Welcoming those of all faiths, the Chapel is our most cherished space for sacred ritual, prayer, and reflection.
Chapel Restoration has begun!
We are very excited to announce that the restoration for the Chapel has started. Now through fall 2024, the Chapel will be unavailable for public events. This schedule was set with the intention of celebrating the 100-year birthday on October 7, 2024.
More information, restoration schedule, and support opportunities
Mass Times
During restoration, Mass will be celebrated in Jeanne d’Arc Auditorium in Whitby (building #14 on the campus map).
10:30 a.m. Sundays
Holy Week Schedule
Holy Thursday April 6th, 7:30 p.m.
Good Friday April 7th, 3 p.m.
Easter Vigil April 8th, 8 p.m.
Easter Sunday April 9th, 10:30 a.m.
- Face masks are optional.
- Communion is received via hand.
- Mass will be live-streamed for those attending virtually: Access Zoom link.
- Our weekly Worship Aid is available online.
Evening Taize
Tuesday Nights, Feb 28-March 28
6:30-7:00 p.m.
Recital Hall, Music Building Add to your Lenten prayer life with weekly Taize service. Through song, scripture and silence, we deepen our prayer, connecting ourselves and our community to our creator. Open to all, come once or every week!
Laudato Si Daily Reflection
February 22-April 6
Join the Campus Minister this Lenten season with daily reflections. Daily reflections will be based around Laudato Si by Pope Francis. Reflections will be accessible through the website found here.
Inspiring. Comforting.
Architecturally stunning and structurally imposing, Our Lady of Victory Chapel is an integral part of St. Catherine University. Inspired by St. Trophime at Arles in Provence, France, the Chapel has a rich history and serves as cherished space for reflection and prayer.
"She opens her doors and invites St. Kate’s students, faculty, staff and neighbors to share in the liturgy every Sunday. She opens her arms to those who wish to celebrate in ways both secular and religious — as well as to those who need to grieve, to weep and to heal."
Inspiring. Comforting
Campus Community Landmark
The Chapel serves as a touchstone for graduates who have come before and the graduates who are yet to come as each receives a hood during the Commencement celebration, signifying discipline, academic achievement and community.
Whatever the occasion, Our Lady of Victory speaks to the heart and spirit in each of us. Among the events traditionally held in the Chapel during the academic year are the University and Chapel Choir concerts, the Antonian Honors Pinning Ceremony, faculty/staff awards ceremony, the Doctor of Physical Therapy White Coat and Pledge Ceremony, Feast of St. Catherine and many more.
In addition to Sunday Liturgy, now being held in Jeanne d’Arc Auditorium during the restoration, religious celebrations include prayer vigils for those in the community, Advent and Lenten Taizé. Christmas Eve Mass and Triduum (Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Vigil and Easter Sunday).
For volunteer and travel opportunities and to stay more up to date with offerings happening including the Chapel, please visit the Center for Spirituality and Social Justice.
A Rich History
The Chapel's richly decorated entrance provides vivid stone friezes depicting Christ, his 12 Apostles and St. Catherine of Alexandria, the college's patron saint. Inside the church, Christ the King appears in a stained-glass panel behind the altar. Symbols of Christianity and the humanities decorate the walls in ornate tile designs throughout the Chapel. The Chapel was completed in 1924 under the direction of Sister Antonia McHugh, who helped found St. Catherine in 1905 and served as its leader for more than 30 years. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Dedicated on October 7, 1924, by the Most Reverend Austin Dowling, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, on the Feast of Mary, Our Lady of Victory
- Rededication following renovation: May 1, 1958, by the Most Reverend William Brady, Archbishop of Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
- Architect: H.A. Sullwood
- Barrel Vault Ceiling Height: 126 feet
- Newest Addition: An organ dedicated in 1991 to Sister Mary Davida Wood, professor emerita of music