Follow in the footsteps of Saint Thomas Aquinas

Saint Thomas Aquinas (c. 1225–1274), generally regarded as the greatest of Catholic theologians, was born of a knightly family, educated at the monastery of Monte Cassino and in 1244 joined the Dominican Order against his family’s wishes. His life was dedicated to studying, lecturing and writing — his major works were Summa contra Gentes and Summa Theologica — but Thomas was also a mystic, engaging in deeply contemplative prayer that was sometimes ecstatic. In 1272 he experienced a divine revelation, after which he declared his writings “so much straw” in comparison to what he had seen, and composed no more in the brief period before his death.

Sit at the Master’s Feet

Thomas Aquinas as spiritual guide is inseparable from Thomas Aquinas as teacher; 15 days of prayer with Saint Thomas is also 15 days of absorbing the teachings of the Angelic Doctor. From the nature of God to the Blessed Virgin, from the body of Christ offered on Calvary to the body of Christ incarnate in the Church, here is a lucid distillation of Saint Thomas’s thought and philosophy — an invitation to a 15-day period of reflection and prayer with the Universal Doctor.