The Portiuncula
University honors Blessed Mother with Mass, procession, consecration
Estelle Mandeville Staff Writer Franciscan University of Steubenville celebrated the nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Wednesday with Mass, a Eucharistic procession and a consecration of the university campus to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The birthday celebrations began with 4:45 p.m. Mass held in the Marian Grotto […]
Portiuncula chapel a fountain of grace for students, pilgrims
VERONICA NOVOTNY STAFF WRITER Whether surrounded by leaves or sprinkled with snow, Franciscan University of Steubenville’s Portiuncula Chapel shines year-round as a beacon for faculty, visitors and students in need of a little more grace, which is found at this site in the form of a plenary indulgence. Housing perpetual adoration throughout the academic semester, […]
New statue of Our Lady in Grotto brings greater Marian devotion
JOHN GALLAGER SPORTS EDITOR Students of Franciscan University frequent the Marian grotto on campus at regular intervals, but now many of them will be greeted by a new face. Thanks to Chapel Ministries, the newest face around the grotto is that of Mary herself. After a four-month commissioning process, a new statue of Our Lady […]