John Francis Regis Chapel

Campus Liturgies

Sunday Masses

11:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Weekday Masses

11:30 a.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday in the Madonna Della Strada Side Chapel

9:00 p.m. Wednesday sponsored by Hospitality House in the Residence Village Commons

Common Grounds Interfaith Prayer Service

11:30 a.m. Wednesday in the St. John Francis Regis Chapel

There are no 11:00 a.m. Sunday Masses, Weekday Masses, or interfaith prayer during college holidays and summer breaks.

About St. John Francis Regis

Jean-Francois Regis, Jesuit priest and saint, was born on January 31, 1597 in south France. He entered the Society of Jesus at age 19, and went to work teaching at Le Puy. He was ordained a priest in 1630, and continued teaching at the college. His main objective there was to keep the 15-year-olds from killing each other in duels over petty arguments.

Beyond teaching, John Francis worked with the poor. He gathered food and clothing for them, fought for their rights, put pressure on local merchants to provide jobs, and preached. His most famous work was with the prostitutes, whom he took from their "places of employment," established safe homes for them, and found them new jobs.

John Francis also went into the poor mountain towns to preach and offer Mass. One Christmas, on one of these journeys into the mountains, he became ill, probably with pneumonia, and died on New Year's Eve in 1640.

St. John Francis Regis was declared a saint in 1738. Regis Societies were formed throughout France, helping the poor by regularizing marriages (thus legitimizing thousands of children) and teaching in rural areas. Today, Regis' name lives on: there is a Lake St. Regis and Mount St. Regis (upper New York), Regis High School (Manhattan and Denver), St. Regis Hotels, St. Regis apartments, St. Regis swimming pools and Regis hairstylists.

(Taken from "The 'Regis' of Regis University: A Perspective" by John J. Callahan, S.J., 1997.)

Chapel Use Policies

The guidelines for using the St. John Francis Regis Chapel are outlined in the documents below. Please review the documents carefully and submit the required forms to initiate the reservation process. For questions or other requests, contact the Chapel Team at 303.458.4115.

General Chapel Use

General Chapel Use Policy

(The reservation request form can be found in this document)

Liturgy Planning Checklist

(Planning a liturgy? Click here to make sure that you do everything!)

Wedding Use

Would you like to have your wedding in the St. John Francis Regis Chapel? The following documents will help you plan!

Chapel Use Policy for Weddings

(The reservation request form can be found in this document)

Wedding Planning Checklist

Wedding Music Worksheet

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