Your First Visit

Welcome! We are so glad you are planning to visit Our Lady of Fatima Chapel. If this is your first traditional Latin Mass, here are a few simple things to help you feel at home.

Arriving and Parking

Sunday Mass is at 1:30 PM at 209 Peach St, Sanger, TX 76266. Seating can be limited, so we encourage you to arrive at least fifteen minutes early.

Coming from Denton? Take I-35 north about 10 miles to Sanger. The chapel is at 209 Peach St (3rd & Peach); see the parking map below.

• Confessions are generally heard an hour before Mass, beginning at 12:30 PM.
• The Rosary is typically said 30 minutes before Mass, at about 1:00 PM.

Most people park along the curbs around the chapel block: on Peach St in front of the chapel, on N 3rd St to the west, and on N 2nd St to the east.

If parking on a residential street, please be careful not to block the driveway of any house.

During Mass

The Mass is offered in Latin. Please don't worry about following every word; it is perfectly fine to simply watch and pray.

• If you would like to follow along, little red Latin-English missal booklets are available for you to use. You will find them in the missal and hymnal holders in the pews.
• If the chapel is full, overflow seating is available in the parish hall, just east of the chapel; most people get there by the outside sidewalk. The view of the altar is limited there, but a camera and TV let you follow the Mass.

What to Wear

Modest dress is expected in church, as a sign of reverence for the sacred liturgy. Here is a simple guide.

For ladies

• In keeping with the apostolic custom of the Church, as taught by St. Paul (1 Cor. 11), women are asked to cover their heads in church, with a hat or a chapel veil. If you don't have one, chapel veils are available at the back of the church.
• Dresses or skirts should be of modest length, falling below the knee.
• Dresses should have modest necklines and sleeves, and should not be tight-fitting.
• Slacks, trousers, and similar garments are not appropriate for ladies in church, as they do not reflect the traditional Christian standards of modesty and feminine dress.

For gentlemen

• Men should dress in a way that reflects reverence for the sacred liturgy. A coat and tie are most fitting for Mass; at minimum, attire should be neat, modest, and respectful.
• Please remove hats and other headwear in church.
• Casual clothing such as jeans, t-shirts, shorts, or athletic wear is not appropriate for church.

Good to Know

• Restrooms: the parish hall (just east of the chapel) has two, and the cry room at the chapel entrance has one.
• Cry room: located at the entrance of the chapel, if you need to step out with a little one.
• Chapel veils: available at the back of the church.