{"product_id":"st-thomas-aquinas-pray-for-us","title":"St. Thomas Aquinas | Pray for Us","description":"\u003cp\u003eHeavyweight 100% cotton shirt with a relaxed drop-shoulder fit, vintage garment wash, tonal chest embroidery, and a woven SIGNUMX interior neck label.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSt. Thomas Aquinas (c. 1225 to 1274), the Angelic Doctor and author of the \u003cem\u003eSumma Theologiae\u003c\/em\u003e, is honored on January 28 and was named patron of Catholic schools by Pope Leo XIII in 1880.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eQuick Facts\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:rgba(255,255,255,0.05); border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.15); border-radius:8px; padding:14px 18px; margin:18px 0; color:#F5F5F5;\"\u003e\u003ctable style=\"width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; color:#F5F5F5; background:transparent;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0; vertical-align:top; font-weight:600; white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eFeast Day\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 0;\"\u003eJanuary 28\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0; vertical-align:top; font-weight:600; white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eLife \u0026amp; Canonization\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 0;\"\u003eDied March 7, 1274 at Fossanova; canonized July 18, 1323; Doctor of the Church April 15, 1567\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0; vertical-align:top; font-weight:600; white-space:nowrap;\"\u003ePatronage\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 0;\"\u003eCatholic schools and universities, students, theologians, and philosophers\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0; vertical-align:top; font-weight:600; white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eSymbols\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 0;\"\u003eDominican habit, a sun on his chest, a book, a dove\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Life of St. Thomas Aquinas\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas was born into a noble Italian family who wanted him to become a powerful abbot. When he chose to join the new and humble Dominicans instead, his brothers kidnapped him and kept him at the family castle for about a year. He spent the time praying and studying, and his family finally let him go.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBig, quiet and thoughtful, he was nicknamed \"the Dumb Ox\" by classmates, until his teacher St. Albert the Great said this ox would one day bellow so loud the whole world would hear. He became one of the greatest thinkers in history, yet he also wrote some of the most tender Eucharistic hymns ever sung, including the \u003cem\u003eTantum Ergo\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePanis Angelicus\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote style=\"background:rgba(255,255,255,0.05); border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.15); border-radius:8px; padding:14px 18px; margin:18px 0; color:#F5F5F5; border-left:3px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.5); font-style:italic;\"\u003e“Cast a beam of Your radiance upon the darkness of my mind.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style:normal; font-size:0.9rem; opacity:0.8;\"\u003eFrom the Prayer Before Study (\u003cem\u003eCreator ineffabilis\u003c\/em\u003e), attributed to St. Thomas\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003ch3\u003eShirt Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFabric:\u003c\/strong\u003e Heavyweight 100% cotton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Relaxed drop-shoulder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chest embroidery, woven SIGNUMX neck label\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Machine wash cold, tumble dry low\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 2px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy was he called the Dumb Ox?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003eHe was large and quiet, so classmates teased him. St. Albert the Great replied that the ox's bellowing would be heard around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 2px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDid his family really lock him up?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003eYes. They wanted him to choose a more prestigious path and kept him at home for about a year. He used the time to pray and study.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 2px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat hymns did he write?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003eThe Eucharistic hymns \u003cem\u003ePange Lingua\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTantum Ergo\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAdoro Te Devote\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePanis Angelicus\u003c\/em\u003e, still sung at Benediction and Mass.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 2px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs there a funny story about him?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003eAt a royal dinner with King Louis IX, Thomas was lost in thought, then suddenly banged the table and announced he had solved an argument. 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