Sacred s pa c e s
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Grow Faithfully Mount St. Mary’s University is home to many sacred spaces that serve as living examples of our commitment to our faith and as places for the Mount community to reflect and pray.
Chapel of the Immaculate Conception THE HEART OF CAMPUS
The IC Chapel is the center of spiritual life on campus—as the celebration of Mass sustains and enriches the faith of the university and seminary.
Sanctuary, IC Chapel PHILIPPIANS 2:6-9
“Who, being in very nature God, ...he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death—even death on a cross. Therefore God exalted him to the highest place.”
Our Lady of Lourdes, Kane Chapel WORD & SACRAMENT
Five stained glass windows depict the gospel evangelists and themes of “the word made flesh.� Students and staff often visit for daily Adoration and moments of quiet meditation.
Corpus Christi Chapel S T. ELIZABETH ANN SETON
Golden stars adorn the ceiling of the small chapel built at the site of the original grotto created by Father John DuBois. The French immigrant missionary priest founded Mount St. Mary’s College in 1808. “Faith lifts the soul. Hope supports it. Experience says it must. And love says let it be!”
Mary, Queen of Peace Chapel 1 C H RO N I C LE S 16:11
This chapel, connected to a residence hall, serves as a gathering place for weekly Mass and nondenominational prayer services and events. “Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always.�
Chapel of St. Mary’s on the Hill Bathed in the light of sunshine, this mountaintop glass chapel is a place for reflection. Daily Mass and weekend reconciliation and Adoration complement the simple, natural beauty of Mary’s Mountain— a recollection of the divine.
St. John’s Well JOHN 4:14
A source of water for the Mount from its inception, it’s also known as the winter grotto. The well was dedicated to Blessed Stanley Rother, S’63, in 1982. Today seminarians and students use it as a special place of prayer. “Whoever drinks the water I shall give will never thirst.”
National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes ISAIAH 2:2
Pilgrims are led on a spiritual journey to two chapels along stone-encased copper Stations of the Cross and mosaics of the Mysteries of the Rosary at one of the oldest American replicas of the Lourdes shrine in France.
Peace Plaza PACEM IN TERRIS (PEACE ON EARTH)
At the crossroads of campus, Peace Plaza is a waypoint on a quest for excellence. A call for peace reminds the Mount community of its passion for learning and mission to graduate students who lead lives of significance in service to God and others.
Year for Priests Garden MATTHEW 9:38
“The seed they planted then—the seedling, which they nursed and watered with their sweat and tears—is now indeed a noble tree, whose fruits are known, and not unhonored throughout the world.” PRESIDENT JOHN MCCAFFREY, 1858
St. Bernard’s Chapel B LE S S E D S TA N L E Y ROT H E R, S’6 3
Generations of future priests pray in the seminary chapel, which also serves as the Archdiocesan Shrine of Blessed Stanley Rother, S’63. “Pray for us that we may be a sign of the love of Christ for our people.”
Grotto of Lourdes Cave S T. B E R N A D E T T E SO U B I RO U S
This replica of the Grotto of Lourdes in France was built by Mount seminarians and invites visitors to light a candle, sit, pray and meditate. “I will spend every moment loving.�
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1. Grotto of Lourdes Cave 2. Corpus Christi Chapel 3. National Shrine Grotto 4. Chapel of St. Mary’s on the Hill 5. St. Bernard’s Chapel 6. St. John’s Well 7. Chapel of the Immaculate Conception 8. Kane Chapel 9. Mary, Queen of Peace Chapel 10. Peace Plaza 11. Year for Priests Garden
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