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Among the many friends of 91����� Aquinas College who have lent their spiritual assistance to the College�s legal effort against the HHS Contraceptive Mandate are the Missionaries of Charity. This morning, the Sisters of Bl. Mother Teresa�s order in New York City offered their daily Mass intention and an �emergency novena� on the College�s behalf � thanks to the intercession of an alumnus priest.

Rev. Nicholas Callaghan (�96), a priest serving the Archdiocese of New York, offered today�s 7:00 a.m. Spy Wednesday Mass for the Sisters at their convent on East 145th street in the Bronx. �The MC sisters were very happy to agree to have the College and the case as the intention of the Mass,� reports Fr. Callaghan. �Given the urgency of the case and the fact of the arguments today, they offered an �emergency novena� immediately after Mass. This, as you may know, was a hallmark of Bl. Teresa: Nine Memorare prayers said in a row. It was her go-to solution in moments of crisis and is held in high esteem by the sisters. A particular feature of the �emergency novena� this morning, which I have never encountered before, was the addition of an antiphon, chosen by them as appropriate for the subject of our petition today.�

Fr. Callaghan scanned the Sisters� chosen antiphon, posted above.

Thanks be to God!