Comillas Espiritualidad
For those who want more
At Comillas Espiritualidad, part of the Comillas Comunidad Service, we want to offer a space to go further, to deepen your faith and spirituality as a university student.
At Celebraciones Comillas, you will find information on Masses, weekly prayers, sacraments, and spiritual guidance.
In Fe en Comunidad MAG+S, you can find information on youth groups and PAS and PDI groups, meditation spaces, retreats, and pilgrimages.
At Comillas Espiritualidad, part of the Comillas Comunidad Service, we want to offer a space to go further, to deepen your faith and spirituality as a university student.
At Celebraciones Comillas, you will find information on Masses, weekly prayers, sacraments, and spiritual guidance.
In Fe en Comunidad MAG+S, you can find information on youth groups and PAS and PDI groups, meditation spaces, retreats, and pilgrimages.
Don't miss it!
At Comillas Espiritualidad, we are always looking to offer you new opportunities.
Advent Eucharist and blessing of the Nativity scenes
Advent is beginning, and at Comillas Espiritualidad we invite you to experience this period in the best possible way. Participate in the Advent opening Masses and the blessing of the nativity scenes at the end of the Mass.
👉 Alberto Aguilera 23
📅 Wednesday
🕖 12:40 p.m.
📍Church of the Immaculate Conception and Saint Peter Claver
Presided over by: Antonio Allende SJ. Rector.
The blessing of the ICAI Nativity Scene will take place on the same day at 12:10 p.m.
👉 Cantoblanco
📅 Wednesday
🕖 12:40 p.m.
📍 Chapel
Presided over by: Ángel Cordovilla, Dean of the Faculty of Theology.
Youth Group
✨ Want to go further?
At Comillas, we are starting this academic year with MAG+S Groups, an initiative for young people who want to grow in faith, share in community, and engage with the world.
👉 Alberto Aguilera
📅 Wednesday
🕖 12:40 p.m.
📍 Campus Life AA23 (First floor, east wing. Next to the stairs leading down to the cafeteria)
👉 Cantoblanco
📅 Wednesday
🕖 12:40 p.m.
📍 Chapel
Come with your questions, your desire to share... and, above all, with the desire to discover the MAGIS: that "more" of life, faith and dedication that we carry within us.
💡 No previous experience is necessary, just a desire to seek and share.
International Youth Group
✨ Do you want to be part of a community of international students looking for something more? Come and join our Youth Group – a space to pray, share our thoughts, and walk together on our journeys.
👉 Alberto Aguilera
📅Mondays
🕖 7:00 p.m.
📍 Campus Life AA23 (Next to the stairs leading to the cafeteria)
Visit the Cantoblanco Nativity Scene
The blessing of the nativity scene will take place on 3 December after the Advent Eucharist (the Eucharist is at 12:40 p.m.), and from that moment on, you will be able to visit the Cantoblanco nativity scene. This historic nativity scene recreates three settings: Jerusalem, the desert, and Bethlehem. It is located at the entrance to Building B. Don't miss this opportunity.
Getting to know Saint Francis Xavier
In October 1525, 500 years ago, Saint Francis Xavier entered the University of Paris. To commemorate this important date for the Society of Jesus, we invite you to learn more about his life.
Saint Francis Xavier was, among many other things, a missionary and a traveller. He spent much of his life travelling from one place to another, especially during the last years of his life, which he spent on a ship. This ship will inspire the ICAI Nativity Scene for 2025, which you can visit from 3 December.
If you would like to attend the blessing of the nativity scene, it will take place on 3 December at 12:10 p.m.
Comillas Celebrations
We share celebrations of the Eucharist, sacraments, and prayer spaces, based on the Jesuit tradition and Ignatian spirituality.
News
The university community came together in prayer as a gesture of commitment to peace and justice
The Vice-Rector's Office for Identity and Mission, Alumni and Students at Comillas promoted this space to recognise us as a university community
A pilgrimage that united students in a journey full of reflection and discovery
Fe en Comunidad MAG+S
We promote activities to live, share and grow in faith and spirituality, within the framework of MAGI+S, UNIJES and the Apostolic Platform of Madrid.
Upcoming events
Wedding and Funeral Celebrations
On the use of churches and places of worship for religious ceremonies
Guidelines for the use of the Church of the Immaculate Conception and Saint Peter Claver and other places of worship at the University for the celebration of weddings.
The sacraments are ordained for the sanctification of men, the edification of the Body of Christ and, ultimately, the worship of God; but, as signs, they also have an educational purpose. Not only do they presuppose faith, but they also nourish, strengthen and express it through words and things; this is why they are called sacraments of "faith". They certainly confer grace, but their celebration also perfectly prepares the faithful to receive that grace fruitfully, to worship God and to practise charity.
(Sacrosanctum Concilium, Second Vatican Council)
The University offers its students, alumni and, in general, all members of the university community, the possibility of celebrating the sacrament of marriage in the Church of the Immaculate Conception and Saint Peter Claver, located at C/ Santa Cruz de Marcenado, 22-24, or in other places of worship at the University, such as the chapels located in the Faculty of Law (ICADE), the Higher Technical School of Engineering, ICAI, and the Cantoblanco campus.
The use of the Church and other places of worship at the University is subject to certain rules to ensure the proper functioning, care of the celebration, and preservation of the temples. Thus, on 27 June 2022, the Vice-Rectorate for Institutional Relations and the General Secretariat issued a Protocol for the temporary use of spaces at the Pontifical University of Comillas by external personnel, with the aim of organising the transfer of its facilities (classrooms, halls, collaborative spaces, places of worship) in exchange for full or partial financial compensation, and also in cases where the rental of spaces is exempt from compensation, to individuals or public and private entities.
The guidelines for the transfer of the University's places of worship in said Protocol are limited to activities or events of a non-religious nature, and it is therefore appropriate to approve these guidelines as a supplement to the Protocol in order to organise the use of the Church of the Immaculate Conception and Saint Peter Claver and other places of worship at Comillas Pontifical University for the celebration of weddings:
The request to use the Church or other places of worship for the exclusively religious purposes set out in these Guidelines can be made using the application form for the celebration of marriage.
Without prejudice to the necessary completion of the application, interested parties may contact the sacristy via the following email address sacristia@comillas.edu, or by telephone on Tel: +34 91 542 2800 - Ext. 54718 in the event of any doubts or questions that need to be clarified, apart from the instructions set out below.
The scheduled start time and duration of the ceremony must be strictly adhered to. Failure to comply with this schedule may result in the ceremony being shortened, especially when there is another celebration afterwards or the University's closing time is approaching.
The couple must bring the minister of the Church (priest or deacon) who will preside over the celebration. They must first communicate the name of the ordained minister to the sacristy. The celebration or concelebration of the ceremony by a priest who does not belong to the University faculty or the Society of Jesus must be communicated at the time of making the request. The priest or priests who are to celebrate the ceremony, whether they belong to the University or the Society of Jesus or are external to them, must arrive sufficiently in advance of the start of the ceremony to receive the appropriate instructions and, if necessary, familiarise themselves with the venue.
The couple may bring the photographer or photographers of their choice, but in a number that is appropriate so as not to interfere with or disrupt the ceremony, and they must be dressed appropriately, bearing in mind that they are in a sacred place.
Musicians or a choir may also be brought in and, depending on the number of members, will be located in the presbytery or in the choir of the Church. The use of the organ has specific restrictions that must be consulted in the sacristy. The music and choirs to be performed must be appropriate to the religious nature of the ceremony.
Both photographers and musicians, or at least one of their representatives, must be present in the sacristy sufficiently in advance of the start of the ceremony to familiarise themselves with the venue and receive the necessary instructions.
Floral decorations will usually be placed in the chancel and will be appropriate to the nature of the ceremony. Their characteristics and proper installation can be consulted in the sacristy.
It is important to keep the space clean, avoiding placing any items or products on the floor that could cause stains or damage or prevent another ceremony from taking place immediately afterwards. The church is received in a clean condition and must be kept clean.
It is important to remember that neither the Church nor the other places of worship at the University have rooms or facilities suitable for dressing for the ceremony or for other needs such as make-up or hairstyling, with the exception of the sacristy, which is strictly for the use of the priest or priests celebrating the ceremony.
The University and its places of worship are adapted for access by persons with disabilities. For further information, please contact the sacristy at the following email address: sacristia@comillas.edu.
No later than one month before the wedding, the couple must submit the marriage authorisation issued by the Vicariate to the parish of San Marcos (C/ San Leonardo, 10, 28015 Madrid), attaching the names and surnames of the two required witnesses, who may be the godparents or other persons.
If you wish to make a donation to help maintain the place of worship, please consult the sacristy at the following email address: sacristia@comillas.edu, and the University will provide you with the corresponding donation certificate.
