CATHOLIC FAITH & WORSHIP
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 on our Cabrini and Villanova campuses and we invite students to share their talents through singing, lectoring and other liturgical ministries.
Special Mass Offerings
Sunday, August 23, 2026:
Mass and Commissioning for the Class of 2030
7 p.m. in the Finneran Pavilion, for all Villanova Students
PLEASE NOTE: There will be no Sunday evening Masses in St. Thomas of Villanova Church on August 23.
Sunday Mass Schedule
Our regular Sunday Mass schedule will resume August 30:
NEW: 11:30 a.m. Sacred Heart Chapel, Cabrini Campus
3 p.m. Misa en español, St Thomas of Villanova Church
5, 7 and 9 p.m. University Mass, St Thomas of Villanova Church
Join us for hospitality after each liturgy on August 30!
Daily Mass Schedule
Beginning Monday, August 24 2026:
Monday-Friday, 12:05 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Corr Chapel, Villanova Campus
NEW: Wednesdays, 7 p.m. Mass for Peace
Sacred Heart Chapel, Cabrini Campus
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Beginning Monday, August 24, 2026, the Sacrament of Reconciliation will be offered by appointment only.
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.
