Our Lady of Guadalupe Church and Parish Office

This was my very 1st time visiting this beautiful church.. I don't live far from here and have driven past it 100's of times in my life.. I attended a first communion and it was very beautiful.. The atmosphere was peaceful and inviting.. The Father was very inspiring and led the mass very well.. Thank you for welcoming me into your beautiful church..

My grandpa Sonny’s home away from home. He served the community and touched many lives through this and other churches in Houston. Kindergarten here in the 80’s was no cake walk but my memories will always be of you my most handsome. 30+ years of service as a deacon and member of the knights of Columbus.

This church's altar is so beautiful with the mosaic of Our Lady of Guadalupe. I also love the fountain outside with the apparition.

Beautiful church. Place was clean. What can I say it was just the best

100 + Year Old Beautiful Catholic Church, so much history here.

Beautiful church, kind and sweet staff, and the priest make the time there very pleasant and interesting.

I love Our Lady of Guadalupe church. I think God the church is still here after soo many years and keeps our traditions alive. Our church brings (I say cause I’ve been coming here for soo many years) family and friends together for peace and some fun with the festivals. N wherever I’m at in this world I always try to come back for our midnight mass. Thank you God for that, and our church. 💕💕💕💕

This has been our church from childhood and we travel every Sunday from beltway 8 and 45 just to attend mass at Our Lady of Guadalupe. Love it here, it feels like home.

So this review hurts. I'm only going to focus on the Spanish mass. I've been here previously for a family funeral in Spanish and felt it was done right and respectfully. The church itself is a strange sort of beautiful and for that reason alone you should check it out, if you enjoy looking at church architecture and decor. However, what got me was the fact that the Spanish mass was "off". For instance, the congregants would be saying a typical prayer, the musicians and singers would be three lines ahead, and the priest would be behind. Anytime there was anything meant to be done in unison, everyone was off doing their own thing. At one point the priest stopped trying to recite things with the church body as no one was saying anything in unison. For me, this was difficult, because it made it difficult to pay attention and once I looked around and saw some people were mumbling along, some people were muttering, I kinda gave up trying to speak in unison with the crowd. Focus in mass is important to me. I know not one church will be perfect and there will always be someone a little bit off, but this was so bad to the point of distracting. I brought some non-native Spanish speakers and English speakers and they had difficulty following along even with the written Spanish text. I'd want to stress, I don't think those orally reciting were being malicious or intentionally trying to skip ahead or drag behind the priest and other speakers, but no matter, it was a distraction for me. I'm glad I came here for Doors of Mercy and happy to have been here on a happier occasion instead of a funeral. As a sidenoe I have found that the mass at St. Anne's at 7 pm is less distracting and everyone appears to be a bit more coordinated, making it easier to focus and follow along, even if Spanish isn't your first language. On the plus side, the priest was funny and he had a great message to share, but with my lack of focus 80% of the mass, he didn't get the attention he deserved from me.

This is a beautiful old-style Hispanic church on the East End off Navigation street that really knows it's audience. As one of the first predominantly Spanish-speaking churches in the Houston area, you can tell it's age and target demographic from the moment you walk in and see the colors, statues, and large mural of Our Lady of Guadalupe. They also have a mix of English and Spanish masses (mostly the latter) throughout every Sunday. There's not much in the way of parking, which is typical for the area, so I recommend getting there early or right as a mass is ending so that you can grab a spot. It's rough having to deal with that kind of thing for church, but with the East End market five blocks down the road, you are probably battling those people for spots too come 10am. I went to the 10:30am Spanish mass here on one Sunday and things were a bit off. It seemed that the congregation, priest, and choir just were not on the same pacing when it came to any kind of song or communal prayer. I'm by no means fluent in Spanish, but I can speak it okay and I've attended quite a few Spanish masses where this wasn't a problem. On the bright side, with a half dozen high quality Mexican restaurants right up the road and a great little farmer's market on the median just a few blocks to the east, you can make an entire Sunday out of a trip here for mass.

Hello, I've decided to write a review after reading some other Not so great reviews. My name is Oralia Mata Lopez. I have been a member of this church for 50 years. I came to Houston from Dallas in 1982. I first came to this church as a spectator accompanying my then boyfriend who as a child attended parochial school here. Let it be told that little Catholic boys are not any better than any other little boys except for the fact that they too are raised as Cradled. In turn I was raised as a cradled Pentecostal-Daughter of a very very righteous Pentecostal Preacher. Not just righteous but also a great Evangelist. So I had a lot of comparing to do. My boyfriend and I argued continuously because he wanted me to become Catholic. In fact we broke up more than several times because of those discussions. Later he would call me and say that he wanted to talk. I would say "talk about what, Religion?", and so it went on. . .until the day that I found out I was having a baby!!!! I was ecstatic! I had been married at a very young age, because I thought I was Pregnant. Wasn't about to tell my dad!. He had so much pride in me. My dad's motto to me, anyway was "if you play with fire and you get burned, do not think I'm jumping in the Fire with you, because I'm not". Never was pregnant, never had a miscarriage, in fact nothing special ever happened. According to my ex-mother in-law I was most likely Barren. So you can just imagine my excitement!! At that moment I decided to go ahead and check-out the Catholic church. So I did. I did not want to be one of those couples who fight like dogs and cats because they both have different beliefs. I went on a 3-year journey to find my salvation and calling. I didn't know the songs, I didn't know the prayers, I didn't know the readings, I just kind of went their not as a spectator but as someone who was learning with my heart totally opened. 50 years later I recommend my church, this church to anyone I meet. I am fluent in both English and Spanish, but always I go with a sense of yearning. This past week was the celebration of the Blood and Body of our Lord Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist. Our pastor spoke about the reverence that needs to be made immediately upon entering the church. How we must always look for the Tabernacle and give reverence to it. I have taught classes that prepare adults to receive their sacraments. Sacraments are mentioned over and over again in John 3:16. One should always read the whole chapter to truly contemplate it's meaning. It's about the whole venue of Sacraments. Our church is one of a kind. Our priest always deliver a spiritual message. Our Lady has been here for a very long time, it's true , but she has more to give than just good food. As you may be speculating, yes my boyfriend became my husband, and we are both so much more devoted the things christ today. God Bless. 4 children in time

Attended wedding here this weekend and it's a nice, quaint little church. I've visted it before, decades ago.

Oh I love this church! This is the one we attend ever Sunday at 9:00 (it's the only English mass! There are about 9 Spanish massess to choose from and one biligual). The nicest thing about it is that for our location (EaDo) its the only family kinda homestyle church. You have the "pomp and circumstance " of the downtown churches, which of course are all very lovely, but this one has a very deep history (100 years old next year!) and the families have committed to this church since the beginning. It is heavily Hispanic and everyone is a cousin of someone else. They have a wonderful religious education program that is running strong and highly attended. The church itself is hideous, lmao, but it has it's charm. The music is not organ based which is nice, but they could use a piano. We are still getting familiar with the way things are managed, but the priests there (4!) are from the Order of the Sacred Heart and are extremely friendly and personal and are willing to answer any and all questions. If you ever care to go let me know!