Chapel of the Holy Spirit at Duquesne University

The celebration of the Liturgy is offered daily on campus at the

Chapel of the Holy Spirit (Administration Building) unless otherwise noted on the schedule below 

Mass Times for the Academic School Year

Weekdays

7:45 am & Noon in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit

Monday

8:00 pm Mass for Peace in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit

Friday

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: 12:30 - 1:00 pm

Replaced by the Stations of the Cross during Lent

Saturday

5:30 pm Vigil Mass in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit

Sunday

11 am & 9 pm in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit

6 pm in the Towers Multi-Purpose Room beginning Sept 13

For additional weekend Mass times see Epiphany parish located within walking distance to Duquesne

A "+" denotes that the intended is deceased.

Click on the link below to access the pdf of Mass intentions for the week:

Week of September 24, 2016

Mass Intention Archives

The Duquesne Community celebrates a mass intention every month

 Please remember in prayer those with special intention:

Linda Garofalo, Public Affairs
St James School community
Rachel Verbosky, family of Rita Warfield
Liam Elliott, child of Dr. Jennifer Elliot, School of Pharmacy
Sylvia Solarczyk, mother of Keith, School of Business and grandmother of Gabrielle Wallace, DU students
Patricia Ewanits, mother of Michaelle Buskey, Dining Services
Chase Mills and Family
Erika and Dan
Amanda and Cathy Forgie
Dorothy and Frederick Hayton
Joanna Davis and family
Julie Dellert and family
Ron and Dave Kurkiewicz
Wolfendalel family
Nolan Nachreiner and family
Carol Conti
Donna Stoffa, mother-in- law of Rosa Stoffa, Gumberg Library
Mary (Molly) McGhee, DU student
Thomas Hartle
Rick Kapusta
Ripa Fagnano earthquake victims
Special Intention
Nick
Eric
Rachel Whitcomb
George Devinney, husband of June Devinney, Law School
Dennis
Matthew
Terri Zombek
John Brown
The Aviles family
Betty Sciulli, mother-in- law of Denise Sciulli, Management and Business
Betty Icolautti, retiree
Mary Powell, mother of Amy Stroyne, School of Pharmacy
April (Brody) Scholze, DU alum
Elaine F.Franks, sister of Rita Warfield, Office of Finance and Business
Joanne Matrascia, grandmother of Sarah Matrascia, DU student
Kristen Holt, friend of Denise Sciulli, Management and Business
Sam Spina
Hirt family, family members of Norma Coleman
American University of Afghanistan faculty and community
Jim and Gail Henry
Jean Deshler
Sean Brennen
Rachel Brougher
Nancy McNemar, Housekeeping
Baby Luca
Eric
Fr. Naos McCool, C.S.Sp.
Micayla
Melissa Lewis, DU student
Emily, DU student
Matt
Special Intention, from prayer box

For those who have died:

+ Chelsey Speer

+ Diane Schantz, mother of Shawn Igo, DU alum

Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord, and let Your perpetual light shine upon them. May their soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

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Crossroads Christian Fellowship
Crossroads Christian Fellowship offers weekly gatherings for Christian denominations, along with retreats, Bible studies and faith sharing opportunities. For more information email crossroadsemail@gmail.com

Muslim Student Association
The Muslim Student Association organizes faith-filled activities and events for Muslim Students and the entire University. The University provides separate prayer rooms for men and women in the Spiritan Campus Ministry Center on the first floor of Towers.    

Jewish Student Organization
The Jewish Student Organization works to provide community for Jewish students on campus. Contact jsoduq@gmail.com

Orthodox Christian Fellowship
Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF) is a community of orthodox believers. Contact: Fr. Radu Bordeianu at 412.396.6526 or bordeianur@duq.edu

Other Worship Sites

	Requirements for having a Wedding at Duquesne Either bride or groom must be a current student, an alum, or an employee of the University Either bride or groom must be Roman Catholic If either party has been married previously, there is paperwork that must be in place before the wedding can be scheduled
Donations The suggested donation for the Chapel is $200. This does not cover the cost of musicians Musical Services You may hire qualified pastoral musicians by contacting the Mary Pappert School of Music (412.396.6080)
	Pastoral Services You must provide a priest for the ceremony. You may personally ask one of the Spiritans here at Duquesne, your parish priest, a friend of the family or a family member who is an ordained priest of the Roman rite.
Available Wedding Times Weddings are on Saturdays at 11 am, 1 pm, or 3 pm You are given one hour for the ceremony, 1/2 hour before the ceremony, and 1/2 hour afterwards for pictures. For this reason, there is to be no receiving line

Links

Together for life - Getting married and staying married can be quite a challenge! Together for Life Online was developed as a community of engaged couples, married couples, and ministers to help couples build strong, life-long marriages with God.

For questions and scheduling please contact Debbie Kostosky: 412.396.6021 or kostosky@duq.edu

Students, faculty, staff and administrators are encouraged to participate in the special ministries of our liturgies. Register online to take part as a liturgical volunteer.

Position Descriptions

	Acolyte This liturgical ministry is for both the male and female student. The acolyte assists the priest at Mass. Acolytes prepare the sanctuary before Mass and places everything away after the Liturgy. The acolyte participates at Mass by praying and singing with all in the assembly.
	Proclaimer This liturgical ministry is for the male and female Catholic who is fully initiated, i.e., having received the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist. The proclaimer does not just read the sacred scripture to those assembled at Mass. The proclaimer prepares for the proclamation of the reading throughout the week, make that scripture reading prayer. The proclaimer possesses a deep love of scripture.
	Minister of Hospitality This ministry is for the male and female student to lead all gathered at Mass in sung prayer. The minister is observant and ready to serve when any need arises. They greet people at the doors, help seat those who arrive for Mass, take up the collection, and pass out weekly bulletin at the door. The minister possesses a wealthy of kindness for all that gather at Mass.
	Extraordinary Minister of Communion This liturgical ministry is for the male and female Catholic who is fully initiated, i.e., having received the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist. In the absence of the ordinary ministers (priest and deacon) those liturgical ministers offer the Body and Blood of Christ to those who come forward to the altar to receive the Holy Sacrament. The extraordinary minister of Holy Communism possesses a deep love of the Eucharist and needs to be formally commissioned.

	Cantor This liturgical ministry is for the male and female student to lead all gathered at Mass in sung prayer. The cantor is welcoming and inviting as the assembly sings prayer and Liturgy. Never overpowering the people, the cantor leads the prayer through the ministry of singing. The cantor must be familiar and comfortable with the various musical compositions.
	Psalmist This liturgical ministry is for the male and female Catholic who is fully initiated, i.e., having received the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist. it is the ancient custom of the Church to sing the psalm at Liturgy. As the scripture readings are proclaimed from the ambo, so the psalmist proclaims the psalms in song form the ambo.
	Choir This liturgical ministry is open to male and female individuals who wish to share their gift of song. The choir supports the assembly in the singing at Mass. There are opportunities for the choir to sing musical selections particular to their ministry. This liturgical ministry presupposes a commitment of time for both weekly rehearsals and participation at weekly Liturgy.
	Instrumentalists This liturgical ministry is for the male and female students who wish to share their gift of music.

Entering into the Sacrament of Reconciliation

Confession is not difficult. Yet, if we want to experience the sacrament in the most profound way, we must prepare by placing ourselves in the presence of God and praying for the wisdom, insight and humility to reflect honestly on our life.

Catholics seek healing and forgiveness through repentance and a resolve to change those parts of their lives that do not foster relationship with God and God's people. This reflection should involve searching one's thoughts, words and actions - an examination of conscience.

Click here to read more about Reconciliation.

Artist Sebastian Touret's descriptions of the Risen Christ sculpture:

It is quite an impressive mission to fine oneself having to represent Christ.

Is it even possible to show Him? We can evoke Him through an attitude, a gesture, within the challenges of carving and the reality of a material-oak wood in this case.

This oak, not long ago, was a living tree full of sap. It was cut down and became a beam, in a neat square shape, and lifeless.

The sculptor seizes it, and work begins as the precise tools bring out the sawdust and shavings.

The beam loses its rigidity, its inertia.

Thanks to your commissioning of the sculpture and to the sculpting work, a character appears-a man. The wood has become living, the most alive of the Living, the Risen Christ resurrected. He comes out of the tomb, springing from his shroud.

This sculpture has a twinned presence in Paris, which I sculpted with my late father, Jean Touret, for the Chapel of Orphans in d'Auteuil.

With hope this sculpture lives up to the huge ambition of the humble sculptor: creating an invigorating presence in this place of yours and in your midst.