St. Thomas Aquinas Prayer Card - (Patron of Students & Schools) (PC-20)

PC-20 — St. Thomas Aquinas Prayer Card — Patron of Students & Schools

The Angelic Doctor — for every student who seeks truth

Born into Italian nobility in 1225, St. Thomas Aquinas defied his family's expectations — and eventually his own family's attempts to physically restrain him — to pursue a life of scholarship and prayer in the Dominican Order. It was a choice that changed the intellectual history of the Church forever. Known as the "Angelic Doctor," Thomas devoted his life to one magnificent pursuit: demonstrating that faith and reason are not enemies but partners, each illuminating the other in the search for divine truth.

His masterwork, the Summa Theologica, remains one of the most profound theological achievements in human history — a systematic exploration of virtually every major question of Christian faith, written with breathtaking clarity and humility. Yet for all his brilliance, Thomas was never proud. After a mystical experience during Mass near the end of his life, he laid down his pen and told his scribe: "All that I have written seems like straw to me." The greatest theologian who ever lived knew that no human mind can fully contain the glory of God.

This St. Thomas Aquinas Prayer Card is the perfect devotional companion for students, teachers, seminarians, philosophers, and anyone who brings their intellect to the service of faith. Pope Leo XIII declared him patron of all Catholic universities, academies, colleges, and schools — making this card an ideal gift at the start of every school year, for graduation, or for anyone who wants the Angelic Doctor interceding over their studies.

Perfect for: Catholic school students, seminarians, theology students, graduation gifts, back to school season, Catholic universities, and faculty appreciation gifts.