Prayer, Worship, Liturgy

As part of its mission, Holy Cross seeks to form and foster an active worshipping community on campus, and Sunday and weekday liturgy are at the heart of the College's Christian life. Join fellow students in prayer and worship, and become part of this vibrant worshipping community!

Catholic Masses are celebrated each day of the academic year, and a inter-denominational Protestant service is celebrated each Sunday. Other campus liturgies include the Sacrament of Reconciliation and Evening Prayer, and these are complemented by various devotion such as the Rosary, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, and Hour of Power. Some 350 students serve in liturgical and music ministries, responding to their baptismal call to offer their God-given gifts to the worshipping community at Holy Cross.

Share your talents by serving as a music minister, lector, greeter, altar server, Communion minister or liturgical dancer! Since worship and Christian outreach are inseparably connected, a collection is taken up at each weekend Mass to assist local, national, and international charitable causes. Almost all of this money goes off campus to assist those in need, and the organization receiving the money is announced at Mass each week.

Worcester is blessed with worshipping communites representing almost every religious tradition, including Protestant, Orthodox, Eastern Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist and Hindu.