I love this church! It is quickly becoming my new home and a wonderful place to worship! Social distancing is enforced and all safety precautions are being observed. Beautiful inside and out including the congregation! Thank you for the faith and love I feel from this church!

The Cathedral is absolutely breathtaking. My wife and I, visiting Austin for the weekend, attended the 5:30pm Mass on Sunday. The Mass was beautiful, until we had to sit through the most liberal homily by the Deacon. I understand we are in the middle of a Presidential election. I also understand that Austin and probably most of the parishioners at the Cathedral are liberal. However, I come to Mass to be with God and his teachings, not a mans opinion or desire to sway those in attendance to vote one way or another. There are plenty of approved resources available for Catholics to formulate his or her decision regarding which candidate better serves our faith outside of Mass. We were disappointed. I hope the Deacon will discern about Gods will in the future instead of manipulating Sacred Scripture to fit his agenda.

This morning I attended TLM with my brother at 7:30 AM. We were visiting family in Austin and we wanted to attend a TLM here in Austin before we left back to Dallas. Thankful we did and got to witness a beautiful TLM with Rev. Daniel Liu leading it. Beautiful Cathedral and celebration with our Catholic brothers and sisters.

The Latin mass at 3:30 was so magical. Would highly reccomend

St. Marys is stunning inside and out. The gorgeous blue ceiling inside over the altar is one of the best we have seen. The stained glass is beautiful too.

Beautiful & Friendly

Beautiful Neo-Gothic Church, built in the late 1800s and became Cathedral of the Austin diocese in the mid 1900s.With Irish roots, the architecture is based on Celtic natural themes, but most of it was removed in the 50s when it underwent renovations.The incredible glasswork was brought from Germany.I had the pleasure of listening to mass here, highly recommended!

If you are visiting the capital building you might as well walk over to this church. Beautiful architecture and it’s surrounded by other cool modern architecture. If you dig old churches, you’ll dig this church! I love walking by this place.

Beautiful church for events, this cathedral is historic — over 100 years old. The stained glass windows are crafted with great care and attention to detail. Our family had a wedding over valentines day, and the great thing about the cathedral is that while it has enough room to accommodate a large crowd of people, it maintains the feelings of intimacy.

Wonderful place to pray, absolutely beautiful, and got to light my prayer candles.

Latin Mass is where its at. Love the reverence for God.

One of the most beautiful churches I’ve visited! This place is quiet and so peaceful. The stained glass, the altar, the ceiling and the statues of the cross are so beautiful and detailed!

Visited for a funeral. Beautiful church.

Beautiful church! Wonderful to see such a diverse congregation.

The Cathedral is beautiful. Unfortunately, the restroom facilities are a big issue. The diocese truly needs to make major improvement for access.Heard Celtic Christmas there. Music was beautiful but impossible to understand talking and songs.

Love yo attend to Latin mass

Beautiful church, social distancing was in place

Historic Catholic Cathedral in the heart of Downtown Austin. Beautiful interior and lovely organ/choir music.

Amazing place.

Gorgeous church, wonderful homilist.

Church and Mass is always beautiful!

Most beautiful church of worship. I drive 60 miles one way to get my fill up of Heaven in earth. The Latin Mass is the beauty ever ancient never ending of our Faith.

Very welcoming church. I feel so at home here.

Great place for tourists to attend mass while on holiday.

Love that they have the Tridentine Latin Mass Sundays at 3 30 PM and First Fridays of the month at 9 30 AM. Definitely go to those Masses. I just wish they had the Tridentine Mass everyday.

Not big on leaving reviews for a place of worship but this cathedral is gorgeous. It’s a hidden gem here in Austin. Or at least it was to me. The architecture is gorgeous but the most important thing to me is the whole experience. and wow do I feel a presence when I attend. I don’t attend anywhere near as much as I wish I could because of traffic and distance but every time I do something magical happens and I feel finally at peace and things tend to get better for me after I attend. I grew up goo to catholic school I miss it. I wish I had more time to visit this cathedral on a regular basis. God is love.

Beautiful Cathedral, for real! My girlfriend and I went to this Cathedral for a Saturday evening mass. The church itself was incredible and the unique thing I noticed at this church was that the kneelers slid in/out rather than folded down. Thats pretty cool.However, I will say, this particular mass we went to was just the weirdest one weve ever been to. Maybe Austin stays true to its weirdness, even with their homilies?

Absolutely beautiful church! Built in 1852, the architecture has been meticulously maintained. A must see if youre near 10thSt and Brazos in Austin!

Beautiful church! The Latino priest preached way too long! He couldve started his homily about half way in and it would have been interesting. The music was okay...the timing was a bit off. Mass was too long...and Im a traditional priest saying that! It just dragged on. Father should not have sung the words of institution. It didnt accomplish the goal of heightening the moment, but rather caused distraction. And, for the love of all things holy, please stop having visitors stand at the end of mass and clap for them. That is no welcoming...it drives young people away. This isnt a performance. Its worship...and not of us!

Was baptized confirmed and married here, it is a safe haven away from the world.

I dont attend Mass at this church. I gave it five stars because of how beautiful the building is. I have walked by many times and had a peek at the inside and all I can say is wow.

St Mary Cathedral is Awesome! beautiful ! Yesterday was my first visit there I truly enjoyed it, and the priest was Great!!! His homily was just what I needed to hear it was wonderful I felt like God sent me there because I needed to hear these words from this wonderful priest. Thank you Jesus.!!!

Befitting the mother of Christ! Just Beautiful! Noise from the Churchs School children adds life to what might just quiet and reflective..

One of the oldest and most beautiful Catholic Cathedrals in Texas. I love this Cathedral!

Beautiful church. A little understated for a Cathedral, but very old and He is present! I really appreciated the opportunity to attend Mass before the rest of my day started. God is good!

Ive attended weekday Mass several times was pleasantly surprised. The priest says a reverent Mass and is also a gifted speaker with good theology. The church is beautiful and this is one of the few places where local college students actually show up for Mass. So yeah, its legit.

This is a very pretty sight to see in Austin.

What a unique building. Couldnt go inside but the outside alone is amazing!

We photographed a wedding here last weekend. Stunning!!! Beautiful cathedral both inside and out. The lady working at the cathedral during the wedding ceremony was very polite and helpful (not always that case at Catholic churches). We cant wait for our next wedding there.

The church is beautiful. We attended the Latin rite Mass, and although the sitting/standing sussesion was a little weird (in relation to the Latin rite) the ceremony was beautiful. Spanish/Latin and English/Latin Mass booklets were available but not the readings. I forgot my handbag there and came back half an hour later, when another service had already started, but they had moved it to the bishop hall, and people were very friendly to help me recovering it. There is some parking around if you get there early enough.

My husband and I rented their multi-purpose room for my husbands military promotion ceremony. Both in our conversations with their office and in our contract, it was stated that the room would be set up with chairs already in place as part of the payment, and that we would receive our security deposit in 10-14 days.We arrived to the church and nothing had been done, so we had to quickly set everything up ourselves before our guests arrived. The space was messy, with additional chairs, tables, and other storage up against the wall. All of our pictures of a momentous event have junk in the back of the photos.In addition, its been a month since our event and we still have not received our deposit. We confirmed that we left the room in perfect condition when the event was over. While the church has apologized, they have failed to give us a reason as to why we have not received our deposit back.

Stunning architecture inside and out. When you enter you get the feeling of immediate relaxation and contemplation. Beautiful ornate stained glass windows up the walls in the traditional Catholic cathedral sense. The deep colored mahogany pews and ceiling beams adds to a the ambiance. A very peaceful experience and a great way to remove ones self from hustle and bustle of down town AustinDefinitely worth the visit.

Beautiful cathedral with Masses for everyone, from chill to full organ, bilingual and Latin Mass as well. We have caring, intelligent priests that give impactful homilies. And we have an awesome growing young adult ministry with weekly Bible study. Happy to call this church my parish!

Most wonderful reverend priest

The annual Celtic Christmas is great in an historical church; you dont have to be Catholic to attend

Its not really old. Its old for the USA but its still a nice place to go

Beautiful building full of super nice people but Im still mad about the Crusades.

Lovely old church with classic gothic architecture. Right near the state capital building. Inside foyer at the back of church is a bit tight. We also could not find bathrooms.

St Mary Catholic Cathedral is similar to European Cathedrals.

Beautiful old church! Mass was very nice

Having seen the magnificent, richly ornamented cathedrals of countries like Bulgaria and the Republic of Georgia, I was honestly a bit disappointed by what I saw here. Though the cathedral surely is beautiful, it is rather small and lacks the detail and rich ornamentation I have gotten used to.

Its gorgeous & Catholic, just like me

My favorite place to attend church. A landmark and comfortable services. Very nice.

BEAUTIFUL and very inspiring interior.Very sorry we just missed the 1205 pm mass.

The first time that I entered this Cathedral was for my daughter’s Wedding Rehearsal 13 years ago and I fell in love with the European architecture and serenity. It reminded me of the many churches that I visited in Bavaria 40 years ago while we were stationed there. Now that I live here in Austin, I often attend one of the Sunday afternoon Masses 3:30 P.M. (Latin) or 5:30 P.M. (English); when I miss attending Mass at my Parish. It is a very Welcoming place, with a wonderful music ministry!!!

Under some constructing

A beautiful cathedral. The parish community is extremely welcoming. A warm and welcoming place to worship.

Gorgeous Church, priests are dynamic and really working to make this a great place to pray and grow.

Beautiful place!

What better place to worship and praise God than in the middle of Austin! It is a great Church and there is parking available in the parking garage behind the cathedral.

I had a nice ride to St. Marys Cathedral Saturday. They got me there right on time and brought me home quickly. I enjoy using metro access to get around.

A beautiful church.

Repent and join the church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints

Gorgeous cathedral with very rich artistry.

Such a beautiful piece of Austin history. A must see.

Beautiful liturgy in a gorgeous setting! Come by the Latin Mass, and if its the first Sunday of the month, stay for the potluck dinner!

Absolutely a beautiful church. Very welcoming. Gorgeous sanctuary.

A wonderful and peaceful place to relax and clear your mind

This has been my favorite Catholic church. Its beautiful and impressive structure, great teachings, and warm people are what make this a family church. Have you heard the choir? It is as close to angels singing on earth.My reasons for only three stars comes from having to wait a long time to get out of the parking garage. Everyone now has to insert a hopefully validated ticket to get out instead of just leaving the gate open for mass. If it were but a lesson in patience, then by all means; however, we both need to be at work which is not far in the downtown area. On numerous occasions has this arrangement caused us to be late (and be reprimanded) for work. On a few of those, the validation did not redeem, which causes more frustration to retrieve payment (by us and the others in vehicles ahead) further delaying what once was a streamlined exit.The only solution in our control is to jet out of mass as soon as weve received Communion. That invokes feelings of guilt for bailing out of mass prior to its conclusion.Solutions, one or both:Leave gates open on SundayChange noon mass to 1130 or 1100. (Much more difficult, not impossible, on a schedule that has been fixed for years.)

Beautiful small cathedral. Mass in English, Latin and Spanish

Beautiful cathedral. Great pastor and awesome parishioners!

So peaceful!

Visiting Austin and went to the noon hour mass. It was wonderful the church is beautiful and the priest delivered a great holimony. So thankful to have the freedom to worship our Lord.

Absolutely stunning Cathedral!

Absolutely beautiful cathedral! We love the choir!

Beautiful Church the Architecture is Gorgeous the art work Amazing.

Beautiful Christmas morning mass while visiting Austin.

Its a strange day here wine is good

I love the Traditional Latin Mass here!

St. Marys has great services during the week mon, through Friday and the weekend.They great a ministry.They have tacos in the sometimes during the week and weekend.Their food and church services are well liked.

Very very nice church, very elegant interior

Everyone was so welcoming and it is a really beautiful church.

A beautiful old church.

Went to a wedding there, beautiful church and service. You do not see craftsmanship like this anymore.

One of the oldest cathedrals in Texas has been beautifully restored and is visited by people from all over the world.

Looks great from the outside. Havent made it inside yet.

Best and only Latin Mass in town!

Gorgeous Cathedral! The staff is also great.

Stunningly beautiful! Parking is a major problem! Handicap parking is also very limited.Front doors locked once mass begins, but side entrance is open. I dropped 91 year old mom off with my sister prior to mass starting. Came in for cannon of mass after circling for parking almost 25 minutes. Finally found a spot open on Congress. Worth the trouble, just wish they could contract with a nearby parking facility.

One of the most beautiful masses Ive attended in a very long time. The church looked like a small cathedral and the service was very well done with a lot of Pomp and Circumstance that I hadnt experienced for a while...

How can you rate this very beloved Cathedral except to say it deserves 100 stars in this 5 star world. A place of peace while surrounded now with the fervent downtown activity. I believe all the marathons that close access to parishioners on many Sundays cause an unfair struggle to the proud churches downtown.I have real respect for this lovely, caring, & continuing house of God.

Its an awesome spiritual, as architectural expedience as well.

Very beautiful Church with Tradituonal Latin Mass every Sunday at 3.30 pm

His Excellency, Bishop Joe, is an awesome Bishop. Much respect for him and his liturgically conservative parish in the Heart of Texas.

One of the most beautiful cathedrals I have ever been in, great peace.

Beautiful people, souls, and scenery- my home

A blessing to be a member of this parish. The gospel touched my heart & soul. The choir sang like Angels. Food for our souls, hearts & a great start for our week!!

Wedding was perfect

Awesome church, and priest looks like am aged Tony stark

Beautiful church and choir. A great worship experience.