Chapel Construction and Temporary Changes
Renewal is at work at the Oratory! Renovations and construction will be wrapping up early 2025, and we will do our best to minimize the inconvenience it poses. Our sincerest thanks for your patience, and for your help with our Magnify the Lord capital campaign which is making all of these improvements possible!
See below for the most up-to-date schedule/location changes during construction, and please stay tuned for updates to this page as we learn more.
Adoration
Mass
Confession
Update 2/10/2025:
Perpetual Adoration has returned to the main chapel! All are welcome to adore the Blessed Sacrament in the main chapel during all hours of the day, outside of Mass times & Tuesday morning chapel cleaning. See below for information if you wish to adore during the vigil hours of the night!
All Masses remain in the main chapel, and the Mass schedule remains unchanged. See below for Mass schedule details. Please note, there is no Monday -Thursday 9 PM mass during the summer months.
Update 2/10/2025:
All confessions have returned to the main chapel!
MASS TIMES
Sunday: 4:00pm (SAT) | 9:00am | 11:00am**
4:00pm | 9:00pm
Monday: 7:00am | 5:15pm | 9:00pm*
Tuesday: 7:00am | 5:15pm | 9:00pm*
Wednesday: 7:00am | 5:15pm | 9:00pm*
Thursday: 7:00am | 5:15pm | 9:00pm*
Friday: 7:00am | 5:15pm
Saturday: 10:00am
*The 9:00pm Mass on Mon-Thu is celebrated during the school year, while our schools are in session. During such, the Wednesday 9:00pm Mass is offered at Heinz Chapel on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh.
**The 11:00am Mass on Sunday will be celebrated at Heinz Chapel during the school year, not the Oratory Chapel. Effective August 17, 2025.
CONFESSIONS
Monday-Friday: 12pm-1pm and 4pm-5pm
Saturday: 12pm-1pm and 3pm-4pm
Sunday: 2pm-4pm
PERPETUAL ADORATION
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament exposed in a monstrance occurs around the clock in the Oratory chapel. All hours outside of Mass (and Tuesday morning chapel cleaning) have exposition and require a committed adorer.
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HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
On the following public holidays, only one Mass is celebrated at 10:00am, and no regularly scheduled confessions take place:
Memorial Day
Independence Day (July 4)
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day
The Day After Thanksgiving
BENEDICTION
Monday-Friday: 5pm
Saturday: 3:45pm
Sunday Solemn Vespers: 5:15pm
