Chapel for Europe

Messe (fr.)
2026-01-28 13:15 - 13:50, 2026-01-27 13:15 - 13:50, 2026-01-21 13:15 - 13:50, 2026-01-20 13:15 - 13:50, 2026-01-14 13:15 - 13:50, 2026-01-13 13:15 - 13:50, 2026-01-07 13:15 - 13:50 (Europe/Brussels) | Chapel for Europe, Rue Van Maerlantstraat 22-24, Brussels, Belgium
At the Chapel for Europe weekly masses are celebrated on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 13:15.
The mass is celebrated according to the roman catholic liturgy including the Eucharist. Usually the celebration will be in French, on occasions also in English, depending the attendees.
The Chapel opens its doors and welcomes you from Monday to Thursday from 12:00 to 14:00 for a silent prayer, a moment of reflection or just some minutes of spiritual pause during the busy week days. Come as you are, you are always welcome!

Morning prayer online (fr)
2026-01-28 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-01-21 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-01-14 08:00 - 09:00 | Chapel for Europe, Rue Van Maerlantstraat 22-24, Brussels, Belgium
Come and discover our Morning Prayer with psalms, the Gospel of the day and intercession prayer, following mainly the prayer of the Laudes. The prayer are mostly in French, but can also be partly in English, depending on the attending persons.
30 minutes of prayer are followed by a coffee or tea together in the foyer of the Chapel. An excellent way to start the working day!
When:

Mondays, 8:00-9:00 at the Chapel
Wednesday, 8:00-9:00 via Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82240793358#success , ID: 822 4079 3358 – There is no code, there is a waiting room. For more information, please contact: ALCARAZ Fabienne at Fabienne.ALCARAZ@ec.europa.eu
Fridays, 8:30-9:00 in the Crypt of the Chapel

Contact: Fabienne Alcaraz at Fabienne.ALCARAZ@ec.europa.eu

Adoration
2026-01-26 12:00 - 14:00, 2026-01-19 12:00 - 14:00, 2026-01-12 12:00 - 14:00
Mondays during lunchtime (12:00 to 14.00) we invite you to the Eucharistic adoration in the crypt. In the presence of Christ, the exposed blessed Sacrament, we watch and pray and remain silent to open ourselves to His graces…

Morning Prayer (fr)
2026-01-26 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-01-23 08:30 - 09:00, 2026-01-19 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-01-16 08:30 - 09:00, 2026-01-12 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-01-09 08:30 - 09:00 | Chapel for Europe, Rue Van Maerlantstraat 22-24, Brussels, Belgium

Mass for young professionals (En)
2026-01-25 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-01-18 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-01-11 19:00 - 20:00
We invite everybody, especially the young professionals from the European and International milieu, to come together to celebrate every Sunday with this (Catholic) mass, singing Taizé songs, sharing the Gospel, and praying together.
The service is usually in English. After the mass, we have a traditional drink and chat.
Contact: welcome@chapelforeurope.eu

Ignatian Meditation Group
2026-01-23 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-01-16 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-01-09 18:30 - 20:30 | Chapel for Europe, Rue Van Maerlantstraat 22-24, Brussels, Belgium
The Ignatian Meditation Group meets every Friday at 18:45 in the crypt of the Chapel for Europe.
Ignatian spirituality can show you the way to a joyful and meaningful life. It will give you the tools to learn to focus, in a very concrete way, on the importance of joy in our lives as Christians who want to live according to the Gospel.
For more information, please contact: Fr. Benoit Willemaers sj: benoit.willemaers@jesc.eu or Fr. Bernd Guenther sj: bernd.guenther@chapelforeurope.eu.

Ecumenical Thursday Prayer
2026-01-22 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-01-15 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-01-08 13:00 - 14:00 | Chapel for Europe, Rue Van Maerlantstraat 22-24, Brussels, Belgium
In English / En anglais.
Welcome back to our Food for Soul: Ecumenical Thursday Prayer, followed by a simple lunch in the upper room of the Chapel.
This moment of prayer and sharing a meal amid a busy week is held on Thursdays from 13:00 to 14:00.
Join us if you work in or around the EU Institutions or other organisations in Brussels!
You are welcome to participate if you would like some time to pray, reflect, and share with others during your busy workweek also, if you are interested in spirituality from different Christian traditions.
This could be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for to invite a colleague to (re)discover Jesus.
Representatives of the different Christian churches lead the Prayer.

Photo exhibition: An exploration of Christian places of worship in Belgium
2026-01-20 12:00 - 2026-02-20 14:00 | Chapel for Europe, Rue Van Maerlantstraat 22-24, Brussels, Belgium
Photography exhibition: History, aesthetics and communities. An exploration of Christian places of worship in Belgium.
What is a Christian place of worship in Belgium? This exhibition seeks to answer this seemingly simple question. Taking a historical and ecumenical perspective, and examining photographs (reproductions of Belgian churches, monasteries and abbeys) and pieces of liturgical furniture, the exhibition explores the diversity of Christian worship through the spaces that host it. Although Belgium is a country (formerly part of the Netherlands) where religious iconography became confessional at an early stage and was used as a weapon of identity during the Protestant reforms, it has also been the heart of institutional Europe since the mid-20th century, making it a cosmopolitan observatory that is particularly representative of the diversity of Christianity and its churches since the early modern period.
In the light of Belgian history, the exhibition questions and analyses the involvement of architectural aesthetics and communities in the definition and fulfillment of Christian worship, from the turmoil of the Reformation (which led to new relationships with space and images of worship among Christians) to the present day, where the aesthetic importance of the place of worship as a building may be diminished or even erased in favour of the community of believers, which then simultaneously forms the Church and the church, and willingly brings together different denominations for a shared celebration, sometimes in the open air.
The exhibition will open as part of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, from January 18 to 25, 2026. It will be complemented by a round table discussion on 20 January at the Chapel for Europe, bringing together a theologian, an architect and a historian of Christian liturgy. Their discussions will help to identify the major current trends in architecture for Christian worship.
When: From Tuesday, 20 January to Friday, 20 February 2026, during the opening hours of the Chapel for Europe: Monday to Thursday from 12:00 to 14:00. If you are interested in visiting the exposition at another time of the day, just let us know at welcome@chapelforeurope.eu. We shall be happy to welcome you.
Where: Chapel for Europe, Rue Van Maerlant, 22-24, 1040 Etterbeek
Curators: Ikenna Okpaleke (UCLouvain, RSCS Institute)
Matthieu Somon (UCLouvain, RSCS Institute)
Chair of Arts & Religions (ARRE) | Catholic University of Louvain

Contemplative Prayer Group
2026-01-18 17:00 - 18:30 | Chapel for Europe, Rue Van Maerlantstraat 22-24, Brussels, Belgium
Contemplative prayer group inspired by the teachings of Franz Jalics SJ.
When? The contemplative meditation group will meet in the crypt from 5:00 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. once a month on Sundays.
Mark the following dates for the 1st semester of 2026: January 18, February 8, and March 15.
Open to everyone willing to practice Christian meditation in a community. Newcomers welcome!
How would we organize the time?
– 17:00 – 17:20 – Chi kung (contemplative movement)
– 17:30 – 17:50 – Sitting meditation
– 17:50 – 18:05 – Walking meditation
– 18:05 – 18:25 – Sitting meditation
– 18:30 – 18:45 – time to put things in order, in silence.
Those who wish can stay for the Mass at 19:00. We will keep the silence until the Mass.
Welcome!
More information in English on Franz Jalics sj
More information in French on Franz Jalics sj
