Spiritual and Religious Support

MGH has a Chapel which is open for prayer, meditation and reflection 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. There are also regular prayer services, led by members of the chaplaincy.

  • The Chapel is located on the first floor of the Ellison Building, across from the MGH Gift Shop.
  • There is an Interfaith Prayer Service, M - F, at 12:15pm;

  • Roman Catholic Mass is said at 4pm daily, including weekends;
  • Jewish Shabbat Services are held every Friday at 11am;
  • Buddhist Meditation Sitting, every Wednesday at 5:30pm
  • Muslim Prayer in the Masjid, located in Founders 109, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. A Prayer Schedule is posted outside the Masjid.
    • For more information, or to make a special request, call the Chaplaincy at: (617) 726-2220

Outside of the Hospital

Boston has a rich spiritual history -- after all, it was founded by people who were seeking religious freedom.

There are hundreds of churches (of every denomination), synagogues, temples and mosques. Here are but a few of those in closest proximity to MGH:

  • Tremont Temple (Baptist), 88 Tremont St., (617) 523-7320;
  • Paulist Center and Chapel (Catholic), 5 Park St., (617) 742-4460;
  • St. Joseph's, (Catholic) 68 Wm Card O'Connell Way, (617) 532-4342;
  • First Church of Christ Scientist, The Mother Church, 175 Huntington Ave., (617) 450-2000;
  • Park Street Church (Congregational), One Park, (617) 523-3383;
  • Old North Church (Episcopal), 195 Salem St., (617) 523-6676;
  • St. John the Evangelist (Episcopal), 35 Bowdoin St., (617) 227-5243;
  • Old West Church (Methodist), 131 Cambridge St., (617) 227-5088;
  • King's Chapel (Unitarian), Tremont & Beacon Sts., (617) 227-2155;
  • Boston Synagogue, (Conservative/Egalitarian) 55 Martha Rd., (617) 523-0453;
  • Vilna Shul/Havurah on the Hill, (Boston's Center for Jewish Culture), 18 Phillips St.,
    (617) 523-2324.