San Augustin Cathedral is an icon of Laredo. When I visited here in January 2021, The Cathedral was…read moreunder construction. I couldn't go the inside. I walked around the area. The area was downtown Laredo. There were a lot of historic buildings. Many of the businesses were closed due to COVID 19. Very Sad. I heard that Laredo was supposed to be crowded in January because of George Washington's birthday celebration. Next year!

I needed to rat so I could tell you more about the parking. I added a photo where you can see two…read moreof the parking lots that are closer. Please don't forget that most of them will charge you for parking, the only one that is free is the one that belongs to the church, which is small. This church is the cathedral of the dioceses of Laredo, bishop did mass today for all the catechists and youth ministers. I always try to admire the old of the cathedrals, and this is one seems to me simpler than the ones from San Antonio and Austin. It keeps a lot of the original things, that I will share in the photos, hopefully soon I can go and get some more. Is one block from downtown, and across a plaza. A very nice hotel is also across the street, La Posada, with very nice Mexican style.

We had the opportunity to attend a quinceañera mass, and the priest jointed the vigil mass with the…read moreXv celebration pretty well. The mass was in English, but he also said some words in Spanish to the young lady. Something that caught my attention was the relic they have next to the altar, at the end of the mass I asked the priest about it and he said it belongs to St. John Bosco. This church building has some walls that look like marble, and the Jesus Christ 'the king' in the altar it has beautiful golden details. The music had an organ and a trumpet and a nice choir. I will add the schedules. Also this church has an adoration chapel, but it is just open from 7am to 7pm daily. They have CCD classes and chaplet of divine mercy at 3:00pm at the chapel.

Great Fellowship! . Strong sense of community. Word based teaching applicable to everyone in…read moreeveryday life.