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Today is a memorable day for us Dominicans and for the Church at large: It is the feast of St Thomas Aquinas, the Angelic Doctor, Patron Saint of Catholic Schools and Universities. The celebration has begun, and fittingly so, with the academic activity programmed for this morning. As in the good times, we used to hold on this day some academic activity (circle, lecture, exercise) to mark the occasion and highlight the relevance of the Doctor of the Church who so much has influenced and continues today influencing the magisterium of the Church. We are proud that he is our brother.
Today’s program is simple but very meaningful for us. It includes basically three things, namely,
When fourth months ago, in September 2011, I received the document through which the Master of the Dominican Order established The Center of Institutional Studies for the Province of Our Lady of the Rosary in the Convent of St Dominic, Macau in China I realized that we were writing history. Something extraordinary was there: A Studium Generale in Macau! A dream many of our former missionaries would have longed to hear. We are privileged to witness it and hopefully appreciate its implications.
What is a Centre of Studies? A Center of Studies is basically a community of learning and formation. These kinds of Centers enjoy their own personality, and great importance is attached to them in the Dominican tradition. To the point that our legislation states that each Province shall have its own Center of institutional studies.(LCO 233 §I)
We, the Province of Our Lady of the Rosary are not an exception: we have always had one; furthermore, even more than one at a given time in history, in different parts of the world, depending on where our House of Studies was. The latest was in Madrid, San Pedro Martyr which for 50 years fulfilled a splendid mission in the formation of this present generation of missionaries. But today the situation has changed and our provincial Studentate is here in Macau. And since new situations require new solutions, our Center of Institutional Studies is here in Macau, too.
You may ask, what is the specific significance of this Centre for our Province? It has a great significance for us Dominicans and also for the Church:
Brothers, Sisters, Friends: I truly appreciate your presence here this morning. You are supporting this project and giving us great encouragement. And if the establishment of this St Dominic Center of Studies is history, your presence here at this moment is history, too. Thank you very much.
May our Brother St Thomas Aquinas, known for his holiness and learning, help us to grow in wisdom by his teaching and in holiness by imitating his faith. Amen.
Inauguration Address. January 28, 2012 by Fr Javier Gonzalez, OP
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