07/16/2026
In Loving Memory Of
Sister Rosario Reyes, OP
October 6, 1944 - July 14, 2026
“And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly, to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God". Micah 6:8
These words from the prophet Micah capture well the driving force behind our dear Sister Rosario’s life—a deep faith in the one who called her and loved her unconditionally. At approximately 8:28 am on Tuesday 14th July, our dear Sister, Rosario, came face to face with the one she had lovingly and generously served for fifty decades and seven as a Religious Missionary of St. Dominic de Guzman (OP).
To Rosario’s sisters Lourdes Villanueva from CA. and Erlinda Salvador from Canada, nieces: Guendolan Buada from the Phil., Victoria Thornton from CA. and Junette Alipio from Canada, and all her relatives and friends, who loved her so much and are deeply saddened by her death, we offer our deepest sympathy and the support of our prayers.
Sister Rosario Lopez Reyes was born on 6 October 1944, the seventh of eight children of Olimpia Lopez and Manuel Reyes in San Jacinto Pangasinan Philippines. Born in a Christian family with deep religious conviction, her desire to serve God totally was nurtured so, on April 28, 1966 she entered the religious life. On January 4, 1969 she pronounced her first religious profession as a Religious Missionary Sister of St. Dominic de Guzman, known as OP or Order of Preachers.
As a Missionary Sister, following the footstep of St. Dominic, who was an itinerant preacher, Sr. Rosario was sent to Taipei, Taiwan after her perpetual profession in 1974. There upon she started her local and foreign missionary journeys. She has trodden foot first in the Phil. then to other countries of the world.
In 1985 she came to the US, first in Alice, Texas, her first love. No wonder, she preferred to die there and she did! In 1993, she was sent to Beeville; 1995 to Sta. Paula, California. In 1996 she was back to Alice, then to Beeville again in 1997 to 2000. From 2000 to 2003 she worked as the Diocesan Religious Coordinator particularly in the rural ares of Alice, Texas. She preached the Word of God by her word and life, serving God’s people whether in school or in rural areas, as a classroom teacher, a school principal, a Religious Education Coordinator, or a local prioress of her religious community.
After a short stay in Oxnard, CA (2005-2006) she was assigned back to the Phil. due to her health problems, but continued her apostolates as in the US but at a lower speed. And in 2021 she asked to be back to the US and was assigned to our present community, Our Lady of the Rosary Learning Center, here in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Thus, our dear Sr. Rosario L. Reyes “walked humbly with her God, in justice and in mercy”. May she enter into God’s heavenly kingdom, wearing her “crown prepared by her Beloved for all eternity”.
A Visitation will be held at 8:30 AM until 10:30 AM with a Holy Rosary to be recited at 9:30 AM on Wednesday, July 22, 2026 at St. Paul The Apostle Catholic Church, 2233 Waldron Road, Corpus Christi, Texas. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, July 22, 2026 at St. Paul The Apostle Catholic Church, 2233 Waldron Road, Corpus, Christi, Texas with Most Rev. Mario Alberto Aviles, CO as Main Celebrant. Interment will follow in seaside Memorial Park in Corpus Christi, Texas.
