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Mission and Ministry

CATHOLIC FAITH & WORSHIP

Father Peter holding the Eucharist

As an Augustinian Catholic university, celebration of the Catholic liturgy is an integral part of life at Villanova and grounds us in our values of truth, unity and love. All are welcome to our celebrations and we invite students to share their talents through singing, lectoring and other liturgical ministries.

 

Special Upcoming Liturgies

Solemnity of All Saints

Masses for this holy day of obligation are scheduled as follows:

Thursday, October 31: 5:30 p.m. Vigil Mass (Corr Chapel)

Friday, November 1: 12:05 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Masses (St Thomas of Villanova Church); Vespers will be offered at 5pm in Church

Qurbana on Campus

Saturday, November 9: 6 p.m. (St Thomas of Villanova Church)

For the second year in a row, we will offer Qurbana on Campus, an offering of the Syro-Malabar eucharistic liturgy in collaboration with the Diocesan Youth Apostolate of the Syro-Malabar Diocese in the United States.

Gospel Mass

Sunday, November 17: 5 p.m. (St Thomas of Villanova Church)

We will celebrate our third annual Gospel Mass, as a part of the University's celebration of Black Catholic History Month. The Philadelphia Catholic Gospel Mass Choir, under the direction of Tonya Taylor-Dorsey, will join us and Fr Patrick Smith, pastor of St Augustine's Church in Washington, D.C., will preside.

Sunday Mass Schedule

3 p.m. 
Misa en Español (Spanish Mass)
Corr Chapel

5, 7 and 9 p.m. 
St Thomas of Villanova Church
Also available via livestream.

On the below dates Mass will only be offered at the noted times:

  • December 1: 7 & 9 p.m.

After December 15, the full Sunday schedule will resume on Sunday, January 19, 2025.

Daily Mass Schedule

Monday-Friday, 12:05 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Corr Chapel

On the below dates, Mass will either not be offered or will occur only at the noted times:

  • Wednesday, November 27: 12:05 p.m. only (Thanksgiving Holiday)
  • Thursday, November 24 to Friday, November 25: No Daily Mass (Thanksgiving Holiday)
  • Monday, December 23: No Daily Mass until Monday, Jan. 6

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Celebrated at the following times in St Thomas of Villanova Church:

  • Tuesday, Wednesday: 3:30-4:30 p.m.
  • Thursday: 8-9 pm

The Sacrament of Reconciliation will not be celebrated on the following dates:

  • November 27-28 (Thanksgiving Break)

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Weekly Adoration will resume in the Spring Semester. Praise & Worship Adoration is also offered once a month. Listen for an announcement at Mass or check the Villanova Mission & Ministry instagram (@novamissionandministry) for more information.

Please contact Mathew Verghese with any questions.

For Liturgy questions, contact Mathew Verghese

For Liturgical Musicians questions, contact Sean McElwee

The bread which you can see on the altar, sanctified by the word of God, is the body of Christ... If you receive [it] well, you are yourselves what you receive. - St. Augustine, Sermon 227

PRAYER INTENTIONS

Whatever is on your mind or heart, your Villanova community will lift it up in prayer. Submit your petitions to be remembered at our Centering Prayer twice a week, as well as at daily Mass. Names and requests are not shared aloud or posted publicly.

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