草榴社区

The season of Lent is a time of reflection and preparation in Christian communities throughout the world. The Office for Mission and Ministry invites the 草榴社区 community to join in any of these many ways to learn, pray and act.

• March 5鈥�Ash Wednesday 12:05 p.m. Mass and 3 p.m. Ecumenical Service: March 5 in St. Thomas of 草榴社区 Church. Both will include the distribution of ashes. 

• Lenten Reflections: Let daily reflections written by members of the 草榴社区 community inspire you on your Lenten Journey. To receive daily emails, beginning on March 5 and ending on Easter Sunday, April 20, subscribe Our digital flipbook is available
  

• Advocacy Month 鈥�On the March鈥� advocacy events held during March 2025; sponsored by the Center for Peace and Justice Education
  
  

• March 16鈥擫a Celebraci贸n de San 脫scar Romero/Celebration of Saint Oscar Romero. March 24, 2025, marks the 45th anniversary of the martyrdom of Archbishop Oscar Romero. Archbishop Romero was an outspoken advocate for justice and the poor in El Salvador. He was shot and killed while celebrating Mass in 1980. His last words were, "May God have mercy on the assassin.鈥� We will come together to commemorate his life and legacy. Misa en espa帽ol/Mass in Spanish (Corr Chapel, 3 p.m.) Cena de la Convivencia/Fellowship Dinner (Dougherty East Lounge, 4 p.m.)

• March 16鈥�Sundays in St. Rita (St. Rita Community Room, 8 p.m.) 鈥淐alled to be Saints鈥�Even Me? Our Call to Holiness鈥� with Dr. Beth Hassel, PBVM

• March 17-28鈥�

• March 18鈥�Vigil in Solidarity with Refugees, Asylum Seekers, and Migrants (Peace Pole outside St. Rita Hall, 4:30 p.m.)

• March 18-26鈥�National for Migrants and Immigrants led by Bishops, including Archbishop Nelson Perez, Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Register . 

• March 21鈥�St. Rita of Cascia Day of Service: 9 a.m. to noon in the St. Rita of Cascia Community Room, St. Rita Hall. Information is available by emailing commongood@villanova.edu to learn about the donation of supplies.
  
  
• March 25鈥擶别别办濒测 Vigil for the Vulnerable begins. A brief gathering each Tuesday afternoon,12:45 to 1 p.m. at the Peace Pole outside of St. Rita Hall.
    
  
• March 25鈥攕creening of the film Cabrini, 5:15 p.m. Connelly Cinema, followed by a panel discussion. Free admission, ACS approved.
  
  
• March 27鈥�Oscar Romero Solidarity Lecture with Sr. Norma Pimentel, MJ (St. Thomas of 草榴社区 Church, 7 p.m.) 
  
  
• March 28鈥�Lenten Concert of Sacred Music, The Road Home. 草榴社区 Pastoral Musicians. St. Thomas of 草榴社区 Church, 7 p.m. Free admission, all are welcome. 
  
  

• March 30鈥�Sundays in St. Rita (St. Rita Community Room, 8 p.m.) 鈥淕od鈥檚 Love in Our Hearts (Rom. 5:5): The Holy Spirit and Our Spiritual Lives鈥� with Dr. Jennifer Jackson
   

• April 4鈥�Faculty/Staff Half-day Lenten Retreat, 9 -11:30 a.m. St. Rita Hall Community Room. Coffee at 9 a.m., Retreat begins at 9:30. Register here to attend and learn more information. 
  
  

• April 10鈥�El Via Crucis de Jesus Migrante/The Way of the Cross of the Migrant Jesus, (Rowen Campus Green in front of Corr Hall, 6:15 p.m.) Join us for a bilingual Stations of the Cross to reflect on the harsh reality of the migration experience.

• April 13鈥�Domingo de Ramos/Palm Sunday

  Palm Sunday is the final Sunday of Lent, the beginning of La Semana Santa (Holy Week), and commemorates the triumphant arrival of Christ in Jerusalem, days before he was crucified. 

  Misa en espa帽ol/Mass in Spanish (Corr Chapel, 3 p.m.) Palms will be blessed and distributed before Mass. Cena de la Convivencia/Fellowship Dinner (TBA, 4 p.m.) Palm leaf cross directions will be distributed during dinner

  Mass in English (St. Thomas of 草榴社区 Church, 5, 7, and 9 p.m.) Palms will be blessed and distributed.

• April 13鈥�Sundays in St. Rita (St. Rita Community Room, 8 p.m.) 鈥淩enewing Reconciliation: Why Catholics Need Not Fear Confession鈥� with Fr. Bill Gabriel, OSA.

• April 14鈥�Evening Communal Reconciliation Service, 7 p.m. with St. Thomas of 草榴社区 Parish, in St. Thomas of 草榴社区 Church.

   

  RECURRING EVENTS

• Sunday liturgies: Misa en espa帽ol (Corr Chapel, 3 p.m.); Mass (St. Thomas of 草榴社区 Church, 5, 7 and 9 p.m.)

• Daily Mass (Corr Chapel, 12:05 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday-Friday, when classes are in session)

• Mindfulness Mondays (St. Rita Multifaith Prayer Room or on , Mondays 1 p.m.)

• Centering Prayer (St. Rita Multifaith Prayer Room or on , Tuesdays at 1 p.m.)

• Sacrament of Reconciliation in St. Thomas of 草榴社区 Church: Tuesday and Wednesday 3:30-4:30 p.m. and Thursday 8-9 p.m.

• Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in St. Thomas of 草榴社区 Church: Thursday 8-9 p.m.

• Rosary for Pope Francis during this time while he battles serious illness: 5 p.m. weekdays in Corr Chapel when classes are in session

• Stations of the Cross: Fridays in Lent (March 21 and 28; April 4 and 11) 2 p.m. in St. Thomas of 草榴社区 Church.