His Eminence Franc Cardinal Rode, C.M., Prefect of the
Congregation for the Institutes of Consecrated Life and the
Societies of Apostolic Life, served as celebrant for St. John’s
University’s Opening School Mass today before a standing room only
crowd at St. Thomas More Church on the Queens campus.
The celebration was held on the Feast of St. Vincent de Paul.
St. John’s University President Rev.
Donald J. Harrington, C.M. spoke during his homily of St.
Vincent de Paul’s impact on today’s society nearly 350 years after
his death.
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