COVID-19 Virtual Events

In addition to those provided by the Archdiocese of Chicago, parishes and groups across the archdiocese are providing incredible digital and virtual resources for their communities, which you will find below.

If you would like to submit a virtual event to be posted on this page, please email Peter Chrzan at [email protected].

These resources are open and available to anyone. If you are interested in resources specific to young adults, please click here.

FIND MASS LIVE STREAMS

With Your Spirit is a database that contains links to over 400 live streamed Catholic Masses around the country.

For information about Mass live streamed by the Archdiocese of Chicago, please visit radiotv.archchicago.org/television/broadcast-masses

Our Lady of the Mount
Daily Mass in Spanish
Monday – Friday | 12 p.m.
Sunday | 12:30 p.m.

Daily Rosary in Spanish
Monday – Friday | 3 p.m.

Our Lady of the Mount in Cicero is offering streaming of daily mass and holy rosary in Spanish. More information regarding these and future events can be found on our Facebook page.

St. Donatus
Mass in Spanish
Monday - Friday | 6:30 p.m.
Saturday - Sunday | 11 a.m.

Mass in English
Sunday | 1 p.m.

Youtube Channel

Living the Sunday Word: Reflecting as a Virtual Community

Liturgy Training Publications invites you to a new virtual formation opportunity. As a community of disciples, we will gather online to break open the richness of the Sunday lectionary readings on Thursday evenings in preparation for the Sunday lectionary readings. This virtual community is for:

Clergy and lay parish staff members
Liturgical ministers, pastoral musicians, and catechists
Catechumens and candidates
All Catholic parishioners!

Click here to learn more and register.

Click here to view all virtual events, conversations, and workshops from LTP.

St. Mary Evanston Black Catholics
Every Wednesday at 2 p.m.
The St. Mary Evanston Black Catholics will be gathering via Zoom every Wednesday at 2 p.m. to discuss different topics that are related to black catholics and ministry. We are a friendly ministry group that is open to all and we would like to see new faces! Please send an email to [email protected] to receive the zoom link and if you have any questions!

St. Donatus
Every Wednesday at 12 p.m.
Fr. Diego Cadavid, pastor of St. Donatus on Blue Island, hosts a talk in Spanish to learn about our Faith and Lectio Divina. Please visit the St. Donatus Youtube Channel to watch.

DAILY PRAYER

8 a.m. – Daily Bilingual Mass St. Simon and St. Roman (Link)
12 p.m. (Mon-Fri) – UIC Newman Center Rosary (Link)
3 p.m. – Adoration/Divine Mercy Chaplet (Bilingual) St. Simon and St. Roman (Link)
8:30 p.m. – YAM Northwest Suburbs, Nightly Novenas for protection from COVID-19 (Zoom meeting link)

SMALL GROUPS/PRAYER BY DAY

Monday

6 p.m. – Holy Name Cathedral Prayers with Mary (Link)
7 p.m. – St. Vincent de Paul Divine Mercy Chaplet (L ive stream)
7 p.m. – St. Clement Young Adult Men's Bible Study (Zoom Link)
*Please email John Walcher for more information.
7 p.m. – St. Alphonsus virtual rosary (Zoom link)
8 p.m. – Hallow App Prayer Session (Link)

Tuesday

5 p.m. – St. Vincent de Paul Music Stillness Solidarity/1 hour of contemplative piano music (Live stream)
7 p.m. – St. Alphonsus Philosophy Forum (Link) (Not meeting on Tuesday, March 31)
7 p.m. – St. Clement Young Adult Men's Bible Study
*Please email Daniel Gandert to join this group.
8 p.m. – Hallow App Prayer Session (Link)

Wednesday

2 p.m. – Adoration at St. Francis de Sales in Lake Zurich
Facebook (Link)
YouTube: St. Francis Lake Zurich
Instagram: @joshgoodmanmusic
6 p.m. – St. Vincent de Paul Rosary (Live stream)
7 p.m. – St. Alphonsus book club Google Hangout (Link) (Facebook Group)
7 p.m. – St. Clement Co-Ed Young Adult Bible Study
*Please email Delaney Buenzli to join this group.
7 p.m. – YAM Northwest Suburbs Bible Study (Exodus) – Zoom meeting (Link)
8 p.m. – Hallow App Prayer Session (Link)

Thursday

6:30 p.m. – Online: Small Group Scripture Reflection via Zoom (Link)
*Thursday, April 9 session will begin at 5:30 p.m.
7 p.m. – Bible Study with Fr. John Kartje, Rector/President of Mundelein Seminary
7 p.m. – St. Clement Young Adult Women's Bible Study (Zoom Link)
*Please contact Michelle DeRoche for more information.
To join, email Fr. Kartje at [email protected].
8 p.m. – Hallow App Prayer Session (Link)

Friday

7 p.m. – YAM Northwest Suburbs – Stations of the Cross: Zoom Meeting (April 3, April 10) (Link)
Meeting ID: 314 183 766
Password: 383512
8 p.m. – Hallow App Prayer Session (Link)

Saturday

3:30 p.m. – Holy Name Cathedral Lenten Small Groups (Link)
Meeting ID: 996 204 005
7:30 p.m. – St. Aloysius Rosary and Reflection (Link)
8 p.m. – Hallow App Prayer Session (Link)

Sunday

10 a.m. – Hallow App Prayer Session (Link)

RETREATS

iSOULation Reflection Series
Put on by St. Vincent de Paul Young Adult Ministry
Weekly (typically mid-week) via Facebook and YouTube
iSOULation is a weekly reflection series meant to nourish your SOUL during this time of sheltering in place. Take time to read or watch the weekly reflections on how moments of isolation and withdrawal can prepare us for great transformative moments. At the end of each iSOULation reflection there will be questions. Use these in your own personal prayer practice or share your responses.
Be Not Afraid 30 Day Conference
Join any time
Be Not Afraid runs for 30 days starting 3.20.2020. You can join any time, and those who join later will be given access to all earlier material. When you opt in, you'll receive a daily email with an inspiring video. BNA is self-paced, meaning you can watch any time through the link you'll receive in your email each day. Admission is either pay-as-you-wish or free. All speakers are giving their time and talent with no promise of monetary compensation- just giving out of the goodness of their hearts.

Endow Rosary Group
Begins April 1, 2020 | 12 p.m. CST
Join the Endow team from across the country for a digital Endow group. Come to as many of the sessions as you can. They are looking forward to studying Pope Saint John Paul II's Apostolic Letter on the Most Holy Rosary with you!
Pray More Retreat
Join any time
Join this Lenten series with 5 speakers, 19 reflective study guides,19 video and audio presentations. The Retreat is self-paced. This means that you can participate wherever you are and whenever you have the time.
The Wild Goose: Metanoia
Join any time
Metanoia is a production of The Ministry of The Wild Goose and 4PM Media in association with Franciscan University of Steubenville and the Franciscan Friars TOR of the Province of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. The series is beautifully filmed on location in the Holy Land, highlighting sacred places such as the Sea of Galilee, the River Jordan, the desert of Temptations, and many of the holy sites in Jerusalem. This 10-part series featuring Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR, President of Franciscan University and founder of The Ministry of the Wild Goose, leads us on a journey with Christ into conversion. Each of the episodes explores areas of our life where conversion is so often necessary. Metanoia will examine topics such as who is Jesus, what must we do to inherit eternal life, and many other significant matters of faith. With preaching from Fr. Dave as well as personal testimonies from men and women, young and old, religious and lay, their stories will inspire you to seek to encounter Jesus and the new life he is constantly inviting us to.

ONLINE MASS

Mass from Holy Name Cathedral (Link)
Masses will be available starting at 4 p.m.
Weekday Mass from St. James Chapel (Link)
Masses will be available starting Tuesday, March 17
Mercy Home for Boys and Girls (Link)
9:30 a.m. CST, WGN Chicago
Catholic Information Center (located in DC) (Link)
Daily Mass at 9:30 a.m.

Please check with your parish or agency websites for information on other televised Masses.

REFLECTIONS/ONE TIME PRAYER SERVICE

St. Clement 2020 Sunday Readings and Reflections
St. Mother Teresa Parish (Chinatown) – Sunday Prayer Service for the Community