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It’s finals week 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 on the California campus, students receive blessings from one of the College’s three chaplains with a first-class relic of St. Thomas. The blessing, which takes place during finals week every semester, allows students to ask for St. Thomas’ prayers in an intimate, tangible way.

Meanwhile, students on the New England campus are carrying on the tradition by receiving pre-finals blessings with a relic of the True Cross:

May the Lord bless all of the College’s students taking finals this week!

Fall Exams Blessing -- California 2019
  • Fall Exams Blessing -- California 2019
  • Fall Exams Blessing -- California 2019
  • Fall Exams Blessing -- California 2019
  • Fall Exams Blessing -- California 2019
  • Fall Exams Blessing -- California 2019
  • Fall Exams Blessing -- California 2019
  • Fall Exams Blessing -- California 2019
  • Fall Exams Blessing -- California 2019
  • Fall Exams Blessing -- California 2019
  • Fall Exams Blessing -- California 2019
  • Fall Exams Blessing -- California 2019
  • Fall Exams Blessing -- California 2019
Fall Exams Blessing -- New England 2019
  • Fall Exams Blessing -- New England 2019
  • Fall Exams Blessing -- New England 2019
  • Fall Exams Blessing -- New England 2019
  • Fall Exams Blessing -- New England 2019
  • Fall Exams Blessing -- New England 2019
  • Fall Exams Blessing -- New England 2019
  • Fall Exams Blessing -- New England 2019