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.

 

Regular 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.

Daily Mass Schedule

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

Daily Mass is held while classes are in session and will begin on Monday, January 12, for the Spring 2026 semester. 

Sacrament of Reconciliation

The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be offered during the Spring 2026 semester on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., and on Thursdays, from 8 to 9 p.m., in the St Thomas of Villanova Church.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is offered weekly during the Spring 2026 semester on Thursday nights at Reconciliation, 8 to 9 p.m. in the Church, and monthly in Corr Chapel on Wednesdays.   

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.

   

INTERESTED IN BECOMING CATHOLIC?

Villanova offers those interested on any level an opportunity to explore the Roman Catholic faith and what it means in today’s world.

ABOUT US

Located in the heart of Villanova's campus, Mission & Ministry is housed in St. Rita Hall. St. Rita Hall is named for St. Rita of Cascia, a 15th-century Augustinian nun renowned for her faithful perseverance and works of peace and reconciliation.