Messe (fr.)
2026-01-13 13:15 - 13:50, 2026-01-14 13:15 - 13:50, 2026-01-20 13:15 - 13:50, 2026-01-21 13:15 - 13:50, 2026-01-27 13:15 - 13:50, 2026-01-28 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)
2026-01-14 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-01-21 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-01-28 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

Ecumenical Thursday Prayer
2026-01-15 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-01-22 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-01-29 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.

Morning Prayer (fr)
2026-01-16 08:30 - 09:00, 2026-01-19 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-01-23 08:30 - 09:00, 2026-01-26 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-01-30 08:30 - 09:00, 2026-02-02 08:00 - 09:00 | Chapel for Europe, Rue Van Maerlantstraat 22-24, Brussels, Belgium

Ignatian Prayer Group
2026-01-16 18:45 - 20:00, 2026-01-23 18:45 - 20:00, 2026-01-30 18:45 - 20:00 | Chapel for Europe, Rue Van Maerlantstraat 22-24, Brussels, Belgium
The Ignatian Meditation Group meets every Friday in the crypt of the Chapel for Europeat 18:45 with an adoration and at 19:00 the guided meditation beginns.
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 the life of Christians who wants to live according to the Gospel.
For more information, please contact:
Fr. Bernd Guenther sj: bernd.guenther@chapelforeurope.eu.

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

Mass for young professionals (En)
2026-01-18 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-01-25 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-02-01 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

Adoration
2026-01-19 12:00 - 14:00, 2026-01-26 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…

Round table: Ecumenical perspectives on Christian places of worship in Belgium
2026-01-20 18:30 - 20:30 | Chapel for Europe, Rue Van Maerlantstraat 22-24, Brussels, Belgium
In French
Designed to complement the photographic exhibition showcased at the Chapel for Europe, this round table brings together a theologian, a pastor, and an architect, all three invited to engage in dialogue and share their experiences and expertise in the field of space and worship. Their discussions will highlight the major current trends in the articulation of liturgical spaces and practices. They will help us to identify the specific features of these contemporary trends in relation to Christian architectural traditions.
Florence Cosse, an architect specializing in the design of ecclesiastical spaces, works in France and Belgium.
Prof. Arnaud Join-Lambert, Professor of Practical Theology and Liturgy at UCLouvain, RSCS Institute.
Rvd. John Wilkinson, Canon Pastor at Holy Trinity Brussels, specialist in the history of Christianity and liturgy.

When: Tuesday, 20 January 2026 at 18:30
Where: Chapel for Europe, Rue van Maerlant, 22-24, 1040 Etterbeek
Organisers: Prof. Ikenna Okpaleke, Professor of Ecclesiology at UCLouvain, RSCS Institute, and Matthieu Somon, holder of the Arts & Religions Research Chair, RSCS Institute.
Chaire Arts & Religions (ARRE) | Université catholique de Louvain

Opening photo exhibition: History, aesthetics and communities
2026-01-20 19:30 - 20:30 | Chapel for Europe, Rue Van Maerlantstraat 22-24, Brussels, Belgium
Opening photo 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 18 to 25 January 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: Tuesday 20 January 2026 at 19:30
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

Ecumenical Vigil for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2026
2026-01-22 19:00 - 20:00 | Pro-Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, 29 Rue Capitaine Crespel, Brussels, 1050
The Ecumenical Vigil for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2026 will take place on Thursday, 22 January 2026, at 19:00, at the Pro-Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Rue Capitaine Crespel 29, 1050 Bruxelles
In the Northern Hemisphere, the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity traditionally takes place from January 18 to 25, while in the Southern Hemisphere, where January is often a holiday period, churches often celebrate the Week of Prayer around Pentecost.
The theme of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2026 is based on a text from Apostle Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. As usual, an international team appointed jointly by the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity [DPCU] and the Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches worked with the authors to finalize the materials. For this year, the prayers and reflections for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity have been prepared by the faithful of the Armenian Apostolic Church, along with their brothers and sisters of the Armenian Catholic and Evangelical Churches.
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2026 extends an invitation to draw upon this shared Christian heritage and to delve more deeply into our fellowship in Christ, which unites Christians worldwide.
THEME FOR THE YEAR 2026:
“There is one body and one Spirit,
just as you were called
to the one hope of your calling”
(Ephesians 4:4)
Unity is a divine mandate at the core of our Christian identity, more than simply an ideal. It represents the essence of the Church’s calling – a call to reflect the harmonious oneness of our life in Christ amidst our diversity. This divine unity is central to our mission and is sustained by
the profound love of Jesus Christ, who has set before us a unified purpose. As the Apostle Paul asserts in his letter to the Ephesians, “there is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling” (4:4). This Bible verse, chosen for this year, encapsulates the theological depth of Christian unity.
Ephesians 4:4 summarizes the teachings of Paul about unity, emphasizing, here too, that the followers of Christ represent “one body and one Spirit,” united in a single hope. This metaphor signifies the Church as a unified entity transcending barriers of geography, nationality, ethnicity,
and tradition. Paul uses the metaphor of the Church being the Body of Christ to describe its unity with the diversity of its members. He writes to the Corinthians, “For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is
with Christ.” (1 Corinthians 12:12). To the Colossians, Paul elaborates on Christ’s role as the head of the unified body of diverse members, stating, “He is the head of the body, the church.” (Colossians 1:18). Thus, the Church, although composed of many parts, functions as a cohesive
whole. Each member has a unique role and contributes to the overall life and mission of the Church. Recognizing that we are part of one universal Body in Christ encourages global collaboration in spreading His gospel and serving humanity, shifting the focus from internal divisions to a collective mission. Conversely, to limit the Lord’s Great Commission to go into the world and make disciples of all nations (Matthew 28:19) to a community defined by ethnic, geographic, or socio-economic boundaries would deprive that community of one of the Church’s
essential foundations established by the Lord – the unity of His followers worldwide.
In a world with diverse and often divided traditions and expressions of Christian faith, Ephesians 4:4 reminds us that all believers are part of the “one body” of Christ. This unity is not about uniformity but a common commitment to the core truths of the Christian faith. It serves as
a powerful witness to the transformative power of the Holy Spirit when Christians of varied backgrounds come together with a shared goal and vision, with authenticity and sincerity.
