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Dr. Michael F. McLean, fourth president of Thomas Aquinas (October 2009)
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Dr. Brian Kelly, Dean of the College
(January 2010)
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Thomas Aquinas College Commencement 2009
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Thomas Aquinas College Commencement 2009
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Thomas Aquinas College Commencement 2009
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Thomas Aquinas College Commencement 2009
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Thomas Aquinas College Commencement 2009
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Thomas Aquinas College Commencement 2009
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Thomas Aquinas College Commencement 2009
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Thomas Aquinas College Commencement 2009
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Thomas Aquinas College Commencement 2009
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Cardinal Marc Ouellet of Quebec will be the Thomas Aquinas College 2009 Commencement Speaker.
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Thomas Aquinas College Commencement 2009
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Mr. Peter L. DeLuca III, Interim President, takes the oath of fidelity on Wednesday, April 29, 2009.
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Mr. Peter L. DeLuca III, Interim President
Appointed April 20, 2009
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Over 500 benefactors and friends attended the Dedication Mass of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel on March 3, 2009.
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Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel, Thomas Aquinas College
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Façade of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel featuring Doctors of the Church (l) St. Augustine (r) St. Thomas Aquinas
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Dr. Thomas E. Dillon† welcomes guests to the Dedication Mass on the plaza of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel.
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Mrs. Maria Grant, Chairman of the Board of Governors, greets and thanks benefactors prior to the Dedication Mass.
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Design Architect Duncan Stroik addresses the guests.
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Thomas Aquinas College chaplain Rev. Cornelius Buckley, S.J., having been handed the keys to the building by Cardinal Mahony, officially opens the doors to Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel.
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The College’s four founders – (from L to R) Peter L. DeLuca, Ronald P. McArthur, Marcus Berquist, and John W. Neumayr – process into the Chapel with the relic of St. Thomas Aquinas that was later placed by Cardinal Mahony in the Chapel’s new altar during the Dedication Mass.
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From L to R: Deacon John Bingham, O.P. (Thomas Aquinas College Class of 2000), Cardinal Roger Mahony, Msgr. Marc Trudeau (priest-secretary to Cardinal Mahony), Bishop Salvatore Cordilone (auxiliary of the Diocese of San Diego), Bishop Thomas Curry (auxiliary of Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Santa Barbara region)
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Cardinal Roger Mahony blesses the congregation and the nave of the new Chapel with holy water at the beginning of the Dedication Mass.
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The Honorable William P. Clark, Co-Chair, Comprehensive Campaign, was in attendance.
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Mass of Dedication
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Cardinal Mahony blesses lecters President Thomas E. Dillon and Dean Michael McLean.
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Dr. Thomas E. Dillon† read the first reading of the Dedication Mass from the book of Nehemiah.
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Cardinal Roger Mahony preaches at the Dedication Mass.
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Cardinal Roger Mahony preaches at the Dedication Mass.
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Cardinal Mahony places a relic of St. Thomas Aquinas in the new altar of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel.
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Cardinal Roger Mahony prepares to anoint the new altar of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel.
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Cardinal Roger Mahony prepares to incense the newly anointed altar of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel.
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The archbishop of Los Angeles, Cardinal Roger Mahony, was the principal celebrant of the Dedication Mass.
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Following Holy Communion, Cardinal Mahony places a ciborium in the new Chapel’s tabernacle for the first time.
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Dr. Thomas E. Dillon† receives a certificate of dedication from Cardinal Roger Mahony at the end of the Dedication Mass.
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Student acolytes lead more than 40 visiting priests (including 14 of the College’s 45 alumni priests) at the conclusion of the Dedication Mass.
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Cardinal Roger Mahony greets Dr. Thomas E. Dillon† following the Dedication Mass.
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Inspired by the flooring in several of Europe's most magnificent churches, Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel's Italian marble floor is exquisitely arrayed in an intricate pattern.
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From the sanctuary one can see the clerestory, where arched windows fill the building with warm, natural light.
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Passing from the loggia into the nave, one sees above the Chapel's bronze doors a bas relief of Our Lady at her Coronation, surrounded by the three Persons of the Most Holy Trinity.
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The arches in Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel are supported by 14-foot, Botticino marble columns. Their Corinthian capitals are adorned with acanthus leaves and doves, symbolizing the Holy Spirit.
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A baldacchino, or permanent canopy, rises above Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel's white, marble altar. The baldacchino is surmounted by golden angels and a gold crucifix.
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Masons install the 765-pound limestone cornerstone of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel, October 27, 2008. The cornerstone was blessed in Rome by Pope Benedict XVI on September 3, 2008.
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The Thomas Aquinas College Choir, under the direction of Daniel Grimm (graduate of the Class of 1976), sings the Litany of the Saints and other hymns while the cornerstone is laid in place.
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Rev. Cornelius M. Buckley, S.J., Chaplain, offers the invocation at the laying of the cornerstone of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel, October 27, 2008.
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Dr. Thomas E. Dillon† and Scott Turicchi, member of the Board of Governors, pose with the newly laid cornerstone of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel.
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Mrs. Maria O. Grant, Chairman of the Board of Governors, shares her reflections of the Holy Father's blessing of the cornerstone at the close of his General Audience on September 3, 2008.
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The inaugural ringing of the bells of
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Following his General Audience of September 3, 2008, at the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI gave his blessing to the cornerstone of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel at Thomas Aquinas College. The college's delegation for the blessing included Mrs. Maria Grant, Chairman of the Board of Governors (second from right); her husband, Richard, Executive Director of the Dan Murphy Foundation (third from right); Dr. Thomas E. Dillon† (far right); and (with their backs to the camera), Governors of the College, Mr. James Barrett (left) and Mr. R. Scott Turicchi (right).
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In the evening of September 3, 2008, following Pope Benedict XVI's blessing at the Vatican of the cornerstone of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel, a dinner was held honoring three princes of the Church and dear friends of Thomas Aquinas College: Archbishop Raymond Burke (left), Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura; Francis Cardinal Arinze (third from left), Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship; and Francis Cardinal Stafford (second from right), Apostolic Penitentiary. Also pictured is James Barrett (second from left), a member of the Board of Governors, Dr. Thomas E. Dillon† (third from right), and Lannette Turicchi, benefactor of the college.
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Following his General Audience of September 3, 2008, at the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI blessed the cornerstone of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel at Thomas Aquinas College. (Translation of inscription: "For the greater glory of God and the Blessed Virgin Mary, in the year of Our Lord, 2008.")
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Cornerstone blessed by Pope Benedict XVI on September 3, 2008, at the Vatican.
(Translation of Latin: "To the greater glory of God and the Blessed Virgin Mary, on the of our Lord 2008)
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Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel
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His Eminence George Cardinal Pell, the Archbishop of Sydney, Australia, awarded diplomas to 80 graduates from 22 states and five countries on May 10, 2008.
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His Eminence George Cardinal Pell, the Archbishop of Sydney, Australia, delivered the commencement address on May 10, 2008.
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Dr. Thomas E. Dillon† and Mrs. Terri Dillon receive Pope John Paul II's blessing on the design plans for Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel during Easter week, 2003.
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The campus of Thomas Aquinas College,
Santa Paula, California.
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Michael F. McLean
Dean, Thomas Aquinas College
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Thomas E. Dillon, Ph.D.†
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Maria O. Grant
Chairman, Board of Governors
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