Tag: Dia de los Muertos

University community invited to create Día de los Muertos ofrendas

The Education Department, Center for Mexican American Studies and Research, and Sueltenfuss Library invite you to view Día de los Muertos ofrendas created by students, faculty, and staff, and contribute a photo of your loved one. The ofrendas will be on display beginning Thursday and will remain until Nov. 3. Ofrendas will be display on the second and third floors of Moye Hall and at the front entrance of the library.

Additionally, OLLU will welcome and greet approximately 139 students from neighboring Rodriguez Montessori Elementary who will be on site Thursday from 12:25 to 3 p.m. to view the ofrendas.

Everyone is invited to create their own ofrenda or contribute a photograph of your loved one.   Please let Dr. Belinda Schouten know how you would like to participate in this event. Email her at btschouten@ollusa.edu.

‘All Saints Day’ Mass set for Wednesday in Sacred Heart Chapel

The ‘All Saints Day’ Liturgy (a Holy Day of Obligation) will be held Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. in Sacred Heart Chapel.

Prepare for Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead by:

  • Bringing framed photos of departed loved ones to Elliott House by Tuesday to have them used in the decoration of our altar at the Grotto. Please make sure to write your name and a contact number on the back of the frame. Frames will be available for pick up after the event in Elliott House on Nov. 7.
  • Join our Dia de los Muertos Celebration on Thursday at 10 a.m. at the Grotto. The event will have live music featuring Mariachi de Los Santos, aguas frescas, pan de muerto, and a service dedicated to our loved ones who have gone before us.
  • Add names of departed loved ones to our Book of Life
  • Attend our All Souls’ Day Mass on Thursday at 12:30 p.m. in Sacred Heart Chapel.  Names can be personally written in the Book of Life before or after Mass this day while it is on display in the chapel.

FOR RGV, HOUSTON, ONLINE, AND ALUMNI COMMUNITY: Enter names through our Microsoft form by Tuesday which will then be transferred to the Book of Life. https://forms.office.com/r/svmZB1v0j2

Día de los Muertos events begin Tuesday

Día de Los Muertos is a celebration of life, death and remembrance. To mark this occasion, University Ministry, the Center for Mexican American Studies and Research (CMASR) and the International Folk Culture Center (IFCC) have come together to hold a series of events throughout the week.

Events include an outing—with free tickets for students—to the San Antonio Botanical Gardens for the Frida Kahlo Oasis exhibit, a paper flower-making workshop, facemask decoration with free hot chocolate and tamales and a Day of the Dead luncheon at the CDP Cemetery on campus.

For information on all events, visit the Día de los Muertos page at https://bit.ly/DayoftheDead-at-OLLU.

OLLU family members wishing to honor loved ones with a candle on the altar at the annual Grotto Ceremony on Nov. 2 may either attend in person or submit names of their loved ones online at the link found on the above website. The names will also be a part of the Grotto Ceremony’s live-stream, broadcast on the University Ministry’s Facebook page (@ollu.ministry).

Sponsor Office or Organization: University Ministry, CMASR, IFCC

Contact Person: Creighton Chandler, Director of University Ministry

Sr. Christina Chávez, CDP, Assistant Director of University Ministry

Contact Number: 210-431-3973

Contact Email: ministry@ollusa.edu

Día de los Muertos events start today, continue through Nov. 2

Dia de los MuertosStudents, faculty and staff are invited to make Altarcitos today in Elliott House as the University kicks off a week of events to mark Día de los Muertos.
Events include:

  • Make Your Own Altarcito
    Today until 4 p.m.
    Elliott House
  • Film: “Una Opera Muerta: A Dead Opera in Four Animated Acts”
    Wednesday, 6-7 p.m.
    Main Building, Room 311
  • Solemnity of All Saints Day Mass
    Sunday, 7 p.m.
    Sacred Heart Chapel
  • Día de los Muertos Celebration and Procession
    Nov. 2, 12:30 p.m.
    Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto
  • All Souls Mass of Remembrance
    Nov. 2, 7 p.m.
    Castillo Mission Funeral Home, 520 N. General McMullen Dr.

Events are presented by the Center for Mexican American Studies and Research, University Ministry, Center for Women in Church and Society, Sueltenfuss Library, and the following academic programs: Theology and Spiritual Action, Comparative Mexican American Studies, Biliterate Education and Leadership Studies.

For additional information, contact Jackie Walter at 210-528-7041 or jlwalter@ollusa.edu.