
Welcome to St. Theresa
A Parish of the Roman Catholic Church
1302 Lantana Street Corpus Christi, Texas 78407
Phone (361)289-2759

1302 Lantana Street Corpus Christi, Texas 78407
Phone (361)289-2759
On April 13, 1947, Saint Theresa Catholic Church was founded with 50 families at start. With the love and the bond that they came together and the school was first built in 1948 under Bishop Emmanuel Ledvina following the donation of 12-acres of land by the Dunn family. The school was first built and served as a temporary chapel.
Staffed by the Sisters of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament, the school was opened in September 1949 with 120 students and somehow was closed in 1992. By 1951, a parish community of 50 families grew to 723 people. The Church and the rectory were built in 1959 under Bishop Mariano S. Garriga.
There are at least 14 pastors taking shelter to minister this almost 80-year-life parish community. Under the words of a pastor, Father Don Downey, Saint Theresa parish is “the greatest-the most generous, most loving, most willing to give, and that is tremendous. The parishioners have great affection for the parish; this is their parish, and they really want to serve and support, and that’s marvelous.”
As with every other parish—big, small, rich, poor, or in between—that is the perpetual quest. Even though we are in a small size, with opened arms and hearts to welcome you to come to visit our parish, where it is our hope that you will encounter the little ways of Saint Theresa that lead her to the great love of God.
Whether you are a long-time church goer or a newcomer to the life of faith, we pray that your time here will be richly blessed and come back to be a part of our faith community. Should you consider becoming a member of our parish, you can tab the contact tab where you will find the new parishioner registration form that you can place in the Sunday Collection or bring it to the parish office. If you have any questions or you would like to have a clergy to come for a visit, please feel free to contact us. May God bless you always.
Yours in Christ,
Fr. Joseph T. Nguyen
Our Sunday worship service is the heart of our community. Join us every week at our daily Mass from Tuesday through Friday at 6:00PM.
Healing Mass on every First Wednesday from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
Mass of Anointing of the Sick every First Friday from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
Our Weekend Masses:
Saturday Vigil Mass is at 6:00 PM
Sunday Mass is at 10:00 AM
For Sacrament of Reconciliation:
Every Friday from 5:00 PM to 5:45 PM
Every Saturday from 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Other time, please call the parish office at 361-289-2759


Daily Mass: Tue- Fri at 6 p.m. (Rosary at 5:30 pm)
Friday Holy Hour begins at 5 pm followed by Mass.
Saturday Vigil Mass: 6 p.m.
Sunday Mass: 10:00 a.m.
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
Friday (During Holy Hour) 5-6 pm
Saturday at 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Healing Mass every First Wednesday at 6:00 PM
Mass of the Anointing of the Sick every First Friday at 6:00 PM
Rectory's Office at 10:00 AM
Rectory's Office at 10:00 AM
Parish Hall at 7:00 PM
Parish Hall at 7:00 PM
Most Precious Blood Church at 2:00 PM
Most Precious Blood Church at 2:00 PM
Parish Hall at 11:00 am
Parish Hall at 11:00 am
A tradition in the Catholic Church is to ask a priest to offer a Mass for the intentions of another person, such as on a birthday, and most commonly, for someone who is deceased.
To request to have a Mass said for someone please contact our office via phone/email/mail. Available dates & times will vary.

You may request that others pray for someone who is ill or who has died. People who need prayers are listed weekly in our bulletin. Contact the Parish office to add someone to the list.

$10 sponsors our sanctuary candles for the week. Please feel free to contact our Parish office to schedule this request.

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