Reflecting on Saint Mary Cathedral

I had the blessed opportunity to serve with Fr. Doug Jeffers yesterday morning (4/20) (6:30 Mass) for the anniversary of the dedication of Saint Mary Cathedral. 🙏🕊❤️

I started attending Mass at Saint Mary Cathedral during Diaconal Formation back in 2014. Initially, I went to the 12:05 Mass but, because of work, it was hit-or-miss for me. Then, Theresa found that there was the 6:30 Mass in the morning so I started attending Mass before I head to the office.

Ever since then, I have had the blessed opportunity to do Communion Services, serve at Mass on Monday mornings, and sometimes even serve with Bishop Joe Vásquez on Solemnities and various Masses on Holy Days of Obligation.

I invite you all to join me for Mass at 6:30 A.M. It is a wonderful way to start the day and helps you maintain a peaceful, joyful frame of mind throughout the day.

. . . From Diocese of Austin Facebook post. . .

Today is the anniversary of the dedication of the parish that is now recognized as our Cathedral 🎉🙌

 ▪️ Before becoming the Cathedral of the Diocese in 1947, the church at Tenth and Brazos Street had a different location and history of names.

 ▪️ The church, originally named St. Patrick's, was built at the Northeast corner of Brazos and Ninth Street in 1858. In 1866, St. Patrick's was renamed St. Mary's of the Immaculate Conception. (Later, St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception was recognized as the Patroness of our Diocese.)

 ▪️ In 1873, the cornerstone was laid for a new church at Tenth and Brazos Street. Eleven years later, the new church was completed and dedicated on April 20, 1884. 

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The blueprints you see are authentic blueprints of the current Cathedral. The other images are from the 1900s.