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University to Celebrate Mass of the Holy Spirit Sunday, August 29

08/19/2021

Saint Louis University will mark the beginning of the new academic year with its traditional Mass of the Holy Spirit. This year’s liturgy will take place at 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 29, in St. Francis Xavier College Church.

Thomas Greene, S.J.
Tom Greene, S.J.

Tom Greene, S.J., Provincial of the Jesuits USA Central and Southern  (UCS) Province will preside and deliver the homily.

Campus Ministry encourages staff, faculty and students to join this wonderful celebration of the new academic year. With all of its challenges and joys, it is a time for SLU to give thanks together for all of our blessings.

The Mass of the Holy Spirit is a tradition at Jesuit schools and universities throughout the world dating back to 1548, when the initial Mass was celebrated at the first Jesuit school in Messina, Sicily.