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One Camino Santa Maria
San Antonio, Texas 78228

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Schedule for sounding the chimes

  • Daily Angelus
    Time: 6 a.m., noon and 6 p.m.
    Sound: Angelus Bells

  • Daily Three O’Clock Prayer
    Time: 3 p.m. (three o’clock prayer time)
    Sound: Paradisi Porta

  • Sunday Masses
    Time: 10 minutes before Masses, 10:50 a.m. and 8:50 p.m.
    Sound: Six Bell Peal
    Time: Masses, 11 a.m. and 9 p.m.
    Sound: Six Bell Peal

  • Opening School Mass and Marianist Heritage Mass
    Time: 10 minutes before Masses
    Sound: Six Bell Peal

    Time: Scheduled start time of Mass
    Sound: Six Bell Peal
  • Feast of our Lady of the Pillar (other Marianist Feast Days to be determined)
    Time: 3 p.m.
    Sound: Salve Regina
  • Announcing a death
    Time: Scheduled start time of funeral service
    Sound: Tolling Bells
    Who: Professed Marianists; current faculty, staff or students. Anyone who or occurrence that has impacted the University community*
  • Announcing special events
    Time: Scheduled start time of event
    Sound: Salve Regina

    Time: Scheduled 15 minutes after the proposed end time
    Sound: Chorus of the “Bells of St. Mary’s”
    Events: Baccalaureate Mass, Commencement ceremony, Homecoming Mass

    NOTE: Fiesta Oyster Bake Event
    Time: Scheduled start time of the President’s Reception
    Sound: Chorus of the “Bells of St. Mary’s”
    NOTE: Homecoming Mass
    Time: Scheduled 15 minutes after the proposed end time
    Sound: Chorus of the “Bells of St. Mary’s”

  • Announcing seasonal events
    Time: Immediately following the evening Angelus.
    Sound: Seasonal hymn
    Events: Easter, Christmas and Advent

    Christmas and Advent: Beginning with the first Sunday of Advent, chimes sound an advent and Christmas hymn every evening immediately following the Angelus.

    Easter: Beginning on Easter Day, chimes sound a familiar Easter hymn (i.e., Jesus Christ is Risen Today) every evening immediately following the Angelus.
  • Announcing celebrations
    Time: To be determined according to the celebration
    Sound: To be determined according to the celebration
    Events: National University achievements and/or recognitions*
    National celebrations that have impacted the University community*

    (*Events noted by asterisks must be approved by the President’s Office in consultation with Mission and Identity.)
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