In keeping with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ suggestion that churches offer Masses for the Holy Father before he resigns on February 28, the College will offer a Mass in behalf of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday, February 27, at 11:30 a.m. The Mass, which will take place in Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel, will use the prayers and readings[1] that the USCCB has specifically selected for the occasion, in gratitude to the Holy Father for his eight years of service as the successor to St. Peter.
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Former Ambassador to the Holy See and College Governor William A. Wilson presents President and Mrs. Dillon to then-Cardinal Ratzinger in 1997.
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Pope Benedict blesses the plans for Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel in 2006.
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The Holy Father with the Very Rev. John M. Berg, F.S.S.P. (’93), Superior General of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter
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Anne Marie (Ferri ’00) Grumbine with three of her children at a papal audience in December, 2006.
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Newlyweds Andrea and James Campbell (’01) meet the Holy Father in 2007.
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Pope Benedict XVI blesses the Chapel cornerstone on September 3, 2008.
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As an expression of gratitude, the College inlaid the Holy Father’s coat of arms in the marble floor of the Chapel’s central aisle, just outside the sanctuary.
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Dr. John R. Mortensen (’97) receives the Prize of the Pontifical Academies from His Holiness in 2010.
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Matthew Valliere (’05) and his wife, Teresa, meet Pope Benedict during their honeymoon in 2010.
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“Thomas Aquinas College is very grateful to the Pope for his wise and holy leadership, and we are happy to have this opportunity to gather and pray for him,” Dean Brian Kelly said in a message sent out to all students, faculty, and staff. “I hope you will be able to join us on Wednesday. If you cannot make it at that time I encourage you to remember him in your prayers.”
