About St. Theresa · Faysville, Texas
St. Theresa is a Roman Catholic mission church in the small community of Faysville, Texas, near Edinburg in the Rio Grande Valley. It is a mission of St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church in San Carlos, sharing that parish's pastor, Father Manuel A. Razo, STL, and falls under the Diocese of Brownsville. The mission serves a predominantly Spanish-speaking congregation, with Mass offered in Spanish each week along with a once-monthly English Mass.
- Patron
- St. Theresa (of the Child Jesus / of Lisieux, patroness of missionaries)
- Rector
- Father Manuel A. Razo, STL
- Diocese
- Diocese of Brownsville
Why belong here
St. Theresa Mission is a welcoming, bilingual Catholic community serving Faysville and the surrounding rural area. It offers a regular weekly schedule of Mass and confessions in Spanish, with an additional English Mass once a month, making it accessible to both longtime Hispanic families and English-speaking neighbors. As a mission of St. Joseph the Worker, the parish shares a dedicated pastor and forms part of a small cluster of missions that also includes St. Anne Mission in San Manuel.
Mass times at St. Theresa
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Tuesday: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
About St. Theresa Mission
St. Theresa is a Roman Catholic mission church serving the small community of Faysville, in the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas near Edinburg. As a mission rather than an independent parish, it is pastorally administered by St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church of San Carlos, with which it shares a pastor, staff, and bulletin. The community gathers for Mass in Spanish during the week and on Sunday, and welcomes English-speaking visitors with a once-monthly English Mass.
Diocese and Pastoral Cluster
St. Theresa Mission belongs to the Diocese of Brownsville, which covers the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. It is one of three Catholic communities served from St. Joseph the Worker, alongside St. Joseph the Worker itself and St. Anne Mission in San Manuel. Bishop of Brownsville at the time of the parish's web publication was Bishop Flores. The mission is listed in the GCatholic directory under the Diocese of Brownsville and is identified as a 'Mission of: Church of St. Joseph the Worker, San Carlos.'
- Diocese: Diocese of Brownsville
- Parent parish: St. Joseph the Worker, San Carlos (Edinburg, TX)
- Sister mission: St. Anne Mission, San Manuel
- Rite: Roman-Latin; Liturgical language: Spanish
Clergy and Staff
The mission shares its clergy with St. Joseph the Worker of San Carlos. Contact for both communities goes through the parish office in Edinburg.
- Pastor: Father Manuel A. Razo, STL
- Parish phone: (956) 383-5880
- Fax: (956) 383-0420
- Religious Education Office: (956) 929-3667
Location and Contact
St. Theresa Mission sits in the unincorporated community of Faysville, just north of Edinburg along US 281. Visitors coming from Edinburg can reach it by heading approximately six miles north on US 281 and following local signs to Jefferson Avenue. The mailing address used by the Diocese of Brownsville for the mission is in nearby Edinburg.
- Address: 205 Jefferson Ave., Faysville, TX 78539
- Diocesan directory address: 205 Jefferson Ave., Edinburg, TX 78542
- Phone: (956) 383-5880
- Website: stjworkersancarlos.weebly.com