co) Flores, Maggie (David) Rodriguez and Janie Perez; and two devoted sons Richard (Rita) Garza and Roy (Maribel) Garza; sisters Delia Chisler and Amelia Alaniz; brothers Jose, Pedro and Pablo Gonzalez; Her legacy lives on through the shining testaments of love and devotion of 65 grandchildren, great-grandchildren and a great-great grandchild.
A longtime La Feria resident, Cristina was a fixture in the community and at St. Francis Xavier for over 30 years where she regularly attended daily mass and served as Eucharistic minister. She was a bright and brave devout Catholic who prayed the rosary daily and touched many lives through prayer.
A true testament to the regenerating power of the Holy Spirit, her strength and discipline molded her family into leading disciples and her unwavering faith remains a beacon of guidance to all. She was a great story teller with a contagious laughter who weaved Christ into the center of her life and taught everyone how to love and become a faithful gardening tool of God.
When Cristina was not in church she enjoyed being outdoors in communion with God in her garden. As a mother Cristina was the spiritual gardener of her family. She prepared the souls, hearts and minds of her children to receive the precious seed of the Word. She intuitively instilled the gift of cherishing the labor of preparing for God's Garden.
She prepared the soil of her family with prayer and cultivated Christ by permeating her home with daily devotion and hymns. The spirit blessed her with the gift of being involved in every step of the harvest and allowed Cristina to witness the harvest of faith in her family.
Cristina's life celebration will include visitation on Tuesday, November 7, 2017 beginning at 5:00pm with a rosary at 7:00 pm in the Rudy Garza Funeral Home Chapel. She will receive her final blessing on Wednesday, November 8th at 10: 00 am at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church and will be laid to rest at Restlawn Memorial Park.
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