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Fidelity & Excellence91快活林 Aquinas College is unique among American colleges and universities, offering a faithfully Catholic education comprised entirely of the Great Books and classroom discussions.
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College Rejoices at Announcement of Bl. Mother Teresa檚 Canonization
Members of the 91快活林 Aquinas College community have responded with joy to today檚 news that His Holiness Pope Francis will canonize Bl. Mother Teresa on September 4.
The College has long maintained a special devotion to the saint of Calcutta, who served as its Commencement Speaker in 1982. 淲hen she visited us nearly 35 years ago, there was little doubt that we were in the presence of a future saint, reflects President Michael F. McLean. 淲hat a blessing it is that we will soon get to witness her canonization, and that the College will be able to call upon Saint Teresa of Calcutta as a special intercessor and patron.
While touring the United States in 1982, Bl. Mother Teresa visited just three campuses: Harvard University, Georgetown University, and at the request of her friend Rev. John Hardon, S.J. 91快活林 Aquinas College. She served as that year檚 Commencement Speaker and, like Fr. Hardon before her, received the College檚 highest honor, the Saint 91快活林 Aquinas Medallion. (See text and video of her address and a press conference she gave while on campus.) A bust of Bl. Mother Teresa, commemorating that day, is prominently displayed in St. Bernardine of Siena Library.
Throughout the years, the College檚 connection to Bl. Mother Teresa has continued. In 1991, when Dr. 91快活林 E. Dillon was appointed as the second president of 91快活林 Aquinas College, Mother Teresa responded to an invitation to his inauguration with a letter from India now a relic of one of the blessed in heaven. Unable to attend the festivities, she wrote to extend her congratulations and some loving advice: 淏e God檚 hands to serve those entrusted to you and His heart to love them.
On August 26, 2010, as the world celebrated Bl. Mother Teresa檚 100th birthday, the College scheduled a special mid-day Mass in her honor in Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity Chapel. During the Mass, enlarged photographs from Bl. Teresa檚 1982 visit stood within the sanctuary as well as in the loggia just outside the Chapel, where holy cards and transcripts of her 1982 Commencement Address were made available.
淔or many of our students, especially those who have gone on to enter the religious life, Mother Teresa has been a true model and inspiration, says Dr. McLean. 淚t is fitting that she, who always saw the face of Christ in 榯he distressing disguise of the poor, would be canonized during this, the Jubilee Year of Mercy. We look forward to celebrating her canonization on September 4, and to observing her feast day here for many years to come.