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Mass of the Holy Spirit

The traditional opening to the academic year will take place on September 5

University President William P. Leahy, S.J., will celebrate the annual Mass of the Holy Spirit with homilist Vice President and University Secretary Casey Beaumier, S.J., director of the Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies, on September 5 at noon on the Plaza at O’Neill Library.

Classes will be canceled on that day from noon to 1:15 p.m. In case of inclement weather, the Mass will be moved to Conte Forum.

All members of the University are invited to attend the Mass, a traditional opening of the school year at Jesuit institutions dating back to the Middle Ages. The festive liturgy serves to welcome new members into the Boston College community, renew friendships, and invoke the presence of the Holy Spirit for the year to come.

The Mass of the Holy Spirit is organized by the Office of Campus Ministry in the Division of Mission and Ministry.