St. John Cassian Romanian Orthodox Church

About this church

St. John Cassian Romanian Orthodox Church begins Matins Sundays at 9:30 a.m. and Divine Liturgy at 10:30 at 1801 West Thorain Boulevard in San Antonio. Services are celebrated in both Romanian and English, reflecting a parish made up of Romanian and American Orthodox Christians. The liturgy engages sight, sound, and scent through icons, incense, chanted prayer, Scripture, and the Eucharist rather than centering the morning on a standalone sermon.

All visitors are welcome to worship and pray. Holy Communion, however, is reserved for baptized and chrismated Orthodox Christians who have prepared through prayer and fasting and have their priest’s blessing. Everyone may receive blessed bread, or antidoron, at the end of the service. The parish recommends contacting its priest for confession or special feast-day times, since those do not follow one fixed public schedule. St. John Cassian’s own story emphasizes the parish’s role as a bridge: its patron was born in present-day Romania, learned from Egyptian desert monastics, was ordained by St. John Chrysostom, and later founded monasteries in Marseille. For a non-Orthodox first-time guest, the bilingual language, sequence of Matins and Liturgy, sensory worship, and Communion boundary are the most important expectations to understand.

Researched from the church’s official website and reviewed August 24, 2026. Sources: Official homepage, address, parish identity and patron’s story · Official welcome page, bilingual worship and visitor Communion guidance · Official worship page, Divine Liturgy, sensory worship and Communion practice · Official schedule page, Matins, Liturgy, feast days and confession

Service times

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Ministries and visitor notes

• Feast days and confession: contact the priest for current times

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