For more than 60 years, the Aquinas College – Nashville community has gathered to open the new academic year with the Mass of the Holy Spirit, a tradition observed every year since the college’s founding in 1961. This year, Bishop J. Mark Spalding of Nashville celebrated the Mass, with Father Mark Chrismer, chaplain for the Dominican Sisters of Saint Cecilia Congregation, concelebrating.

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Aquinas College Opens New Academic Year with Holy Spirit Mass

The Holy Spirit Mass, celebrated on Tuesday, Aug. 26, has been a tradition observed every year since the college’s founding in 1961.