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Final examinations week has arrived at Thomas Aquinas College, and students are supplementing their academic preparation with various forms of spiritual preparation — including seeking the intercession of the College’s beloved patron, St. Thomas Aquinas.

At 8:30 a.m. each morning in Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel, students can receive a blessing from one of the College’s three chaplains with a first-class relic of St. Thomas. This campus tradition, which takes place during finals week every semester, allows students to ask for St. Thomas’ intercession in an intimate, tangible way.

Below are photos from this morning’s blessing …

… and short video, from 2011, explaining this campus tradition:

St. Thomas Relic Blessing Spring 2015
  • St. Thomas Relic Blessing Spring 2015
  • St. Thomas Relic Blessing Spring 2015
  • St. Thomas Relic Blessing Spring 2015
  • St. Thomas Relic Blessing Spring 2015
  • St. Thomas Relic Blessing Spring 2015
  • St. Thomas Relic Blessing Spring 2015
  • St. Thomas Relic Blessing Spring 2015
  • St. Thomas Relic Blessing Spring 2015