We are one family in Christ with a welcoming heart. We are located in Barrett Station area of Crosby within the Archdiocese of Galveston/Houston. Our parish is managed by the Missionary Society of St Paul (MSP) founded in Nigeria.
St. Martin de Porres was born in Lima, Peru on December 9,1579. Martin was the illegitimate son to a Spanish gentlemen and a freed slave from Panama of Africa and of Native American decent.
St. Martin de Porres was beautified by Pope Gregory XVI on October 29, 1837 and canonized by Pope John XXIII on May 6, 1962.
He has become the patron saint of people of mixed race, innkeepers, barbers, public health workers, and more. His feast day is November 3.