St. Joseph Cathedral

Good:
1) ample parking for Sunday Masses.
2) wide range of Mass times from early morning to 5:15pm on Sunday.
3) ample seating
4) when Fr. Grible was there, you could usually count on a decent homily.
Bad:
1) The pipe organ installed in 2006 is too loud. You cannot hear words to most songs over the organ playing. Before 2006 this was a much better place to attend Mass.
2) The cantors usually warble and sing in too high of a register for the people to follow along.
3) EDIT: The Gloria was in Latin Jan 17 2016. Huge negative.

I’m visiting from California and was blown away by the beauty of this church. I attended mass last Sunday and felt like I was transported to Rome. The choir was amazing (or should I say heavenly)! You could hear each individual voice carry its own weight. The church has an amazing beauty that is not seen in the more modern churches; and the organ (I’m sure it has s special name) was enormous with beautiful music coming out of it. I definitely recommend to anyone visiting Columbus, to take the time to stop by and enjoy the beauty of this church. You definitely feel God’s presence there. I wish I could be here on April 3^rd, I believe, when they will have a special program with the music.

One of the Most Beautiful Catholic Churches I have seen in my lifetime!!!
Full of great history!
The basement is cool yet spooky. The walls and ceiling is brick layered.
It is weird– quiet but the unrest of possible good spirits that surrounds you where two known Bishops are entombed in their own sacred sections.
Now for the Upstairs –and the main entrance, you will love the old marbled alter along with the French gothic designs. Each pew is cozy and made of oak and is comfortable.
There’s a huge gorgeous pipe organ located above the entrance doors. The doors itself looks medieval. Rugged iron handles and rustic thick doors and hardware.
A must see when visiting Columbus, Ohio.

I had the pleasure of being able to go to mass here a few months ago. Truely a beautiful Church! I wish I was closer so that I could make this my parish. I have a habit of joining a church that’s too far away and then not being able to go every weekend.
The people are warm and friendly here with a huge community feel. The Church has this awe about it. I cant explain it. It’s just so majestic, so regal. Mass was beautiful.

It is a beautiful and lovely space. When I really need to think and contemplate things that won’t leave my mind, I come here. I tend to just grab a parking spot nearby on the street.

I’m a terrible Catholic and to be perfectly honest, I still haven’t even been to mass here. Yikes! But I had a great time touring the cathedral recently, thanks to free hour-​ish long tours they offer to the public. I will definitely be back for mass sometime soon, especially since it’s Lent!
Some highlights of the tour include the gigantic and breathtaking organ, the crypt (!), and some fascinating artistic and architectural details. I never feel more engaged and interested than when I’m in a religious institution, so this is one of my top recommendations for a fun historical place to visit in Columbus.

Mmm, this is the second time I went to St. Joseph’s. I’m not as naughty as a C&E Catholic, but I’m generally quite busy… so I go to Mass on important days, like the anniversary of my Pepere’s death. Which was this past weekend. I say this because, like Trish F. noted, sometimes parishes can make you feel unwelcome if you’re not a regular — but St. Joseph’s is very diverse and very warm and welcoming. I have enjoyed the service and the parishioners both times I’ve been.
This is a gorgeous gothic cathedral — the architecture is *beautiful* and I could stare at the stained glass panels and buttresses for hours… and yes, there’s incense goin’ on (love it!) and a massive, melancholy sounding pipe organ. We went to the 12:30 mass, but there are several masses on Sunday, starting fairly early. I enjoyed the cantor’s pitch-​perfection, as well as the priest’s homily and sermon, which were succinct and meaningful. It was so nice to see a mix of ages, genders, ethnicities, etc. in this church. This is obviously a special (and sacred) place. I’ll come back whenever I need/​want to, for sure. I’d love to see high Christmas mass here (but alas, I’ll be at Ste. Peter and Paul’s Basilica in Lewiston, Maine!).
Oh and PS: No one looks at you funny if you cry through mass. That made me feel a lot better.

This church is really lovely. but warning, if you don’t like incense DON’T come here. They are all up on incense like white on rice. I was here for a wedding and for regular Sunday mass. For the Sunday mass they used the incense 5 – 6 times (?). I know this can be a deal breaker for some because my dad was really sensitive to incense and would sometimes get pretty nauseous. If he had ever come here he would have likely passed out. It was like sitting in an incense cloud. F’serious.
Otherwise this church is very traditional. Full out organ and everything (check the pictures I posted). And although I like organs as much as the next guy (small doses), it really drowns out the people singing. Apparently it’s pretty new, so I guess they’re trying to use it as much as possible. I’m a bigger fan of pianos, acoustic/​electric guitars, etc for mass. but ya know, that’s just me. I thought the lectors were fantastic — very audible and expressive. The priest’s homily was also enjoyable.
I can tell this is a very community based church. A lot of the people were chatting before mass, which is cool. but kind of annoying at the same time (OK lady, you missed your dog on vacation. I get it). I’d probably stop in here every once in awhile if I lived in the area. if not for mass, just to pray. I really really dug the architecture.
And for your convenience:
Weekend Liturgies
Saturday 5:15 p.m.
Sunday 8:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 5:15 p.m.
Holy Days
Vigil 5:15 p.m.
7:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 5:15 p.m.
Daily Masses
Monday– Friday 7:30 a.m., 12:05 p.m., 5:15 p.m.
Holidays 7:30 a.m. Only
Sacrament of Penance
Tuesday and Thursday 11:15 — 11:45 a.m.
Saturday 4:00 — 5:00 p.m.
PS — If you take a cab here. just say St. Joe’s. Apparently saying St. Joseph Cathedral is really confusing. Idunno.
PPS — There is a handicap accessible elevator located at the first door on the west side of the Cathedral.