Go to Confession this Advent! As we prepare for the Advent Season, it’s an apt time to consider going to Confession.  Here are some tips! When is Confession? At St. Mary’s we have Confessions on Saturdays at 4 PM and Sundays between the Masses (8:45 AM). Father Will will also hear your confession pretty much anytime you ask!    Here are the Penance Services in our Deanery this Advent (2025) St. Stephen, Salado December 3

https://vimeo.com/1125921253?fl=pl&fe=vl Click here to give to the CSA to support our amazing seminarians, priests, schools, and parishes in the Diocese of Austin. At St. Mary’s Parish, we joyfully join parishes across the Diocese of Austin in supporting our shepherd, Bishop Daniel E. Garcia, through the Catholic Services Appeal (CSA). This year’s theme, “Together We Bring Hope,” reminds us that when we unite as one Body in Christ, our collective generosity transforms lives. Your gift supports

A Parish Rooted in Mission For more than 140 years, St. Mary’s has been an outpost of faith—a place where people come to know, love, and serve Jesus, and a place from which we are sent out to share Him with the world. Everything we do as a parish exists for this purpose: to proclaim the Good News of the Gospel. To be faithful evangelists, we must remain deeply rooted in Christ. As Pope Paul

Dear Parish Family I love seeing how God works here at St. Mary’s Parish and School. In the 1.5 years that I have served here at St. Mary’s, I have often been awed by the devotion and love this community has for Our Lord and for one another. We know, love, and serve Jesus Christ so that we can share Him with all we encounter.  Keeping this mission central – in other words, focusing on

Epiphany Home Blessings: The custom of blessing homes on or near the Epiphany has come down to us from venerable tradition. When blessing our homes we ask God to help us live charity in the place where we spend the majority of our time, and for protection against every harmful spirit. At Mass this weekend you will be able to grab blessed chalk, a bottle of Holy Water, and a prayer handout so that you