer 2026 priest personnel assignments, Bishop Daniel E. Garcia appointed Rev. Jose Luís Comparan as Pastor of St. Eugene Parish in McGregor and Our Lady of San Juan Mission in Moody, effective July 6, 2026. This joint assignment is a common arrangement for small rural missions that rely on a shared priest with a larger parish for weekly sacramental ministry.
- Rev. Jose Luís Comparan — Pastor (also serving St. Eugene Parish, McGregor), appointed July 6, 2026
Bilingual Catholic Community
Our Lady of San Juan serves both English- and Spanish-speaking Catholics in Moody and the surrounding rural area. The Vigil Mass is celebrated bilingually, and the devotion to Our Lady of San Juan — a title long venerated in Mexican Catholic tradition — gives the mission a particular cultural and spiritual character familiar to many Hispanic Catholic families in Central Texas.
Location & Contact
The mission church sits on the corner of 2nd Street and Avenue A in Moody, Texas. Parishioners and visitors may reach the parish office by phone; an official website is not currently published, but the mission maintains a presence on Facebook where Mass and event information is shared.
- Address: 401 2nd Street (2nd St. & Ave. A), Moody, TX 76557
- Phone: (254) 853-9011
- Facebook: Our Lady of San Juan (Religious Organization page)
Diocese & Governance
Our Lady of San Juan Mission falls under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Austin, headed by Bishop Daniel E. Garcia. It is classified by GCatholic as a mission-type church of the Roman-Latin Rite and is listed on the diocese's Parish Finder as 'Our Lady of San Juan Mission – Moody.' Pastoral appointments are made by the bishop in consultation with the priest personnel board.