True Cross Catholic Church

Shrine of the True Cross

Welcome to the Shrine of the True Cross
Bienvenidos al Santuario de la Cruz Verdadera

Join us as we celebrate and give thanks to Our Blessed Lord for the honor and dignity of seventy-five years as the Diocesan Shrine of the True Cross.

The Diocesan Shrine and a Parish Church & School
of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston

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Ave Crux, Spes Unica! Hail O Cross, Our Only Hope!

The Shrine of the True Cross in Dickinson, Texas, is the diocesan shrine
of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. The Shrine is a sacred place of pilgrimage, a special place to draw closer to God through prayer, reflection, and devotion to the Cross of Christ. Pilgrims to the Shrine are welcome during these services and devotions:

SUNDAY MASSES: Church. SATURDAY VIGIL - 4:30 p.m.; SUNDAY - 8:00 & 10:00 a.m. (English), 12:00 p.m. (Spanish)

WEEKDAY MASSES: Chapel or Church. Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. (English), Friday 7:00 p.m. (Spanish; bi-lingual during Lent)

CONFESSIONS: Chapel. Wednesday 6:30 p.m., Saturday 3:30 p.m., or by appointment

LITURGY OF THE HOURS: Chapel. Monday - Friday, Morning Prayer 8:00 a.m., Evening Prayer 6:30 p.m.

PERPETUAL EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: Chapel. The Blessed Sacrament is generally reposed from the Saturday Vigil Mass at 4:30 p.m. until after the Sunday 12:00 p.m. Spanish Mass.

MONTHLY RESPECT LIFE MASS AND ROSARY PROCESSION: Church. First Saturday of every month at 10:00 a.m. The Mass is followed by a Rosary procession to the grotto of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the church grounds. A potluck luncheon is served afterwards.

VENERATION OF THE PRECIOUS RELIC OF THE TRUE CROSS: Church. The faithful may venerate the Relic of the Wood of the Cross of Christ just before and just after Sunday Masses.

PARISH OFFICE: Phone (281) 337-4112, Fax (281) 337-5779

Latest News & Events

Building Update -- January 6, 2012

Please read this important letter from our pastor Father Paul Felix on the status of the building repair on the church.

Letter to parishioners - Building Progress Report (PDF , size: 121 kB)

February 2, The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord

The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord (Candlemas) is on February 2. The faithful may bring candles to the 8:30 am Mass to be blessed. The candles should be made of beeswax. February 2 is also the day the Precious Relic of the True Cross enshrined here arrived from Rome in 1937.

February 3, St. Blaise

The blessing of the throats will be done on February 3 (the feast day of St. Blaise) at the 8:30 am Mass. St. Blaise is the patron saint against throat ailments.

Support: Online Donations Available

To make a one-time online donation to the Shrine of the True Cross, please click here. To make a recurring payment donation, please fill out this form and return it to the parish office. If you would like to stop receiving offering envelopes, please inform the parish office.

Parish Bulletins:

January-22-2012 (PDF , size: 2.0 MB)
January-15-2012 (PDF , size: 1.9 MB)
January-8-2012 (PDF , size: 3.0 MB)
Bulletins are also available from TheCatholicDirectory.com (link).

Holy Father’s Prayer Intentions for January 2012 (link):

General Intention: Victims of Natural Disasters.
That the victims of natural disasters may receive the spiritual and material comfort they need to rebuild their lives.

Missionary Intention: Dedication to Peace.
That the dedication of Christians to peace may bear witness to the name of Christ before all men and women of good will.

Rev. Paul Felix, Vicar Forane
Pastor

Rev. Hippolytus Ezenwa
Parochial Vicar

300 FM 517 E -- Dickinson, TX 77539 -- Phone: (281) 337-4112, Fax: (281) 337-5779
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