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
Wednesday, August 26, 2026:
Mass for Peace, 7 p.m. in Sacred Heart Chapel on the Cabrini Campus.
Join the Villanova University community for a special Mass for Peace to mark the Inaugural Mass on the Cabrini Campus.
The Rev. Peter Donohue, OSA, PhD, Villanova University President, will preside and preach. All students, faculty, staff, and friends are warmly invited to attend as we gather in prayer and fellowship to bless this new chapter in our university's history. Please note: Chapel capacity is 200 seats.
Friday, August 28, 2026:
Feast of Saint Augustine, Mass at 12:05 p.m. in St. Thomas of Villanova Church. The Rev. Peter Donohue, OSA, PhD, Villanova University President, will preside and preach.
Sunday Mass Schedule
Our regular Sunday Mass schedule will resume August 30. Please note that these Masses are held only when classes are in session.
- 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
Our regular daily Mass schedule resumes Monday, August 24, 2026.
Please note that these Masses are held only when classes are in session.
- Monday-Friday, 12:05 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. at Corr Chapel, Villanova Campus
- Wednesday evenings, 7 p.m. Mass for Peace at Sacred Heart Chapel, Cabrini Campus
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Beginning Monday, August 24, 2026, the Sacrament of Reconciliation will be held in St. Thomas of Villanova Church on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., and during Adoration on Thursdays, from 8 to 9 p.m., when classes are in session.
Adoration
Beginning Monday, August 24, 2026, Adoration will take place on Thursdays, from 8 to 9 p.m. in St. Thomas of Villanova Church, when classes are in session.
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.
