On Tuesday, Rockhurst had the annual
mass of the Holy Spirit on Tuesday September 11th. This year it just
so happened to coincide with the eleventh anniversary of 9/11. It is the one
time a year when President Father Curran cancels classes so that everyone who
wants to can attend the mass. Plus as an added incentive for attending the
mass, (as if anyone needed one) there is a free lunch after the mass. It was a
really nice mass bringing together staff, faculty, students, alumni and
Regents. The mass was held at St. Francis across the street where the student mass
is on a weekly basis. All the Jesuits who reside in the Jesuit residents and
were able to came to concelebrate at the mass. We also had a special visitor;
the President of St. Louis University came in for the mass. Mass of the Holy
Spirit is one of the events celebrated at every one of the Jesuit colleges and
universities to celebrate the start of a new school year.
The
music was awesome. The Rockhurst choir did the music. The choir is composed of
students, staff and faculty members. I really enjoyed the selection of music
that the choir sang. The homily was also really nice. All around it was a great
liturgy and a celebration of the Holy Spirit.
Unfortunately
I had class starting shortly after mass so I was not able to stay around for
much of the lunch. One of my personal philosophies is that as a college student
you never pass up the opportunity for a free meal. College students will wait
in long lines for free food. It was a
good lunch of fried chicken, vegetables and baked beans.
Last
week started my first round of exams. I had a quiz and an exam last week and
next week I will have a few more. It is crazy to think about that it is already
time to have exams. One of my interests is studying poverty and with the new
poverty numbers that came out this week. I want to end with this quote:
“We
think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The
poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We
must start in our own homes to remedy this kind of poverty.”-Mother Teresa
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