June 6, 6:34 p.m. – THE NEW academic year officially opened this morning with Fr. Quirico Pedregosa, O.P., prior provincial of the Dominican Province of the Philippines, reminding the Thomasian community to “work together.”
In his homily during the Mass of the Holy Spirit, also known as Misa de Apertura (Opening Mass), the prior provincial lauded UST’s “diverse academic officials” and reminded them to “use the gifts of the Holy Spirit and yield to the workings of the Holy Spirit.”
Explaining the “three gifts of the Holy Spirit” or “Tria Haec,” Pedregosa said Thomasians should “renew themselves from within,” “give unique contributions to serve better all the constituents of our University,” and “renew in us the grace of unbounded generosity.”
“We have to become people who live up to the Holy Spirit,” said Pedregosa, who is also the vice chancellor of the University. “The foundational spirit of the University is unbounded generosity,” Pedregosa said.
The Mass was co-celebrated by Fr. Rolando de la Rosa, O.P., Rector of the University, and Fr. Franklin Beltran, O.P., regent of the Faculty of Engineering and parish priest of the Santisimo Rosario Parish.
The Dominican clergy, members of the Academic Senate, administrators, alumni, students, non-teaching staff, and the Quadricentennial Service awardee, Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim, attended the event. Diana Jean B. Evite and Daphne J. Magturo
