UMM Events Calendar

No daily Mass at noon due to Juneteenth observance. UIW offices will be closed.

Once a month we remember our recently departed alumni, faculty, staff, friends, family, Sisters of Charity, and benefactors of the University of the Incarnate Word during our regular 11 a.m. Sunday Eucharist in Our Lady's Chapel. Our next memorial Mass will be held Sunday, June 26 at 11 a.m. in Our Lady’s Chapel. If you would like to submit the name of a loved one or friend who is recently deceased or for whom the anniversary of death is approaching, please add their information here, UIW Monthly Memorial Mass by the close of the day, Thursday, June 23. Names provided by this date will also be included in a digital download for that weekend.

Note: There will be no Monthly Memorial Mass in July.

For more information, please contact Lena Gokelman or Carmen Aguilera at ministry@uiwtx.edu.

No daily Mass at noon due to Independence Day holiday. UIW offices will be closed.

No noon daily Mass or Sunday Mass in Our Lady's Chapel. The chapel will be undergoing its annual deep cleaning during this period. Daily Mass will resume August 1 at noon. Sunday Mass will resume August 7 at 11 a.m.

No Monthly Memorial Mass in July.

Daily Mass resumes in Our Lady's Chapel at noon.

Sunday Mass resumes in Our Lady's Chapel at 11 a.m.

The Welcome Mass, traditionally held the Sunday before classes begin, is a beautiful celebration welcoming all our newest cardinals and their families to the University of the Incarnate Word family as they begin this new and exciting chapter in their lives. Mass will be held in the Chapel of the Incarnate Word at 11 a.m. Limited seating will be available. The Mass will also be livestreamed here.

Once a month we remember our recently departed alumni, faculty, staff, friends, family, Sisters of Charity, and benefactors of the University of the Incarnate Word during our regular 11 a.m. Sunday Eucharist in Our Lady's Chapel. The link for the August Memorial Mass will open July 27 and close on Thursday, August 25. Names for the August Mass should be submitted during that time period submit their information here. For more information, please contact Lena Gokelman or Carmen Aguilera at ministry@uiwtx.edu.

Are you new to UIW? Then Crossroads New Student Retreat is for you. Join us for a day filled with getting to know one another, sharing what brought us to UIW and our hopes for our time together. Through presentations and discussions, prayer and song, and fun activities, Crossroads and offers students a chance to build community and address some important issues while making new friends.

Register for the Crossroads New Student Retreat

For more information or questions email us at ministry@uiwtx.edu or call Beth Villarreal, Director of Campus Ministry at (210) 829-2736.

Our Sunday evening Mass resumes for the Fall semester today! Not a morning person? See you at 7 p.m.!

No daily Mass at noon due to Labor Day holiday. UIW offices will be closed.

In keeping with a long tradition dating from the founding of the great European universities in the Middle Ages, UIW celebrates the Mass of the Holy Spirit at the start of each academic year. During the liturgy we ask for the inspiration, guidance, and presence of God's Spirit on all our campus activities. This festive event gathers the entire university community together to rededicate ourselves to UIW's mission, to renew friendships, and to welcome new members.

For more info, contact Lena Gokelman or Carmen Aguilera at ministry@uiwtx.edu.

The Intercollegiate Campus Ministry Commissioning Mass is an annual celebration held in collaboration with the Archdiocese of San Antonio and the Catholic Campus Ministries of UTSA, Texas A&M San Antonio, the Alamo Community Colleges, St. Mary’s University, Our Lady of the Lake University, and the University of the Incarnate Word. This year, Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller will celebrate Mass and commission the campus ministers and student peer ministry leaders for the ministries on their campuses and throughout the Archdiocese.

Join the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word as they celebrate Mass on the second Sunday of the month at the Chapel of the Incarnate Word. Registration for in-person attendance is not required.

For more information, and to access the livestream for this liturgy, please visit the Chapel of the Incarnate Word website.

We gather as community to remember the tragic day of September 11, 2001. Prayers will be said for our nation, for the families of those that died, for our UIW First Responders and to renew our commitment to be bearers of peace and justice to the world.

For further information, please contact, Bishop Dr. Trevor D. Alexander, at alexande@uiwtx.edu or (210) 829-3130.

During Latinx Heritage Month (or Hispanic Heritage month) we celebrate the contributions, history and cultures of our American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and South America. What began as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Johnson in 1968 has expanded into a month-long celebration of our Latinx brothers and sisters. The first 3 days of this month celebrate the independence for Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, followed by Nicaragua on the 15th, Mexico on the 16, and Chile on the 18. UIW will be hosting events all month long to remember our past, celebrate the present and look toward the future.

More information to come!

Each year in the fall semester, University Mission & Ministry offers a SALVE retreat for UIW students. The weekend is designed to give you an opportunity for inner reflection and welcome you to the UMM community. Located at a beautiful site in the Texas Hill Country, SALVE provides the ideal get-away to help you pursue a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and, together with others, spread His joy to the world. SALVE is a Catholic-based retreat but is open to all Christian denominations. Registration is $50 (with 50% scholarships available).

Register at: SALVE 2022.

The International Day of Peace is observed annually around the world on September 21. The UN General Assembly has declared this day as an opportunity to strengthen the ideals of peace, observing 24-hours of non-violence and cease-fire. But peace is more than laying down arms. Peace begins at the root of society – in our institutions, social structures, and everyday life. In the words of Secretary-General António Gutierrez:

“Racism continues to poison institutions, social structures, and everyday life in every society. It continues to be a driver of persistent inequality. And it continues to deny people their fundamental human rights. It destabilizes societies, undermines democracies, erodes the legitimacy of governments, and… the linkages between racism and gender inequality are unmistakable.”

The theme of this year's International Day of Peace is:

End racism. Build Peace.

We all have a role to play in fostering peace. What is yours?

On Meet the Mission Day, University of the Incarnate Word students and employees engage the greater San Antonio community with service. In the decade since its origin, the event has grown to see over 200 members of the University of the Incarnate Word community deploy to community partner sites all over the city to perform service projects. Sign-up link will be available soon. For more information: Meet the Mission

NOTE: This event has been rescheduled to October 15. More information can be found in the October entry of this calendar.

Once a month we remember our recently departed alumni, faculty, staff, friends, family, Sisters of Charity, and benefactors of the University of the Incarnate Word during our regular 11 a.m. Sunday Eucharist in Our Lady's Chapel.

The link for the SEPTEMBER Memorial Mass will open August 29 and close on Monday, September 19 at the end of the day. Names for the September Mass should be submitted during that time period.

Please, submit their information here.

For more information, please contact Lena Gokelman or Carmen Aguilera at ministry@uiwtx.edu.

Just as the Body of Christ is made up of different parts, so is our community. From our ordained ministers to the youngest gathered, we all contribute to the life of prayer here at UIW. We also recognize those who give their time and talent to our community each week as readers, music ministers, Eucharistic ministers, greeters, altar servers and everything in between. On September 25, at our 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Masses, join us as we pray in thanksgiving for our new and veteran ministers as they recommit themselves to another year of service in our community.

For more information, please contact: Lena or Carmen, ministry@uiwtx.edu

Bring your lunch and enjoy some time with one another and some Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word. Beverages will be provided.

Register Here

Singing our way to a renewed understanding of Jesus' presence in the Eucharist and in the Body of Christ, the Church. All are welcome Saturday morning (9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.), October 1 as we pray, sing, learn and discern together. Check-in and registration is from 8:30 - 9 a.m.. This morning of reflection is FREE and will be made all the richer with your participation - sharing your insights, successes, challenges, ideas and dreams.

Cantando es un camino a una comprensión renovada de la presencia de Jesús en la Eucaristía y en el Cuerpo de Cristo, La Iglesia. Todos son bienvenidos el sábado por la mañana (9 a.m. -12:30 p.m.), el 1st de octubre cuando oramos, cantamos, aprendemos y discernimos juntos. Check-in y el registro son de 8:30 a.m. a 9 a.m.. Esta mañana de reflexión es GRATIS y se enriquecerá con su participación - compartiendo sus ideas, éxitos, desafíos, ideas y sueños.

Register Here / Regístrese Aquí

Feast of St. Francis – Blessing of the Animals | Tuesday, October 4 at 5:30 p.m. (Grotto)

On the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi who loved all, and in prayerful solidarity with our immigrant brothers and sisters, we offer a traditional Blessing of the Animals. Sr.Martha Ann Kirk, Dr. Darlene Carbajal and their students invite you to join with them in this special celebration. For more information, please contact: Sr. Martha Ann at kirk@uiwtx.edu.

Heritage Day Remembering Ceremony-Cemetery Ritual | Wednesday, October 5 at 8 a.m. (CCVI Cemetery)

Each year the University of the Incarnate Word celebrates Heritage Week; a time to pause, reflect on the communal call of the University flowing from “Our Lord Jesus Christ suffering....” The legacy of the past informs who we are now and invites us to contemplate the future. Our celebration will be celebrated on Oct 5 at the Sisters of Charity Cemetery abutting the Chapel of the Incarnate Word. For more information, please contact Brenda Dimas at dimas@uiwtx.edu or (210) 829-3128.

Employee Recognition Ceremony | Wednesday, October 5 at 2 p.m. (Chapel of the Incarnate Word)

Heritage Day ceremony honoring UIW Employee's at the Chapel of the Incarnate Word. You are invited to attend a Reception immediately following at the SEC Ballroomfrom 3 - 4 p.m.. Event sponsored by Human Resources.

Lectio Divina | Wednesday, October 5 at 6 p.m. (AD155)

Join us as we meditate on Scripture readings and prayer as a means to communion with God. We seek guidance from the Holy Spirit as we contemplate and discern on the readings to gain perspective of what God is asking of us on our journey. For more information, please contact Brenda Dimas at dimas@uiwtx.edu or (210) 829-3128.

Heritage Day Mass | Thursday, October 6 at 12 p.m. (Our Lady's Chapel)

You are cordially invited to participate in our 2022 Heritage Day Mass on Thursday, October 6 at 12 noon in Our Lady’s Chapel. Our Heritage Day Mass is an opportunity to remember with gratitude the foundation of the University by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word and recommit ourselves to our mission values. For more information, please contact Brenda Dimas a dimas@uiwtx.edu or (210) 829-3128.

Heritage Day Meet and Eat with the Sisters | Thursday, October 6 at 5 p.m. (CCVI Heritage Center)

Agapao Ministries invites the UIW community to gathering for a tour of the Heritage Center followed by a meal. For more information, contact Rozlyn Bermea at rbermea@uiwtx.edu.

Register Here for the Meet and Eat

On the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi who loved all, and in prayerful solidarity with our immigrant brothers and sisters, we offer a traditional Blessing of the Animals. Sr.Martha Ann Kirk, Dr. Darlene Carbajal and their students invite you to join with them in this special celebration. For more information, please contact: Sr. Martha Ann at kirk@uiwtx.edu.

Each year the University of the Incarnate Word celebrates Heritage Week; a time to pause, reflect on the communal call of the University flowing from “Our Lord Jesus Christ suffering....” The legacy of the past informs who we are now and invites us to contemplate the future. Our celebration will be celebrated on Oct 5 at the Sisters of Charity Cemetery abutting the Chapel of the Incarnate Word. For more information, please contact Brenda Dimas at dimas@uiwtx.edu or (210) 829-3128.

Heritage Day ceremony honoring UIW Employee's at the Chapel of the Incarnate Word. Event sponsored by Human Resources.

Join us as we meditate on Scripture readings and prayer as a means to communion with God. We seek guidance from the Holy Spirit as we contemplate and discern on the readings to gain perspective of what God is asking of us on our journey. For more information, please contact Brenda Dimas at dimas@uiwtx.edu or (210) 829-3128.

You are cordially invited to participate in our 2022 Heritage Day Mass on Thursday, October 6 at 12 noon in Our Lady’s Chapel. Our Heritage Day Mass is an opportunity to remember with gratitude the foundation of the University by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word and recommit ourselves to our mission values. For more information, please contact Brenda Dimas at dimas@uiwtx.edu or (210) 829-3128.

Agapao Ministries invites the UIW community to gathering for a tour of the Heritage Center followed by a meal. For more information, contact Rozlyn Bermea at rbermea@uiwtx.edu.

Register Here for the Heritage Day Meet and Eat

Join the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word as they celebrate Mass on the second Sunday of the month at the Chapel of the Incarnate Word. Registration for in-person attendance is not required.

For more information, and to access the livestream for this liturgy, please visit the Chapel of the Incarnate Word website.

The Eucharistic Liturgy as Gift | El Regalo de la Eucaristia Liturgica

The Eucharistic Liturgy is a Gift to us. Jesus Christ invites us into Accompaniment, Hospitality, and encounter in Word and Eucharist. We are formed, through symbol and music, into the Body of Christ in the world. All are welcome Saturday morning (9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.), October 15 as we pray, learn and discern together. Check-in and registration is from 8:30 to 9 a.m.. This morning of reflection is FREE and will be made all the richer with your participation - sharing your insights, successes, challenges, ideas and dreams.

As the Church walks this time of Eucharistic Revival, the opportunity to gather as the Body of Christ is also a gift. Join with your UIW community and our sisters and brothers of the Archdiocese of San Antonio in this timely discussion. End the day together with a meal. (RSVP by 10/10 for this.) It’s all free and a gift to you! Register below. For more information, please contact our UMM staff at ministry@uiwtx.edu.

La Liturgia Eucarística es un Regalo. Jesucristo nos invita al acompañamiento, a la hospitalidad, y al encuentro con su Palabra y la Eucaristía. El símbolo y la música nos convierten en el Cuerpo de Cristo en el mundo. Todos son bienvenidos el sábado por la mañana (9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.), el 15 de octubre cuando oramos, aprendemos y discernimos juntos. Check-in y el registro son de 8:30 a 9 a.m.. Esta mañana de reflexión es GRATIS y se enriquecerá con su participación - compartiendo sus ideas, éxitos, desafíos, ideas y sueños.

Register Here / Regístrese Aquí

Set-up our our annual Día de los Muertos ofrenda will take place today. Look for more information soon!

Once a month we remember our recently departed alumni, faculty, staff, friends, family, Sisters of Charity, and benefactors of the University of the Incarnate Word during our regular 11 a.m. Sunday Eucharist in Our Lady's Chapel.

The link for the OCTOBER Memorial Mass will open September 26 and close on Monday, October 24 at the end of the day. Names for the October Mass should be submitted during that time period.

Please, submit their information here.

For more information, please contact Lena Gokelman or Carmen Aguilera at ministry@uiwtx.edu.

The Solemnity of All Saints, a holy day of obligation, commemorates all those whom we believe are in Heaven. Many Saints are known to us, but even more are known only to God and those who knew them well on earth. This day we honor them all.

For more information, please contact Lena Gokelman or Carmen Aguilera at (210) 832-3207 / ministry@uiwtx.edu (Our Lady's Chapel)

or

Sr. Mary Henry at (210) 828-2224 / mary.henry@amormeus.org (Chapel of the Incarnate Word).

November 2, All Souls' Day, commemorates the departed faithful to whom we have traditionally referred to as being in Purgatory. They are being purified on their way to Heaven and are helped by our prayers. Mass will be held at 12 noon (Our Lady's Chapel). For more information, contact Lena or Carmen at ministry@uiwtx.edu

We are in spiritual communion with the Saints and the faithful departed and realize this in the celebration of every Eucharist.

Agapao Ministries, invites you to join us at this year’s Homecoming event, the UIW Women of Faith Luncheon. All men and women of UIW - students, faculty, staff, alumni, family and friends are invited to join the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word in celebrating the heritage of our university and the legacy that we carry on. This year's guest of honor is Sr. Yolanda Tarango, CCVI, newly selected General Superior of the CCVI Congregation.

For more information, contact Beth Villarreal, Director of Campus Ministry at villaret@uiwtx.edu.

Register Here for the Women of Faith Luncheon

We cordially invite current students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends of the University of the Incarnate Word to attend our annual Homecoming-Alumni Memorial Mass on Sunday, November 6 at 11 a.m. in the Chapel of the Incarnate Word. It is an opportunity to gather and remember our past - especially those who have given much to make our university what it is today - as well as to pray for those who, today and in years to come, will continue to live the mission and legacy of our founding Sisters of Charity. This annual remembrance of our departed alumni and Sisters concludes with a brief prayer in the Sisters' cemetery.

If you have a loved one you would like to have remembered during the Mass, please call or email Dr. Lisa McNary at (210) 829-6076 / email: lisas@uiwtx.edu

And don’t forget… it’s Daylight Saving time. Clocks “fall back” one hour.

Join University Mission and Ministry and the Military and Veteran Center at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11, in the SEC Ballroom as our UIW community comes together to honor all of our veterans and to thank them for dedicated and loyal service to their country. Our annual Veterans' Day parade will follow the service and starts at 1 p.m.

Many Americans mistakenly believe that Veterans Day is the day America sets aside to honor American military personnel who died in battle or as a result of wounds sustained from combat. That's not quite true. Memorial Day is the day set aside to honor America's war casualties. Veterans Day, on the other hand, honors ALL veterans, both living and dead.

Learn more about Veteran's Day at UIW or contact Rev. Dr. Trevor D. Alexander, via e-mail or (210) 829-3130 or via email: alexande@uiwtx.edu

The Archdiocese of San Antonio invites all university ministers – student, faculty, and staff – to come together for a day of spiritual, pastoral, and intellectual enrichment with peers from other universities and colleges within the archdiocese.

More information to come!

Join the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word as they celebrate Mass on the second Sunday of the month at the Chapel of the Incarnate Word. Registration for in-person attendance is not required.

For more information, and to access the livestream for this liturgy, please visit the Chapel of the Incarnate Word website.

University Mission and Ministry invites you to join together on Wednesday, November 16 at 5:30 p.m. (Our Lady’s Chapel) in communal prayer reflecting on scripture and God’s healing grace offered through the sacrament of reconciliation. An opportunity for individual confession will be provided.

Thanksgiving Day is almost upon us! Please join University Mission & Ministry and the Community in Missions Committee on Tuesday, November 21 as we come together to give prayerful thanks as a community for the abundant blessings that God has given us throughout the year. The service will be held in Our Lady’s Chapel at 12 noon.

For more information, please contact Bishop Trevor Alexander at alexande@uiwtx.edu

Once a month we remember our recently departed alumni, faculty, staff, friends, family, Sisters of Charity, and benefactors of the University of the Incarnate Word during our regular 11 a.m. Sunday Eucharist in Our Lady's Chapel.

The link for the November Memorial Mass will open October 31 and close on Monday, November 21 at the end of the day. Names for the November Mass should be submitted during that time period.

Please submit their information here.

For more information, please contact Lena Gokelman or Carmen Aguilera at ministry@uiwtx.edu.

This will be our last 7 p.m. Sunday evening Mass for the Fall semester.

Sunday evening Mass will resume on January 15, 2023.

Join UIW's Sometime Singers and Players, a group made up of faculty, staff, administrators and students (vocalists and instrumentalists) who cannot participate in weekly rehearsals and services, but who serve when possible, at liturgical prayer throughout the school year. Your commitment to participate at the event and at rehearsals is made only when you RSVP to an event invitation by the RSVP date. To RSVP for one of the events below, or to have your name placed on the SS/P e-mail list for future events, contact Lena Gokelman or Carmen Aguilera at uiwmusicministry@uiwtx.edu

RSVP for Sometime Singers-Players: Baccalaureate Mass

Fall Baccalaureate Mass: Friday, December 9 at 6 p.m. (place TBA; warm-up begins at 4:45 p.m.)

Please attend two of the three rehearsals: Tuesday, Dec. 6 (vocalists only), Wednesday, Dec. 7 (instrumentalists only) and Thursday, Dec. 8 (vocalists and instrumentalists). All rehearsals are from 6 -8 p.m. in Our Lady's Chapel. RSVP by Friday, Dec. 2. For questions about the rehearsal schedule, contact 832-3207 or uiwmusicministry@uiwtx.edu

We gather as community to celebrate the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary -- the patronal feast day of the United States of America and a holy day of obligation. Today's solemnity celebrates the Immaculate Conception of Mary in the womb of her mother, St. Ann, and Mary's unquestioning “YES” in answer to God’s call to bear Jesus, her son. Her faith and acceptance of God’s word is a model for our lives and the source by which we are touched by God’s grace. Mass will be celebrated at 12 noon in Our Lady's Chapel. All are welcome.

For more information contact Lena Gokelman or Carmen Aguilera at ministry@uiwtx.edu

The University of the Incarnate Word will hold its Fall Baccalaureate Mass on Friday, December 9 at 6 p.m. The history of the Baccalaureate ceremony is firmly entrenched in the medieval European custom of presenting graduating candidates for the degree of Bachelor (bacca) with laurels (lauri) or recognition of their achievement. It is traditionally a religious service of celebration and thanksgiving for the time the graduates have devoted to growing in wisdom at a place of education.

Join the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word as they celebrate Mass on the second Sunday of the month at the Chapel of the Incarnate Word. Registration for in-person attendance is not required.

For more information, and to access the livestream for this liturgy, please visit the Chapel of the Incarnate Word website.

Christmas Eve Mass will be celebrated at the Chapel of the Incarnate Word at 5:30 p.m. A 5 p.m. Pre-service concert will precede Mass. Seating is limited in this sacred space. Fire code and any health code regulations in place at that time must be observed. This will be the only liturgy celebrated on December 24 or 25 at the Chapel of the Incarnate Word. There will be no services in Our Lady’s Chapel on December 24 or 25.

See the CCVI Chapel for more information on prayer and worship with the Incarnate Word Sisters.

Our Monthly Memorial Mass will resume January 29 at 11 a.m. in Our Lady’s Chapel.

The link to submit names will open November 28 and close on Monday, January 23, 2023 at the end of the day. Names for the January Mass should be submitted during that time period.

Please submit their information here

For more information, please contact Lena Gokelman or Carmen Aguilera at ministry@uiwtx.edu.

Masses resume in Our Lady's Chapel for the Spring Semester at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.

We will also begin livestreaming our 11 a.m. Sunday Masses on our UIW Mission and Ministry YouTube Channel. No registration is required. Please see our Events Registration Page for more information.

It's not too late to participate in the MLK March!

If you are providing your own transportation, please meet at Martin Luther King Jr. Academy, 3501 Martin Luther King Dr, San Antonio, TX, 78203 no later than 9:30 a.m.  Please know that parking will be a great challenge.  The MLK Jr. March organizers recommend parking at St. Philip’s College 1801 Martin Luther King Dr, San Antonio, TX 78203, or the Freeman Coliseum located at 3201 E Houston St, San Antonio, TX 78219. The organizers will have transportation provided from these parking lot areas beginning at 8 a.m. through 9:45 am and then “end of march” transportation from Pittman-Sullivan Park to St. Philip’s College and the Freeman Coliseum from 12 noon to 3:30 p.m.

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity has a history of over 100 years, in which Christians around the world have taken part in an octave of prayer for visible Christian unity. By annually observing the WPCU, Christians move toward the fulfillment of Jesus' prayer at the Last Supper "that they all may be one." (cf. John 17:21)

For more information, see the USCCB Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Website

A Young Adult Catholic ministry at UIW, Breathe Young Adult Ministries build a better community in which an individual can grow in relationship with Christ. We meet weekly on Wednesdays, alternating Community Night with our Men's and Fiat Women's Groups. All are welcome.

Community nights are a time for all of us to step outside of our busy schedules an come together in fellowship, music, and reflection.

Join us this semester on the following dates:

• January 18, 2023 SEC | 2030-2031
• February 1, 2023 SEC | 3140
• February 15, 2023 SEC | 3140
• March 8, 2023 SEC | 3140
• March 29, 2023 - Soup Dinner and Taizé Prayer | Grotto
• April 12, 2023 - SEC | 3140
• April 26, 2023 - SEC | 3140

Masses at 11 a.m. (livestreamed) and 7 p.m.

Livestream takes place on our UIW Mission and Ministry YouTube Channel. No registration is required. Please see our Events Registration Page for more information.

A Young Adult Catholic ministry at UIW, Breathe Young Adult Ministries build a better community in which an individual can grow in relationship with Christ. We meet weekly on Wednesdays, alternating Community Night with our Crux Men's and Fiat Women's Groups. All are welcome.

Crux Men's Group | SEC 3140
Fiat Women's Group | SEC 2034

• January 25, 2023
• February 8, 2023
• March 1, 2023
• March 22, 2023 - Catholic Reconciliation Service 5:30 p.m. Our Lady's Chapel
• April 5, 2023
• April 19, 2023

Masses in Our Lady's Chapel at 11 a.m. (livestreamed) and 7 p.m. Our livestream appears on our UIW Mission and Ministry YouTube Channel. To access the link for livestream, please go to our Events Registration Page. No registration is necessary for Mass.

Today we also remember our recently departed alumni, faculty, staff, friends, family, Sisters of Charity, and benefactors of the University of the Incarnate Word during our regular 11 a.m. Sunday Eucharist in Our Lady's Chapel.

The link for the January Memorial Mass will close on Monday, January 23 at the end of the day. Names for this Mass should be submitted by that date.

Submit their information here.

For more information, please contact Lena Gokelman or Carmen Aguilera at ministry@uiwtx.edu.

Rescheduled to 2/13/23 at 5 p.m. (Our Lady's Chapel)

The Archdiocese of San Antonio has reinstated the distribution of Holy Communion under both species - the Body of Christ and Precious Blood. With this announcement, they have also provided updated guidelines with helpful reminders, as well as new information, for all Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion in the Archdiocese. This formation session is for both current and new Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion (EMHC). Those interested in this ministry are also welcomed to attend.

For more information, please contact Lena Gokelman or Carmen Aguilera at ministry@uiwtx.edu

A Young Adult Catholic ministry at UIW, Breathe Young Adult Ministries build a better community in which an individual can grow in relationship with Christ. We meet weekly on Wednesdays, alternating Community Night with our Men's and Fiat Women's Groups. All are welcome.

Sign Up for Bowling Here.

Masses at 11 a.m. (livestreamed) and 7 p.m.

Livestream takes place on our UIW Mission and Ministry YouTube Channel. No registration is required. Please see our Events Registration Page for more information.

A Young Adult Catholic ministry at UIW, Breathe Young Adult Ministries build a better community in which an individual can grow in relationship with Christ. We meet weekly on Wednesdays, alternating Community Night with our Crux Men's and Fiat Women's Groups. All are welcome.

Crux Men's Group | SEC 3140
Fiat Women's Group | SEC 2034

• January 25, 2023
• February 8, 2023
• March 1, 2023
• March 22, 2023 - Catholic Reconciliation Service 5:30 p.m. Our Lady's Chapel
• April 5, 2023
• April 19, 2023

Catholic social teaching emerges from the truth of what God has revealed to us about himself. We believe in the triune God whose very nature is communal and social. God the Father sends his only Son Jesus Christ and shares the Holy Spirit as his gift of love. God reveals himself to us as one who is not alone, but rather as one who is relational, one who is Trinity. Therefore, who are made in God's image share this communal, social nature. We are called to reach out and to build relationships.

Masses at 11 a.m. (livestreamed) and 7 p.m.

Livestream takes place on our UIW Mission and Ministry YouTube Channel. No registration is required. Please see our Events Registration Page for more information.

Our Alumni Relations Office will also be hosting our annual Cardinal Couples Mass at our 11 a.m. liturgy today. This is an opportunity for alumni, students, faculty, staff, and community members who are married or engaged to come together in prayer and also receive a special blessing. Whether married, preparing for the sacrament, or dating, we pray in gratitude on this World Marriage Sunday for the gift of love which God bestows on us daily. May our loving relationships draw us closer to God that we may feel his presence guiding our steps.

Join the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word as they celebrate Mass on the second Sunday of the month at the Chapel of the Incarnate Word. Registration for in-person attendance is not required.

For more information, and to access the livestream for this liturgy, please visit the Chapel of the Incarnate Word website.

The Archdiocese of San Antonio has reinstated the distribution of Holy Communion under both species - the Body of Christ and Precious Blood. With this announcement, they have also provided updated guidelines with helpful reminders, as well as new information, for all Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion in the Archdiocese. This formation session is for both current and new Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion (EMHC). Those interested in this ministry are also welcomed to attend.

For more information, please contact Lena Gokelman or Carmen Aguilera at ministry@uiwtx.edu

A Young Adult Catholic ministry at UIW, Breathe Young Adult Ministries build a better community in which an individual can grow in relationship with Christ. We meet weekly on Wednesdays, alternating Community Night with our Men's and Fiat Women's Groups. All are welcome.

Community nights are a time for all of us to step outside of our busy schedules an come together in fellowship, music, and reflection.

Join us this semester on the following dates:

• January 18, 2023 SEC | 2030-2031
• February 1, 2023 SEC | 3140
• February 15, 2023 SEC | 3140
• March 8, 2023 SEC | 3140
• March 29, 2023 - Soup Dinner and Taizé Prayer | Grotto
• April 12, 2023 - SEC | 3140
• April 26, 2023 - SEC | 3140

This liturgical ministry formation is for current Readers/Lectors and new ministers interested in proclaiming the Scriptures at Masses on Sunday, as well as other special services during the year. We also invite those discerning becoming a part of this ministry to join our gathering.

The short 75 minute presentation will provide you with history and other information on the ministry, as well as provide an opportunity to practice proclaiming scripture in the chapel.

We will meet at 5 p.m. in Our Lady's Chapel.

For more information, please contact Lena Gokelman & Carmen Aguilera at ministry@uiwtx.edu.

Masses at 11 a.m. (livestreamed) and 7 p.m.

Livestream takes place on our UIW Mission and Ministry YouTube Channel. No registration is required. Please see our Events Registration Page for more information.

Ash Wednesday begins the season of Lent. As a university community, it is a wonderful opportunity to begin the season in prayer.

For a listing of our Ash Wednesday services, information on fasting and abstinence, as well as activities and prayer opportunities to enhance your prayer life, please visit our Lent page

Masses will take place at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. today in Our Lady's Chapel.

Today we also remember our recently departed alumni, faculty, staff, friends, family, Sisters of Charity, and benefactors of the University of the Incarnate Word during our regular 11 a.m. Sunday Eucharist in Our Lady's Chapel.

The link for the February Memorial Mass will close on Monday, February 20 at the end of the day. Names to be remembered during this Mass should be submitted by that date.

Submit their information here.

For more information, please contact Lena Gokelman or Carmen Aguilera at ministry@uiwtx.edu.

Thursdays from 5:15 - 6 p.m. | Lectio Divina (Broadway campus, AD155)

Lectio Divina or "divine reading" is a process of engaging with Christ, the Word of God. Though this exercise we enter into a deeper relationship with the Incarnate Word, who communicates the love of God the Father to us through the Holy Spirit. All are welcome to join in this time of prayer and reflection each Thursday from 5:15 - 6 p.m. (AD 155).

March gatherings: 3, 10, 24, 31

April gatherings: 13, 20, 27

There will be no gathering on 3/16 (Spring break) and 4/6 (Holy Thursday.)

For more information, contact Sr. Walter Maher at maher@uiwtx.edu

A Young Adult Catholic ministry at UIW, Breathe Young Adult Ministries build a better community in which an individual can grow in relationship with Christ. We meet weekly on Wednesdays, alternating Community Night with our Crux Men's and Fiat Women's Groups. All are welcome.

Crux Men's Group | SEC 3140
Fiat Women's Group | SEC 2034

• January 25, 2023
• February 8, 2023
• March 1, 2023
• March 22, 2023 - Catholic Reconciliation Service 5:30 p.m. Our Lady's Chapel
• April 5, 2023
• April 19, 2023

The Gift of Diversity - Session 1 | March 1 (Wed.) from 3 - 4:15 p.m. (Zoom)

This session will engage participants in conversation about the gifts of being part of a diverse teaching and learning community at UIW. The goal is to build a common language and understanding about diversity in its many dimensions – physical, cultural, racial, gender, sexual orientation, religious, etc. Participants are invited to identify the gifts of their personal identity and to grow in respect for other members of the community.

Register for the Gift of Diversity

Contact Dr. Arturo Chavez at aechavez@uiwtx.edu with any questions!

LGTBQ+ Ally Training - "Want to be an Ally?" | March 2 (Thursday) at 12 - 1:15 p.m.(Zoom)

The second session will review the LGBTQ+ basics and core terminology. It will characterize who allies are, understand their journey to becoming visible and vocal, and set basic expectations for ally behavior on campus and in the workplace setting.Contact Dr. Arturo Chavez at aechavez@uiwtx.edu with any questions!

Register for LGTBQ+ Ally Training

March 3 (Friday) at 12 p.m. | Stations of the Cross of Our Times (contemporary) (Our Lady's Chapel)

A traditional Lenten practice is to pray the Stations of the Cross on Fridays. This prayer leads us on a journey with Jesus as he bravely faces the consequences of his unwavering witness to the truth. We meditate on fourteen moments of this sorrowful journey recorded in scripture and tradition. This prayer, however, is not meant to be focused only on Jesus’ journey to the cross two thousand years ago; rather, it calls us to see how Jesus is suffering and dying in our world today. Join us this Lent as we prayerfully consider various issues that threaten life, peace, and justice especially for those considered “the least” among us. Let us together discern how we, as a community of faith, can respond to these threats to human life and dignity. All Faith Traditions Welcomed!

Contact Dr. Arturo Chavez at aechavez@uiwtx.edu with any questions!

Masses at 11 a.m. (livestreamed) and 7 p.m.

Livestream takes place on our UIW Mission and Ministry YouTube Channel. No registration is required. Please see our Events Registration Page for more information.

Mondays of Lent following noon Mass, ca. 12:30 p.m. | Stations of the Cross (traditional recitation) (Broadway campus, AD155)

Following daily Mass during the Mondays of Lent, a traditional Scriptural recitation of the Stations of the Cross will take the place of the Rosary (normally prayed after Mass). All are welcome to join in this devotional prayer during the Mondays of Lent following noon daily Mass (ca. 12:30 p.m.) in Our Lady's Chapel (Broadway campus/Admin bldg.). For those who cannot be present physically, we invite you to pray this Scriptural Way of the Cross for Lent (pdf) prepared by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Please note that there will be no Stations of the Cross prayed in-person on 3/13 (Spring break) and 3/27 (due to the Incarnate Word Day Mass at noon).

For more information, please contact Lena Gokelman or Carmen Aguilera at ministry@uiwtx.edu | (210) 832-3207.

Holy Week choir rehearsals begin this week! Join Sometimes Singers for Holy Week!

March 7, 21, *28 (Tuesday) | March 9, 23, *30, *April 4 (Thursday) | *April 5 (Wednesay) at 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. |

*Denotes rehearsals in the Chapel of the Incarnate Word. All other rehearsals will be held in Our Lady's Chapel.)

Join UIW's Sometime Singers and Players, a group made up of faculty, staff, administrators and students (vocalists and instrumentalists) who cannot participate in weekly rehearsals and services, but who serve when possible, at liturgical prayer throughout the school year. Your commitment to participate at the event and at rehearsals is made only when you RSVP to an event invitation by the RSVP date.

Register here to RSVP to sing for our Holy Week and Easter Services, or to have your name placed on the SS/P e-mail list for future events

Please submit your registration by Wednesday, March 1.

Contact Lena Gokelman or Carmen Aguilera at uiwmusicministry@uiwtx.edu

Today we remember Bishop Claude Dubuis. For his role in the Incarnate Word Sisters' service in Texas, we give thanks!

Check back for more information on a birthday remembrance!

About Bishop Dubuis...

A native of Teche, situated about ten miles from Roanne, France, Claude Marie was born on March 8, 1817 to Antoinette and Francois Dubuis. The fifth child in a family of eight, he was named after his maternal uncle Abbe Claude Dubost and maternal aunt Marie.

Learn more about Bishop Dubuis.

A Young Adult Catholic ministry at UIW, Breathe Young Adult Ministries build a better community in which an individual can grow in relationship with Christ. We meet weekly on Wednesdays, alternating Community Night with our Men's and Fiat Women's Groups. All are welcome.

Community nights are a time for all of us to step outside of our busy schedules an come together in fellowship, music, and reflection.

Join us this semester on the following dates:

• January 18, 2023 SEC | 2030-2031
• February 1, 2023 SEC | 3140
• February 15, 2023 SEC | 3140
• March 8, 2023 SEC | 3140
• March 29, 2023 - Soup Dinner and Taizé Prayer | Grotto
• April 12, 2023 - SEC | 3140
• April 26, 2023 - SEC | 3140

The Call to Inclusion - Session 2 | March 8 (Wednesday) at 3 - 4:15 p.m. (Zoom)

This session builds on “The Gift of Diversity.” In a safe, nonjudgmental setting, participants bravely assess their level of intercultural sensitivity and inclusion of people from diverse backgrounds. Together, the group reflects on how unconscious biases, stereotypes, microaggressions, and prejudices block the possibilities for respectful and rewarding relationships. Participants set personal goals for developmental growth in intercultural competence to actively build an inclusive community at UIW where all belong.

Register for the Call to Inclusion

Contact Dr. Arturo Chavez at aechavez@uiwtx.edu with any questions!

Holy Week choir rehearsals begin this week! Join Sometimes Singers for Holy Week!

March 7, 21, *28 (Tuesday) | March 9, 23, *30, *April 4 (Thursday) | *April 5 (Wednesay) at 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. | Sometime Singers-Players / Holy Week and Easter

*Denotes rehearsals in the Chapel of the Incarnate Word. All other rehearsals will be held in Our Lady's Chapel.

Join UIW's Sometime Singers and Players, a group made up of faculty, staff, administrators and students (vocalists and instrumentalists) who cannot participate in weekly rehearsals and services, but who serve when possible, at liturgical prayer throughout the school year. Your commitment to participate at the event and at rehearsals is made only when you RSVP to an event invitation by the RSVP date.

Register here to RSVP to sing for our Holy Week and Easter Services, or to have your name placed on the SS/P e-mail list for future events

Please submit your registration by Wednesday, March 1.

Contact Lena Gokelman or Carmen Aguilera at uiwmusicministry@uiwtx.edu

There will be no Stations of the Cross (contemporary) today due to Spring break.

March 10 (Friday) at 12 p.m. | Stations of the Cross of Our Times (Our Lady's Chapel)

A traditional Lenten practice is to pray the Stations of the Cross on Fridays. This prayer leads us on a journey with Jesus as he bravely faces the consequences of his unwavering witness to the truth. We meditate on fourteen moments of this sorrowful journey recorded in scripture and tradition. This prayer, however, is not meant to be focused only on Jesus’ journey to the cross two thousand years ago; rather, it calls us to see how Jesus is suffering and dying in our world today. Join us this Lent as we prayerfully consider various issues that threaten life, peace, and justice especially for those considered “the least” among us. Let us together discern how we, as a community of faith, can respond to these threats to human life and dignity. All Faith Traditions Welcomed!

Contact Dr. Arturo Chavez at aechavez@uiwtx.edu with any questions!

Mass at 11 a.m. (livestreamed).

There will be no Mass at 7 p.m. due to Spring break.

Livestream takes place on our UIW Mission and Ministry YouTube Channel. No registration is required. Please see our Events Registration Page for more information.

Join the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word as they celebrate Mass on the second Sunday of the month at the Chapel of the Incarnate Word. Registration for in-person attendance is not required.

For more information, and to access the livestream for this liturgy, please visit the Chapel of the Incarnate Word website.

Breaking Bread: Catholic Social Teaching (Dignity of work and rights of the worker) | March 17 from 12 - 1 p.m. (SEC 2031)

Catholic social teaching emerges from the truth of what God has revealed to us about himself. We believe in the triune God whose very nature is communal and social. God the Father sends his only Son Jesus Christ and shares the Holy Spirit as his gift of love. God reveals himself to us as one who is not alone, but rather as one who is relational, one who is Trinity. Therefore, who are made in God's image share this communal, social nature. We are called to reach out and to build relationships.

Masses at 11 a.m. (livestreamed) and 7 p.m.

Livestream takes place on our UIW Mission and Ministry YouTube Channel. No registration is required. Please see our Events Registration Page for more information.

Mondays of Lent following noon Mass, ca. 12:30 p.m. | Stations of the Cross (traditional recitation) (Broadway campus, AD155)

Following daily Mass during the Mondays of Lent, a traditional Scriptural recitation of the Stations of the Cross will take the place of the Rosary (normally prayed after Mass). All are welcome to join in this devotional prayer during the Mondays of Lent following noon daily Mass (ca. 12:30 p.m.) in Our Lady's Chapel (Broadway campus/Admin bldg.). For those who cannot be present physically, we invite you to pray this Scriptural Way of the Cross for Lent (pdf) prepared by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Please note that there will be no Stations of the Cross prayed in-person on 3/13 (Spring break) and 3/27 (due to the Incarnate Word Day Mass at noon).

For more information, please contact Lena Gokelman or Carmen Aguilera at ministry@uiwtx.edu | (210) 832-3207.

See information on March 7 for registration information.

The Laudate Choir and Sometimes Singers will rehearse from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. in Our Lady's Chapel to prepare for Holy Week liturgies.

Catholic Reconciliation Service | March 22 (Wednesday) at 5:30 p.m. (Our Lady's Chapel / Broadway campus, Admin. Bldg.)

We invite you to a prayerful celebration of the Catholic sacrament of reconciliation where you will have an opportunity to spend time in prayer and reflection as we open our hearts to God for reconciliation and healing. For more information, please contact Lena Gokelman or Carmen Aguilera at ministry@uiwtx.edu | (210) 832-3207.

For tonight's gatherings, we will be going to the Catholic Reconciliation Service at 5:30 p.m. (Our Lady's Chapel)

A Young Adult Catholic ministry at UIW, Breathe Young Adult Ministries build a better community in which an individual can grow in relationship with Christ. We meet weekly on Wednesdays, alternating Community Night with our Crux Men's and Fiat Women's Groups. All are welcome.

• Crux Men's Group | SEC 3140
• Fiat Women's Group | SEC 2034
  • January 25
  • February 8
  • March 1
  • March 22 - Catholic Reconciliation Service 5:30 p.m. Our Lady's Chapel
  • April 5
  • April 19

Spirituality of Cesar Chavez Presentation and Lunch | March 22 (Wednesday) at 12 p.m. and Lunch (Givepulse) 

Students will present on Latino/a theology and how Cesar Chavez put his faith in action for justice. This event is open to all who will participate in the City of SA’s Cesar Chavez March…Additional details TBA.   

Register for the Spirituality of Cesar Chavez Presentation and Lunch. 

Contact Dr. Arturo Chavez at aechavez@uiwtx.edu with any questions! 

See information on March 9 for registration information.

The Laudate Choir and Sometimes Singers will rehearse from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. in Our Lady's Chapel to prepare for Holy Week liturgies.

We invite you to a prayerful celebration of the Feast of the Annunciation, the feast day of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word Congregation and the University of the Incarnate Word.

For more information contact Sr. Mary Henry at mary.henry@amormeus.org

Prayer for Racial Justice: St. Oscar Romero | March 24 (Friday) at 12 p.m. (Our Lady's Chapel)

After the horrific murder of George Floyd, UIW leadership called for the community to “Pray to End Racism.” Prayer has led students, staff, and faculty to action for racial justice through education and activism. We continue to gather every Friday at noon to nourish our commitment to peace and justice through communal, interfaith prayer. Our “Pray and Act for Racial Justice” gatherings are inspired by the example and teachings of prophetic leaders who put their faith into action. We gather in person in Our Lady’s Chapel on first floor of Administration Bldg. During Lent, we will use this time to pray the “Stations of the Cross of our Times” as we examen various issues that threaten life, peace, and justice especially for those considered “the least” among us. Let us together discern how we, as a community of faith, can respond to these threats to human life and dignity. All Faith Traditions Welcomed! Contact Dr. Arturo Chavez at aechavez@uiwtx.edu with any questions!

More information is forthcoming.

Contact Dr. Arturo Chavez at aechavez@uiwtx.edu with any questions!

Intercollegiate Campus Ministry | March 26, 2023 at 3 p.m. (Our Lady of the Lake University / Chapel)

The rite for the Sacrament of Confirmation will be celebrated with students from universities across the city. Please keep all of our students in your prayers.

Masses will take place at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. today in Our Lady's Chapel.

Today we also remember our recently departed alumni, faculty, staff, friends, family, Sisters of Charity, and benefactors of the University of the Incarnate Word during our regular 11 a.m. Sunday Eucharist in Our Lady's Chapel.

The link for the February Memorial Mass will close on Monday, March 20 at the end of the day. Names to be remembered during this Mass should be submitted by that date.

Submit their information here.

For more information, please contact Lena Gokelman or Carmen Aguilera at ministry@uiwtx.edu.

Incarnate Word Day Mass | 12 p.m. (Our Lady's Chapel / Broadway campus, Admin. Bldg.)

Incarnate Word Day celebrates the Feast of the Annunciation, Mary's "YES" to God's call, and is the major feast of the Congregation of Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, as well as our university, a sponsored ministry of the Congregation. We will celebrate this day as a campus community on March 27 at 12 noon in Our Lady's Chapel (Broadway campus, Admin. Bldg.) For more information, please contact: Lena Gokelman or Carmen Aguilera at (210) 832-3207 | ministry@uiwtx.edu.

CCVI Award Ceremony and Presentation | March 27 at 3 p.m. (SEC Ballroom)

The CCVI Spirit Award was inaugurated in 1993 to recognize a member of the faculty, administration, or staff who has demonstrated service to the University and/or to the broader civic community, the spirit of the founders, the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word. The mission of the University flows directly from this spirit. “CCVI” is an acronym for Congregatio Sororum Caritatis a Verbo Incarnato, the Latin name for the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, who sponsor the university. In conjunction with the award ceremony, Fr. Don Nesti, CSSp, will offer a special reflection on the Charism of the CCVIs.

For more information, please contact Sr. Walter Maher, CCVI, maher@uiwtx.edu; (210) 829-3939.

See information on March 7 for registration information.

The Laudate Choir and Sometimes Singers will rehearse from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. in the Chapel of the Incarnate Word today to prepare for our upcoming Holy Week liturgies.

We will gather today to prepare the soup dinner that will take place prior to this evening's Taizé Prayer Service.

A Young Adult Catholic ministry at UIW, Breathe Young Adult Ministries build a better community in which an individual can grow in relationship with Christ. We meet weekly on Wednesdays, alternating Community Night with our Men's and Fiat Women's Groups. All are welcome.

Community nights are a time for all of us to step outside of our busy schedules an come together in fellowship, music, and reflection.

Join us this semester on the following dates:

• January 18, 2023 SEC | 2030-2031
• February 1, 2023 SEC | 3140
• February 15, 2023 SEC | 3140
• March 8, 2023 SEC | 3140
• March 29, 2023 - Soup Dinner and Taizé Prayer | Grotto
• April 12, 2023 - SEC | 3140
• April 26, 2023 - SEC | 3140

Taizé Prayer | 7:30 p.m. (UIW Broadway campus / The Grotto – located behind Dubuis Hall (rain location: Chapel of the Incarnate Word)

You are cordially invited to participate in a service of contemplative worship in the tradition of Taizé community on Wednesday, March 29th beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the Grotto (behind Dubuis Hall). This service will be open to other university campus ministries and local youth groups. A light soup supper will precede the service at 6:30 p.m. near the Grotto.

Founded by Br. Roger Schütz-Marsauche in the small village of Taizé France to offer shelter and hospitality to WWII refugees of the war-torn area, the primary vocation of the Taizé Community continues to be building bridges for communion and reconciliation globally among all people. Additional information on the history, community, and current events of Taizé, may be found at the Taizé website For information regarding the service, please contact: Lena Gokelman or Carmen Aguilera at ministry@uiwtx.edu | (210) 832-3207. Rain location: Chapel of the Incarnate Word.

NOTE: Rain location for soup supper: Madeleine Room in the CCVI Heritage Center has been proposed. To be confirmed.

See information on March 9 for registration information.

The Laudate Choir and Sometimes Singers will rehearse from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. in the Chapel of the Incarnate Word today to prepare for our upcoming Holy Week liturgies.

Stations of the Cross of Our Times | March 31 (Friday) at 12 p.m. (Our Lady's Chapel)

A traditional Lenten practice is to pray the Stations of the Cross on Fridays. This prayer leads us on a journey with Jesus as he bravely faces the consequences of his unwavering witness to the truth. We meditate on fourteen moments of this sorrowful journey recorded in scripture and tradition. This prayer, however, is not meant to be focused only on Jesus’ journey to the cross two thousand years ago; rather, it calls us to see how Jesus is suffering and dying in our world today. Join us this Lent as we prayerfully consider various issues that threaten life, peace, and justice especially for those considered “the least” among us. Let us together discern how we, as a community of faith, can respond to these threats to human life and dignity. All Faith Traditions Welcomed! Contact Dr. Arturo Chavez at aechavez@uiwtx.edu with any questions!

April from 5:15 - 6 p.m. | Lectio Divina (Broadway campus, AD155)

Lectio Divina or "divine reading" is a process of engaging with Christ, the Word of God. Though this exercise we enter into a deeper relationship with the Incarnate Word, who communicates the love of God the Father to us through the Holy Spirit. All are welcome to join in this time of prayer and reflection each Thursday from 5:15 - 6 p.m. (AD 155).

April gatherings: 13, 20, 27

There will be no gathering on 3/16 (Spring break) and 4/6 (Holy Thursday.)

For more information, contact Sr. Walter Maher at maher@uiwtx.edu

Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week. Blessings of Palms and processions will occur at both Masses.

11 a.m. - Chapel of the Incarnate Word (please note location)
Mass will be livestreamed for the 11 a.m. Mass. please visit the Chapel of the Incarnate Word website.

7 p.m. - Our Lady's Chapel

Following daily Mass during the Mondays of Lent, a traditional Scriptural recitation of the Stations of the Cross will take the place of the Rosary (normally prayed after Mass). All are welcome to join in this devotional prayer during the Mondays of Lent following noon daily Mass (ca. 12:30 p.m.) in Our Lady's Chapel (Broadway campus/Admin bldg.). For those who cannot be present physically, we invite you to pray this Scriptural Way of the Cross for Lent (pdf) prepared by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. For more information, please contact Lena Gokelman or Carmen Aguilera at ministry@uiwtx.edu | (210) 832-3207.

The Laudate Choir and Sometimes Singers will rehearse from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. in the Chapel of the Incarnate Word today to prepare for our upcoming Holy Week liturgies.

A Young Adult Catholic ministry at UIW, Breathe Young Adult Ministries build a better community in which an individual can grow in relationship with Christ. We meet weekly on Wednesdays, alternating Community Night with our Crux Men's and Fiat Women's Groups. All are welcome.

• January 25, 2023
• February 8, 2023
• March 1, 2023
• March 22, 2023 - Catholic Reconciliation Service 5:30 p.m. Our Lady's Chapel
• April 5, 2023
• April 19, 2023

Crux Men's Group | SEC 3140
Fiat Women's Group | SEC 2034

The Laudate Choir and Sometimes Singers will rehearse from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. in the Chapel of the Incarnate Word today to prepare for our upcoming Holy Week liturgies.

Join the UIW community and the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word for the beginning of the summit of our Liturgical year, the Easter Triduum - from the evening of Holy Thursday to the evening of Easter Sunday. Though chronologically three days, they are liturgically one day unfolding for us the unity of Christ's Paschal Mystery.

Holy Thursday is the commemoration of the Last Supper of Jesus Christ, when he established the sacrament of Holy Communion prior to his arrest and crucifixion. It also commemorates His institution of the priesthood. The holy day falls on the Thursday before Easter and is part of Holy Week. Jesus celebrated the dinner as a Passover feast. Christ would fulfill His role as the Christian victim of the Passover for all to be saved by His final sacrifice. (Learn more about Holy Thursday here.)

Join the UIW community and the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word for the second part of the Easter Triduum - Good Friday.

Good Friday is the day on which Catholics commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Catholics are joined by almost all other Christians in solemn commemoration on this day. It is also a legal holiday around much of the world. (Learn more about Good Friday here.)

Join the UIW community and the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word for the culmination of the Easter Triduum - the Easter Vigil.

On this holy night, the Church keeps watch, celebrating the resurrection of Christ in the sacraments and awaiting his return in glory. It is the turning point of the Triduum, the Passover of the new covenant, which marks Christ's passage from death to life. ( Learn more about Easter Vigil here.)

Join the UIW community and the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word for Easter Sunday Mass.

Please note: There will be no Mass in Our Lady's Chapel at 11 a.m. or 7 p.m.

This session will engage participants in conversation about the gifts of being part of a diverse teaching and learning community at UIW. The goal is to build a common language and understanding about diversity in its many dimensions – physical, cultural, racial, gender, sexual orientation, religious, etc. Participants are invited to identify the gifts of their personal identity and to grow in respect for other members of the community.

Register for The Gift of Diversity

Contact Dr. Arturo Chavez at aechavez@uiwtx.edu with any questions.

A Young Adult Catholic ministry at UIW, Breathe Young Adult Ministries build a better community in which an individual can grow in relationship with Christ. We meet weekly on Wednesdays, alternating Community Night with our Men's and Fiat Women's Groups. All are welcome.

Community nights are a time for all of us to step outside of our busy schedules an come together in fellowship, music, and reflection.

Join us this semester on the following dates:

• January 18, 2023 SEC | 2030-2031
• February 1, 2023 SEC | 3140
• February 15, 2023 SEC | 3140
• March 8, 2023 SEC | 3140
• March 29, 2023 - Soup Dinner and Taizé Prayer | Grotto
• April 12, 2023 - SEC | 3140
• April 26, 2023 - SEC | 3140

After the horrific murder of George Floyd, UIW leadership called for the community to “Pray to End Racism.” Prayer has led students, staff, and faculty to action for racial justice through education and activism. We continue to gather every Friday at noon to nourish our commitment to peace and justice through communal, interfaith prayer. Our “Pray and Act for Racial Justice” gatherings are inspired by the example and teachings of prophetic leaders who put their faith into action. We gather in person in Our Lady’s Chapel on first floor of Administration Bldg. During Lent, we will use this time to pray the “Stations of the Cross of our Times” as we examen various issues that threaten life, peace, and justice especially for those considered “the least” among us. Let us together discern how we, as a community of faith, can respond to these threats to human life and dignity. All Faith Traditions Welcomed! Contact Dr. Arturo Chavez at aechavez@uiwtx.edu with any questions!

Heritage Day Remembering Ceremony-Cemetery Ritual

Each year the University of the Incarnate Word celebrates Heritage Week; a time to pause, reflect on the communal call of the University flowing from Our Lord Jesus Christ suffering. The legacy of the past informs who we are now and invites us to contemplate the future.

Our celebration will be held on October 6 at 8 a.m. via Zoom.

Presentation on Amoris Laetitia | The Joy of Love (Pope Francis, 2016)

As part of Heritage Week, Fr. Roger Keeler, associate professor of Theology at the Oblate School of Theology, will offer an overview of Pope Francis’ exhortation, Amoris Laetitia, its history, and its unique place in the species of pontifical writing. The presentation will be held on Wednesday, October 6 at 4:30 p.m., in the SEC room 2051/52. Seating will be limited. Please register using the link here:

Amoris Laetitia Presentation - Heritage Day

Heritage Day Mass

You are cordially invited to participate in our 2021 Heritage Day Mass on Thursday, October 7 noon in Our Lady’s Chapel. This will be a hybrid presentation with limited in-person seating and livestreamed via ZOOM.

Our Heritage Day Mass is an opportunity to remember with gratitude the foundation of the University by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word and recommit ourselves to our mission values. To attend for either in-person or ZOOM registration can be found on our UMM Registration Site.

For more information, please contact Brenda Dimas dimas@uiwtx.edu or (210) 829-3128.

For many years we have commemorated Dia de los Muertos with a beautiful ofrenda near the chapel, decorated with symbols and signs of the season, skulls and skeletons (reminding us that death is just a part of life), and most importantly, with pictures of those whom we wish to remember, learn about, and celebrate the lives of our loved ones.

An ofrenda will be set up on Tuesday, October 19 in the hallway leading to Our Lady's Chapel. It will remain set up until November 18. Here are ways you can participate in the preparation leading to the celebration of All Saints' and All Souls' Day:

• Place photographs pf your deceased loved ones and friends on the ofrenda outside Our Lady's Chapel. Please include your name, cell phone number and email on the back of each photo if you wish them to be returned.
• Sign our Book of Remembrance in the hallway near Our Lady's Chapel
• If you are remote, send in pictures of your loved ones to uiwmediaministry@uiwtx.edu with "Ofrenda pictures from (your name)" in the subject line no later than Sunday October, 24. We will include them in our All Souls' Day ofrenda video to be shown before Mass on Nov. 2.
• If your department or school will be setting up an ofrenda, take some photos and let us know - especially if yours is a "public" ofrenda that others can visit! We will try to complete pictorial directory of these places of remembrance from our UIW campuses and Brainpower schools. All pictures should be sent to uiwmediaministry@uiwtx.edu with "Ofrenda pictures from (your name)" in the subject line no later than Sunday, Oct. 24.

For more information on All Saints' and All Souls' Day Masses, please visit the November Calendar.

Please join us on Thursday, October 14, at noon in Our Lady’s Chapel as we offer prayers to reconcile our nation. Our Theme is “Heal the Racial Divide.” The racial divide in America, under the radar for many years, is back in its most frightening manner. Communities across our nation have taken action to identify and formulate various responses to the issues. The link to register can be found on our UMM Event Registration site.

Join Fr. Roger Keeler this Thursday, October 28 at 4:30 p.m. as he breaks open in more detail Chapter 8 of Pope Francis’ exhortation, Amoris Laetitia: Accompanying, Discerning and Integrating Weakness. The registration link may be found on our UMM Event Registration Page.

Homecoming Alumni Memorial Mass

University Mission and Ministry and the UIW Department of Alumni and Parent Relations invite you to attend our Homecoming Alumni Memorial Mass on October 31 at 11 a.m. in Our Lady's Chapel and online via ZOOM.

This celebration closes Homecoming weekend and is an honored tradition of recognizing the 50th Reunion Class. There were wonderful bonds created during these years and these memories are what make"coming home" such a special part of how our university family celebrates together - alumni, future alumni, faculty, staff, Sisters, parents and friends of UIW.

Monthly Memorial Mass

Its is also a traditional time of remembering those who have gone before us. As such, this will also be our community's monthly opportunity to remember our beloved deceased family, friends, Incarnate Word Sisters, and alumni.

We welcome you to send in the names of any recently departed loved ones or friends that you wish to be remembered. Please submit your names to the Monthly Memorial Mass form by the end of the day, Thursday October, 28. Names received by this date will appear in the digital worship bulletin for that Sunday.

This will be a hybrid celebration - in person with limited seating in Our Lady's Chapel and live-streamed via ZOOM. All links to register are found on our UMM Events Registration Page.

For more information, please contact Brenda Dimas at (210) 829-3128 or at ministry@uiwtx.edu

The months of October and November have always been special times of "remembering" at the University of the Incarnate Word. Heritage Week reminds us of our Mission and those who came before us who paved the way for the institution we are today. We remember our deceased Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word and alumni in prayerful gatherings during our Homecoming Alumni Memorial Mass and our Monthly Memorial Mass.

These celebrations lead us to the feasts of All Saints' and All Souls', and to the celebration of Dia de los Muertos. All are welcome and encouraged to attend Mass on Nov. 1 and 2. There is no better way to honor the memory of a loved one than with your prayers, joined with the prayers of the UIW family. Mass will be held in person in Our Lady's Chapel and ZOOM on both days. Links to register may be found on our UMM Event Registration Site:

UMM Events Registration Site

"Trust the past to God's mercy, the present to God's love, and the future to God's providence." - St. Augustine

We are so excited to invite you to join us for this year's Salve Fall Retreat. SALVE in Latin means "hail or welcome", a common form of greeting, a gesture of hospitality and good will. This year's theme is PROVIDENCE. Amid the still raging COVID-19 pandemic, there have been times when it felt that all was lost. However, in the midst of darkness, God is still present, and providing for us

Salve will be held at Tecaboca Retreat Center in Mountain Home, Texas. Transportation will be provided by the University for retreatants. Safe distancing protocols will be used throughout the retreat center and masks must be worn at all times when indoors and while in groups outdoors.

We hope and pray, with the help of God's grace, this retreat will brings you new friends, but most of all, newfound conviction of your faith in Christ.

There are 10 scholarships available for the SALVE retreat. If you are in need of a scholarship, contact Beth Villarreal, Director of Campus Ministry, at villaret@uiwtx.edu or (210) 829-2736 BEFORE you complete your registration.

To register for SALVE, use the link below.

SALVE Retreat Registration

Veterans Day Ecumenical Service | 12 noon (SEC Ballroom).

Many Americans mistakenly believe that Veterans Day is the day America sets aside to honor American military personnel who died in battle or as a result of wounds sustained from combat. That's not quite true. Memorial Day is the day set aside to honor America's war dead. Veterans Day, on the other hand, honors ALL veterans, both living and dead. Join us on Thursday, November 11th @ 12 noon in the SEC Ballroom as our UIW community comes together to honor All of our veterans and thank them for dedicated and loyal service to their country. For further information, please contact, Rev. Dr. Trevor D. Alexander, via e-mail or (210) 829-3130 or via email alexande@uiwtx.edu

Catholic Reconciliation Service | November 17 (Wed.) at 5:30 p.m. (Our Lady’s Chapel).

We gather to seek strength, comfort and a renewal of spirit, praying for our own reconciliation and restoration, as well as for that of the broken, the marginalized, and the dehumanized. May we use this time of prayer to allow healing within our minds and hearts, asking the Incarnate Word be our anchor and the light that guides us through dark times. No registration is required to participate.

For further information, please contact Lena Gokelman or Carmen Aguilera at ministry@uiwtx.edu

Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service | November 18 (Thurs.) at 12 p.m. (Our Lady’s Chapel).

Thanksgiving Day is almost upon us! Please join University Mission & Ministry and the Community in Missions Committee on Thursday, November 18, 2021, 12 p.m. in Our Lady's Chapel as we come together to give prayerful thanks for the abundant blessings that God has given us throughout the year. To register, please visit our Events Registration Page.

For further information, please contact, Rev. Dr. Trevor D. Alexander at alexande@uiwtx.edu or (210) 829-3130.

Friendsgiving

A Young Adult Catholic ministry at UIW, Breathe Young Adult Ministries build a better community in which an individual can grow in relationship with Christ. All are welcome. Breathe will take place every other week. Men's and Women's Groups meet on the opposite Wednesday nights.

For more information email us at breathteam@studentuiwtx.onmicrosoft.com

Once a month we remember our recently departed alumni, faculty, staff, friends, family, Sisters of Charity, and benefactors of the Incarnate Word during our regular 11 a.m. Sunday Eucharist in Our Lady's Chapel. 

To sign up go to our UMM Events Registration Page for both in-person and virtual registration links.

Mass at 12 noon (OLC) | Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception

The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary is the patronal feast day of the United States of America. Today's solemnity celebrates the Immaculate Conception of Mary in the womb of her mother, St. Ann, and Mary's unquestioning “YES” in answer to God’s call to bear Jesus, her son. Her faith and acceptance of God’s word is a model for our lives and the source by which we are touched by God’s grace.

To sign up visit our UMM Events Registration Page for both in-person and virtual registration links.

Fall Baccalaureate Mass | December 10, 6 p.m. (Our Lady’s Chapel / Zoom / YouTube)

University Mission and Ministry cordially invites the UIW family to gather in thanksgiving to celebrate the sacrifices and accomplishments of our soon-to-be graduates. The history of the Baccalaureate ceremony is firmly entrenched in the medieval European custom of presenting graduating candidates for the degree of Bachelor (bacca) with laurels (lauri) or recognition of their achievement. The University of the Incarnate Word has celebrated this tradition since its establishment as the Incarnate Word School in 1881.

Our Fall Baccalaureate Mass will be celebrated on Friday, Dec. 10 at 6 p.m. For information on attendance options and registration links, please see our webpage: https://my.uiw.edu/ministry/baccalaureate-ceremonies.html . Due to COVID-19 restrictions, in-person seating in Our Lady’s Chapel is reserved for our graduates and family members (seating is currently at capacity, but a waitlist is available). Faculty, staff, and administrators, your visible support of our graduates as they celebrate this milestone in their lives is so appreciated. We invite you to participate in our Mass through our interactive Zoom platform in your regalia. The deadline for Zoom registration is Sunday, December 5. For questions, please contact Lena Gokelman or Carmen Aguilera at ministry@uiwtx.edu.

Merry Christmas! We are at capacity for our Christmas Eve Mass and registration is now closed. Please join us via livestream www.ccvichapel.org/livestream.

No registration is required.

Once a month we remember our recently departed alumni, faculty, staff, friends, family, Sisters of Charity, and benefactors of the Incarnate Word during our regular 11 a.m. Sunday Eucharist in Our Lady's Chapel. 

To sign up go to our UMM Events Registration Page for both in-person and virtual registration links.

Once a month we remember our recently departed alumni, faculty, staff, friends, family, Sisters of Charity, and benefactors of the University of the Incarnate Word during our regular 11 a.m. Sunday Eucharist in Our Lady's Chapel.

We invite you to submit the names of your departed loved ones here by the close of the day, Thursday, January 27, 2022. Names received by this date will be included in that weekend's digital worship aid.

To sign up, go to our UMM Events Registration Page for both in-person and virtual registration links.

Join Breathe for a movie night in the SEC ballroom at 7 p.m.!

For more information visit our web page Breathe YAG or contact us at Breathe Team.

Women's faith-sharing group meets every other week at 7 p.m. (opposite of Breathe Community Nights) to spend intentional time focused around scripture and prayer and relationship. Join us in SEC 2030. For more information visit our web page Breathe YAG or contact us at Breathe Team.

Men's faith-sharing group meets every other week at 7 p.m. (opposite of Breathe Community Nights) to spend intentional time focused around scripture and prayer and relationship. Join us in SEC 3140. For more information visit our web page Breathe YAG or contact us at Breathe Team.

Once a month we remember our recently departed alumni, faculty, staff, friends, family, Sisters of Charity, and benefactors of the University of the Incarnate Word during our regular 11 a.m. Sunday Eucharist in Our Lady's Chapel.

We invite you to submit the names of your departed loved ones here by the close of the day, Thursday, February 24, 2022. Names received by this date will be included in that weekend's digital worship aid.

To sign up, go to our UMM Events Registration Page for both in-person and virtual registration links.

Join us on Ash Wednesday at either of the following service times:

• 8 a.m. and 12 p.m. Mass in Our Lady's Chapel - Bilingual
• 4 p.m. Ecumenical Service in Our Lady's Chapel
• 6 p.m. Mass in Our Lady's Chapel - Spanish

To register to attend either of the Masses listed, please visit our UMM Events Registration Page

For more information please contact Lena Gokelman or Caremen Aguilera at ministry@uiwtx.edu

or for information regarding the Ecumenical Service, please contact Bp. Trevor at alexande@uiwtx.edu

Breathe YAG Community nights are a time for all of us to step outside of our busy schedules an come together in fellowship, music, and reflection. We meet every other week at 7 p.m. (alternating with our Men's and Women's faith-sharing groups). You can find us in the SEC, room 3140. For more information visit our web page Breathe YAG or contact us at Breathe Team.

The University of the Incarnate Word's Office of Mission and Ministry will hold its Annual Alternative Spring Break from March 7-11. Alternative Spring Break is a great way to serve and to accrue the service hours students need to graduate. Volunteers will be preparing and painting homes for deserving families in San Antonio.

Learn more about Alternative Spring Break here

To Volunteer, sign up here.

Women's faith-sharing group meets every other week at 7 p.m. (opposite of Breathe Community Nights) to spend intentional time focused around scripture and prayer and relationship. Join us in SEC 2030. For more information visit our web page Breathe YAG or contact us at Breathe Team.

Men's faith-sharing group meets every other week at 7 p.m. (opposite of Breathe Community Nights) to spend intentional time focused around scripture and prayer and relationship. Join us in SEC 3140. For more information visit our web page Breathe YAG or contact us at Breathe Team.

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Join us for the official kickoff of Pray-a-thon on Sunday, March 20, 2022!

The day will consist of 11 a.m. Mass in Our Lady's Chapel, followed by a time of fellowship with food, music, and performances from our UIW Community (about 12:30 p.m., lot at Burr entrance). The event will be located at the Admin. Parking Lot located closest to the Burr Rd. entrance to the Broadway campus.

To register for in-person Mass please visit our ministry/events-registration-page

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Lent (from the Anglo-Saxon word Lenten, meaning “Spring”) is a season marked by two important characteristics: baptism and penance. Through these elements we have the opportunity not only to renew ourselves, but also our relationship with God and one another as we prepare for the celebration of Easter. Think of it as a spiritual “spring cleaning” – a renewal and recommitment to live according to the Gospel. As we approach the celebration of Holy Week and Easter, we invite you to a prayerful celebration of the sacrament of reconciliation where you will have an opportunity to spend time in prayer and reflection as we open our hearts to God for reconciliation and healing. “A clean heart create for me, God; renew within me a steadfast spirit.” (Psalm 51: 12)

No registration is necessary for this service. Masks are required

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You are cordially invited to participate in a service of contemplative worship in the tradition of Taizé on Tuesday, March 22 at 6:30 p.m. in the Chapel of the Incarnate Word. Additional information on the history, community, and current events of Taizé, may be found at: Taize.fr. For information regarding the service, please contact: Lena Gokelman, mgokelma@uiwtx.edu

Join Breathe Young Adult group for a Poverty Meal at 7 p.m. in SEC 3140 followed by Adoration with the CCVI Sisters at the Chapel of the Incarnate Word.

Join Breathe and the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word for Adoration at 8 p.m.

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Prayer Service at noon (Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes; next to the roadway behind Dubuis Hall). Co-sponsored by the Latinx Heritage Committee.

Óscar Romero was appointed Archbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador in 1977, during a period of widespread human rights violations and political unrest. He became an outspoken advocate for the marginalized following the murder of his friend and fellow priest, Fr. Rutilio Grande, also an outspoken advocate for the poor and oppressed. Archbishop Romero was well known for his radio homilies to the people and was considered by many to be the “voice of the voiceless,” encouraging others to become advocates, as well. Archbishop Romero was shot while celebrating Mass March 24, 1980.

Pope Francis declared Archbishop Romero a martyr February 2015 and beatified him later that year on May 23. Blessed Óscar Romero was canonized a saint on October 14, 2018 alongside Pope Paul VI.

On this feast day of St. Óscar Romero, let us remember these words:

“We might be left without a radio station: God’s best microphone is Christ, and Christ’s best microphone is the Church, and the Church is all of you. Let each one of you, in your own job, in your own vocation—nun, married person, bishop, priest, high school or university student, day laborer, wage earner, market woman—one in your own place … live the faith intensely and feel that in your surroundings you are a true microphone of God our Lord.”

For more information, please contact ministry@uiwtx.edu 

Location: Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes; next to the roadway behind Dubuis Hall)

The grotto was built in 1904, to mark the 50th anniversary of the promulgation of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is a replica of the grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes in France. Being for many years a place of destination of Sisters’ processions for Marian feasts, it is a special spot available to everyone for private and communal prayer and reflection.

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Incarnate Word Day celebrates the Feast of the Annunciation, Mary's "YES" to God's call, and is the major feast of the Congregation of Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, as well as our university. We join together as one Incarnate Word family - students, faculty, staff, Incarnate Word Sisters, and alumni - to celebrate gifts given and received.

This year, we anticipate the Feast with Mass (Vigil) at 5:00 pm in the Chapel of the Incarnate Word. Auxiliary Bishop Gary Janak is presiding, and this Mass is Bishop Janak’s first visit as Bishop to the Chapel of the Incarnate Word. The entire Incarnate Word community gathers today to celebrate the Incarnate Word, and give thanks for the ministries, Sisters, associates, collaborators, and students who has been part of the Incarnate Word mission since its founding in San Antonio in 1869.

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The Incarnate Word community is invited to gather for Morning Prayer on the Feast of the Annunciation. Traditional Morning Prayer, including the antiphonal recitation of the psalms of the day, will be celebrated.

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The Stations of the Cross, also known as the Way of the Cross or Via Crucis, commemorate Jesus's passion and death on the cross, and were the way pilgrims traced his path through Jerusalem on the via Dolorosa. Today’s celebration will be a traditional recitation of the stations with musical response.

Location: UIW Main Campus, Our Lady's Chapel, Administration Building 1st Floor

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Join University Mission and Ministry and presenter, Fr. David Munoz, OMI, for a special Incarnate Word Day presentation, “A charism is a gift of the spirit through a person or group for the good of the church”

The CCVI Spirit Award will be presented immediately following the presentation.

About Fr. David Muñoz OMI:

Fr. David Muñoz-López, OMI was born in Puerto Rico in 1982. He grew up in South Florida, USA, where he met the Oblates and after high school entered formation. He professed first vows in 2005 and was ordained in 2010 after finishing his studies in Rome. Currently he serves as Pastor of Our Lady of San Juan de Los Lagos Parish and Shrine in San Antonio, Texas. He also serves as the assistant to the Kusenberger Chair of Oblate Studies at Oblate School of Theology and is on the US Province committee for the Mazenodian Family.

Location: Luella Bennack Music Center/Music Room #103

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Once a month we remember our recently departed alumni, faculty, staff, friends, family, Sisters of Charity, and benefactors of the University of the Incarnate Word during our regular 11 a.m. Sunday Eucharist in Our Lady's Chapel. Our next memorial Mass will be held Sunday, March 27 at 11 a.m. in Our Lady’s Chapel. If you would like to submit the name of a loved one or friend who is recently deceased or for whom the anniversary of death is approaching, please add their information here, UIW Monthly Memorial Mass by the close of the day, Thursday, March 24. Names provided by this date will also be included in the digital worship aid for that weekend.

Registration links for in-person or virtual attendance (via ZOOM) for this liturgy may be found on our UMM Events Registration Page. For more information, please contact Lena Gokelman or Carmen Aguilera at ministry@uiwtx.edu

Women's faith-sharing group meets every other week at 7 p.m. (opposite of Breathe Community Nights) to spend intentional time focused around scripture and prayer and relationship. Join us in SEC 2030. For more information visit our web page Breathe YAG or contact us at Breathe Team.

Men's faith-sharing group meets every other week at 7 p.m. (opposite of Breathe Community Nights) to spend intentional time focused around scripture and prayer and relationship. Join us in SEC 3140. For more information visit our web page Breathe YAG or contact us at Breathe Team.

Breathe YAG Community nights are a time for all of us to step outside of our busy schedules an come together in fellowship, music, and reflection. We meet every other week at 7 p.m. (alternating with our Men's and Women's faith-sharing groups). You can find us in the SEC, room 3140. For more information visit our web page Breathe YAG or contact us at Breathe Team.

Join Us for a special Mass celebrating Palm Sunday at 11 a.m. in the Chapel of the Incarnate Word and at 7 p.m. in Our Lady's Chapel.

No registration required
Masks are required

Women's faith-sharing group meets every other week at 7 p.m. (opposite of Breathe Community Nights) to spend intentional time focused around scripture and prayer and relationship. Join us in SEC 2030. For more information visit our web page Breathe YAG or contact us at Breathe Team.

Men's faith-sharing group meets every other week at 7 p.m. (opposite of Breathe Community Nights) to spend intentional time focused around scripture and prayer and relationship. Join us in SEC 3140. For more information visit our web page Breathe YAG or contact us at Breathe Team.

Join Us for Morning Prayer celebrating Holy Thursday at 9 a.m. in the Chapel of the Incarnate Word.

For more information, please contact the Mission & Ministry office ministry@uiwtx.edu

No registration required
Masks are required

Join us for Morning Prayer celebrating Good Friday at 9 a.m. in the Chapel of the Incarnate Word.

For more information, please contact the Mission & Ministry office at ministry@uiwtx.edu

No registration required
Masks are required

Join us for a very special " Stations of the Cross" beginning at 3 p.m. in the Chapel of the Incarnate Word.

14 organists from the San Antonio area will present Marcel Dupré's "Stations of the Cross." Dupré's setting is based on poetry by Paul Claudel. The organ setting of each station will be coupled by a reading of the corresponding poem, with time for quiet reflection after each.

For more information, please contact Mission & Ministry at ministry@uiwtx.edu

No registration required
Masks are required

Join Us for Morning Prayer celebrating Holy Saturday at 9 a.m. in the Chapel of the Incarnate Word.

For more information, please contact the Mission & Ministry office ministry@uiwtx.edu

No registration required
Masks are required

Join Us for Morning Mass celebrating the resurrection of Christ on Easter Sunday at 11 a.m. in the Chapel of the Incarnate Word.

There will be no 7 p.m. Mass in Our Lady's Chapel on Easter Sunday

For more information, please contact the Mission & Ministry office ministry@uiwtx.edu

No registration required
Masks are required

Breathe YAG Community nights are a time for all of us to step outside of our busy schedules an come together in fellowship, music, and reflection. We meet every other week at 7 p.m. (alternating with our Men's and Women's faith-sharing groups). You can find us in the SEC, room 3140. For more information visit our web page Breathe YAG or contact us at Breathe Team.

Once a month we remember our recently departed alumni, faculty, staff, friends, family, Sisters of Charity, and benefactors of the University of the Incarnate Word during our regular 11 a.m. Sunday Eucharist in Our Lady's Chapel. Our next memorial Mass will be held Sunday, April 24 at 11 a.m. in Our Lady’s Chapel. If you would like to submit the name of a loved one or friend who is recently deceased or for whom the anniversary of death is approaching, please add their information here, UIW Monthly Memorial Mass by the close of the day, Thursday, April 21. Names provided by this date will also be included in the digital worship aid for that weekend.

Registration links for in-person or virtual attendance (via ZOOM) for this liturgy may be found on our UMM Events Registration Page. For more information, please contact Lena Gokelman or Carmen Aguilera at ministry@uiwtx.edu 

Women's faith-sharing group meets every other week at 7 p.m. (opposite of Breathe Community Nights) to spend intentional time focused around scripture and prayer and relationship. Join us in SEC 2030. For more information visit our web page Breathe YAG or contact us at Breathe Team.

Men's faith-sharing group meets every other week at 7 p.m. (opposite of Breathe Community Nights) to spend intentional time focused around scripture and prayer and relationship. Join us in SEC 3140. For more information visit our web page Breathe YAG or contact us at Breathe Team.

Join us for National Day of Prayer at Mission Plaza at 12:30 p.m.

For more information, please contact Bishop Trevor at alexande@uiwtx.edu

University Mission and Ministry cordially invites the UIW family to gather in thanksgiving to celebrate the sacrifices and accomplishments of our soon to be graduates. Though our worship space has limited seating, we know having the opportunity to see friends, family, and mentors who have impacted one's life is an important part of the celebration of this day. Go to our Baccalaureate Mass Page for details as how you can participate.

Baccalaureate Mass Worship Aid

Our next memorial Mass will be held Sunday, May 29 @ 11 a.m. in Our Lady’s Chapel. We welcome you to send in the names of any recently departed loved ones or friends that you wish to be remembered. Please use the following form to submit your names by Thursday, May 26: UIW Monthly Memorial MassNames received by this date will appear in this Sunday’s digital worship bulletin and will be remembered throughout the month in our prayers.

The registration link for virtual attendance via ZOOM for this liturgy may be found on our UMM Event Registration

For more information, please contact Lena or Carmen at ministry@uiwtx.edu.