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UPDATE - "As of this time with the information gathered by deputies and the responding fire departments, it appears to have been an explosion caused due to a gas leak; however several agencies have been contacted to assist with the investigation to rule out any possible criminal activity." The fire started after a candle was lit before the 7am Mass. One elderly woman was injured with minor burns.
The Diocese of Victoria also said in its post to “Please keep Father Felix Twumasi and the parishioners of Holy Rosary Church in Hostyn in your prayers. We will post updates as information is available.”
Source: Official Facebook Page of the Catholic Diocese of Victoria in Texas: https://www.facebook.com/Diocese-of-Victoria-in-Texas-545793722252827
Here is the History of the Church from their Website:
The Queen of the Holy Rosary Church, referred to as the Holy Rosary Church, was a dream in Decmeber 1856 when the Reverend J. Ansteadt rode on horse back from Frelsburg, Texas to the bluff area to say the first Mass in the home of John Laux. Bluff was named after the high prominence on the Colorado River for miles toward the northeast. A cross used on the make-shift altar during the first Mass was handed down from generation to generation and now reposes in a museum in Austin, Texas.
Shortly after the first Mass, a log chapel was built on the Laux proptery followed by a wood-fram church building in 1869 when the dream came true, the congregation had their first church. the second church building was erected in 1888 which served the ministeral needs of the congregation until 1907. The church burned in 1907 and a third building was constructed which survived until 1966 when a new brick church was build with an H.L. Kreische Estate legacy. The cornerstone reas as follows: "THE HOLY ROSARY CHURCH OF LADY MARY". First church built in year 1869. Second church built in year 1888. Second burned 29 August 1907. Third church built in year 1908. This, the present church, built in year 1966. Cardinal P. Beran dedicated the foundationstone 18 April 1966.
The Queen of the Holy Rosary Church, referred to as the Holy Rosary Church, was a dream in Decmeber 1856 when the Reverend J. Ansteadt rode on horse back from Frelsburg, Texas to the bluff area to say the first Mass in the home of John Laux. Bluff was named after the high prominence on the Colorado River for miles toward the northeast. A cross used on the make-shift altar during the first Mass was handed down from generation to generation and now reposes in a museum in Austin, Texas.
Shortly after the first Mass, a log chapel was built on the Laux proptery followed by a wood-fram church building in 1869 when the dream came true, the congregation had their first church. the second church building was erected in 1888 which served the ministeral needs of the congregation until 1907. The church burned in 1907 and a third building was constructed which survived until 1966 when a new brick church was build with an H.L. Kreische Estate legacy. The cornerstone reas as follows: "THE HOLY ROSARY CHURCH OF LADY MARY". First church built in year 1869. Second church built in year 1888. Second burned 29 August 1907. Third church built in year 1908. This, the present church, built in year 1966. Cardinal P. Beran dedicated the foundationstone 18 April 1966.
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