About St. Pius X · Sandia, Texas
St. Pius X Mission is a small Roman Catholic mission church serving the rural community of Sandia, Texas, in the Diocese of Corpus Christi. It is a dependent mission served by the parish of Sacred Heart in neighboring Mathis, and it sits at the rural crossroads of County Road 360 and Farm-to-Market Road 1540. The mission offers one Sunday Mass a week at 8:45 a.m. and is listed by the diocese and by GCatholic as having been established in the mid-1950s. Catholic life for the area is centered on the parish in Mathis, with St. Pius X providing a nearby Sunday worship home for ranching and farming families in northern Jim Wells and San Patricio counties.
- Established
- 1955
- Patron
- St. Pius X (Pope Saint Pius X, born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, 1835–1914; pope 1903–1914)
- Diocese
- Diocese of Corpus Christi
Why belong here
St. Pius X Mission is the closest Catholic church for many families in the rural Sandia area, offering a single, conveniently timed Sunday Mass at the corner of CR 360 and FM 1540 without the longer drive into Mathis. As a mission of Sacred Heart Parish in Mathis, it connects local Catholics to the wider sacramental and parish life of Sacred Heart, including faith formation, marriage prep, and outreach programs, while still giving the Sandia community its own Sunday worship home. For visitors and newcomers to ranch country west of Mathis, it is a welcoming, easy-to-find rural mission where everyone knows everyone.
Mass times at St. Pius X
Weekly Mass schedule
St. Pius X Mission in Sandia, Texas
St. Pius X Mission is a small Catholic mission church serving the rural community of Sandia, Texas. It is part of the Diocese of Corpus Christi and is administered as a dependent mission of Sacred Heart Parish in nearby Mathis. The mission is located at the corner of CR 360 and FM 1540 (also described as 2001 Farm to Market Road 1540) and provides one weekly Sunday Mass for local Catholic families in this ranching and farming region.
- Roman Rite
- Diocese of Corpus Christi
- Dependent mission of Sacred Heart Parish, Mathis
- Established 1955
Connection to Sacred Heart Parish, Mathis
As a dependent mission, St. Pius X does not function as a stand-alone parish. Pastoral care, sacramental preparation, and administration are provided through Sacred Heart Catholic Church at 217 W. San Patricio Avenue, Mathis, TX 78368. Parishioners of the mission register and participate in faith-formation and sacramental programs through Sacred Heart.
- Parent parish: Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 217 W. San Patricio Ave., Mathis, TX 78368
- Parish phone (also serving the mission): (361) 547-9181
- Website: https://sacredheartmathis.org
Sacred Heart Weekday Mass and Communion Service Schedule
Daily liturgies at the parent parish in Mathis include Mass on Wednesdays and Fridays and Communion Services on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, all at 8:00 a.m. and in English.
- Monday — 8:00 AM Communion Service (English)
- Tuesday — 8:00 AM Communion Service (English)
- Wednesday — 8:00 AM Mass (English)
- Thursday — 8:00 AM Communion Service (English)
- Friday — 8:00 AM Mass (English)
Sacraments
Because St. Pius X Mission is administered from Sacred Heart Parish in Mathis, all sacrament preparation and celebration is coordinated through that parish office. The mission phone line routes to the Sacred Heart parish office at (361) 547-9181.
- Baptism — preparation and celebration arranged through Sacred Heart, Mathis
- Marriage — preparation and scheduling through Sacred Heart, Mathis
- Funeral and Anointing of the Sick — through Sacred Heart, Mathis
Visiting St. Pius X Mission
St. Pius X Mission is a quiet, rural worship site convenient for travelers and residents of western Jim Wells and San Patricio counties. Plan to arrive a little early to Sunday Mass; the church shares its phone line and administration with Sacred Heart in Mathis.
- Address: Corner of CR 360 and FM 1540 / 2001 FM 1540, Sandia, TX 78383
- Phone: (361) 547-9181
- Website: https://sacredheartmathis.org
About the Patron, St. Pius X
The mission is named for Pope St. Pius X (Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, 1835–1914), who served as pope from 1903 until his death in 1914 and was canonized in 1954. He is remembered for his encouragement of frequent (and even daily) reception of Holy Communion, his commissioning of the 1917 codification of canon law, and his reforms of sacred music. His liturgical feast day is celebrated on August 21.
- Born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, 1835
- Pope from 1903 to 1914
- Canonized 1954
- Feast day: August 21