SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS' NOVENA
PATRON SAINT OF STUDENTS, SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
Born in Italy in 1225, Thomas was gifted with an unparalleled intellect. He sought to enter the Dominican Order, but his family stopped him for some time by capturing him and holding him in their castle.
During that imprisonment, they sent in a prostitute to tempt him to sin, but he drove her out, and angels came to him and Thomas was given a special grace of not being tempted against purity again in his life (for those interested in growing in purity, search for the Angelic Warfare Confraternity established by the Dominicans through the graces given to St. Thomas with regard to purity.) Thomas went on to enter the Dominican Order, become a professor and theologian, writing the Summa Theologiae, the greatest work on faith and reason ever made. He is the patron of Catholic colleges and schools and is sought out by students for help in their studies.
Here are the links to each day of the novena prayers...
May God hear our prayers, through the intercession of Saint Thomas Aquinas, through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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