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THE UNIVERSITY OF ST. MICHAEL’S COLLEGE
CONVOCATION
for the
FACULTY OF THEOLOGY
and the
CONTINUING EDUCATION DIVISION
SATURDAY, 13 NOVEMBER 2021
TORONTO
His Eminence Thomas Cardinal Collins, D.D.Archbishop of Toronto
Chancellor University of St. Michael’s College
Dr. David SylvesterPresident and Vice-Chancellor
University of St. Michael’s College
Dr. Rose Patten, O.C., LL.D.Chancellor
University of Toronto
Dr. John L. McLaughlin Professor and Interim Dean, Faculty of Theology
University of St. Michael’s College
Dr. Mimi MarroccoFounding Director (Retired) of the Division of Continuing Education
Rev. Dr. Darren Dias, OPAssociate Professor and
Director of Academic ProgramsFaculty of Theology
University of St. Michael’s College
Dr. Cynthia CameronAssistant Professor, Faculty of Theology
University of St. Michael’s College
Rev. Dr. Alexander LaschukExecutive Director,
Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies
Faculty of TheologyUniversity of St. Michael’s College
ORDER OF CEREMONY
THE HYMN
For the Beauty of the Earth
For the beauty of the earth,For the glory of the skies,For the love which from our birthOver and around us lies:
Refrain: Lord of all, to you we raiseThis our hymn of grateful praise
For yourself, best Gift Divine!To this world so freely given,Word incarnate, God’s design,Peace on earth and joy in heaven:
Refrain: Lord of all, to you we raiseThis our hymn of grateful praise
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Dr. Mimi Marrocco, Founding Director of the Division of Continuing Education, will present the land acknowledgement:
We wish to acknowledge this land on which the University of St. Michael’s College operates. For thousands of years it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and the Mississaugas of the Credit. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land.
THE PRAYERThe Chancellor:
Veni, Sancte Spiritus, reple tuorum corda fidelium, et tui amoris in eis ignem accende.
V. Emitte Spiritum tuum et creabuntur.R. Et renovabis faciem terrae.
Oremus: Deus, qui corda fidelium Sancti Spiritus illustratione docuisti, da nobis in eodem Spiritu recte sapere, et de eius semper consolatione gaudere per Christum, Dominum nostrum .
R. Amen.
Sedes Sapientiae: Ora pro nobis.Sancte Michael: Ora pro nobis.Sancte Thoma: Ora pro nobis.
THE PRESENTATION OF THE CANDIDATES
Dr. David Sylvester, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of St. Michael’s College, will present the members of the graduating class to the Chancellor:
Eminentissime et Reverendissime Cancellarie, praesento tibi candidatos ad gradus varios promovendos aut donandos variis diplomatibus vel certificationibus qui, omnibus quae statutis exiguntur peractis, gradum aut diploma vel certificationem meriti sunt. Placetne Eminentiae tuae Reverendissimae hos candidatos promovere aut donare?
The Chancellor: Utique mihi placet, Domine Praeses.
The President will extend greetings and congratulations
THE CONFERRING OF THE HONORARY DEGREE
Dr. David Sylvester, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of St. Michael’s College, will present the citation and request the Chancellor to confer the degree of Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, upon:
Fr. Gilles Routhier
THE GOVERNOR GENERAL’S AWARD
Rev. Dr. Darren Dias, OP, Associate Professor and Director of Academic Programs of the Faculty of Theology of the University of St. Michael’s College, will present the Governor General’s Gold Medal to:
Jason Edwin Mills
THE CONFERRING OF DEGREESOF THE UNIVERSITY OF ST. MICHAEL’S COLLEGE
Doctor of Philosophy in Theology
Dr. John L. McLaughlin, Professor and Interim Dean of the Faculty of Theology of the University of St. Michael’s College, will present to the Chancellor the candidates for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Theology:
Hyung-Jin ChoEmmanuel College
Dissertation: Eucharistic Preaching and the Recovery of Korean Cultural Features (Jeong, Heung, Meot and Bab) for the Korean Pulpit
Supervisor: Dr. Paul Wilson
Moon Jung Choi Knox College
Dissertation: Pedagogy of the Conscientization: Empowering Agency in Korean Canadian Christian Women
Supervisor: Dr. Nam Soon Song
Jonathan Andrew Clemens Wycliffe College
Dissertation: Corporate Discipline, Corporate Grace: Discerning the Political Implications of Discipline for the Church as the Body of Christ
Supervisor: Dr. Joseph Mangina
Leonard Gerard Finn Wycliffe College
Dissertation: “The Words of Qoheleth, the Son of David, King in Jerusalem”: Ecclesiastes in Context
Supervisor: Dr. Christopher Seitz
Caleb Don GundlachWycliffe College
Dissertation: The Way to Zion in Isaiah 40-55: Beyond New Exodus or Metaphor
Supervisor: Dr. Christopher Seitz
Dae Hee KimKnox College
Dissertation: The Soteriological Significance of Christ’s Descent into Hell: A Study of the Doctrine of Christ’s Descent into Hell based on Reformed Theology in Korean Religious, Historical, and Cultural Contexts
Supervisor: Dr. Charles Fensham
Yun Jung KimEmmanuel College
Dissertation: Toward Postcolonical Practice and Theology of Radical Hospitality in Canadian Diasporic Contexts: Transformative Relocation in Asian Migrant Women’s Perspective
Supervisor: Dr. Thomas Reynolds
Suneal Pal Wycliffe College
Dissertation: Creation for Life or Death: A Study in Lutheran Trajectories of Gustaf Wingren and Oswald Bayer in the Modern Context
Supervisor: Dr. Ephraim Radner
Thomas Andrew SmithWycliffe College
Dissertation: Benjamin Morgan Palmer and the Disunion of Scripture
Supervisor: Dr. Marion Taylor and Dr. Ephraim Radner
Rachel Elizabeth Tulloch Wycliffe CollegeDissertation: Street, Sacrament, and Sanctuary: Discerning the Body of Christ in a Downtown Toronto Church Supervisor: Dr. Joseph Mangina
Master of Arts in Theology
Rev. Dr. Darren Dias, OP, Associate Professor and Director of Academic Programs of the Faculty of Theology of the University of St. Michael’s College, will present to the Chancellor the candidate for the degree of Master of Arts in Theology:
Andrea Lauren Hugill
Master of Arts in Catholic Leadership
Dr. Cynthia Cameron, Assistant Professor of the Faculty of Theology of the University of St. Michael’s College, will present to the Chancellor the candidate for the degree of Master of Arts in Catholic Leadership:
Maria Thomas
The Presentation of Certificates
Certificate of Specialization in Theology and Ecology
Rev. Dr. Alexander Laschuk, Director of the Metropolitan Andrey Sheptystsky Institute for Eastern Christian Studies, Faculty of Theology of the University of St. Michael’s College, will present to the Chancellor the candidate for the Certificate of Specialization in Theology and Ecology:
Douglas Day Kaufman
Certificate in Eastern Christian Studies
Rev. Dr. Alexander Laschuk Director of the Metropolitan Andrey Sheptystsky Institute for Eastern Christian Studies, Faculty of Theology of the University of St. Michael’s College, will present to the Chancellor the candidate for the Certificate in Eastern Christian Studies:
Maria Drossos
Presentation of Diplomas
Diploma in Interfaith Dialogue
Rev. Dr. Darren Dias, OP, Associate Professor and Director of Academic Programs of the Faculty of Theology of the University of St. Michael’s College, will present to the Chancellor the candidates for the Diploma in Interfaith Diaolgue.
Audrey FerrerErica GismondiMarilyn GraceLeanne Kloppenborg Nicole Lim
Katherine MurthaDaniel NiamatPeter NotebloomElizabeth-Anne Pickett
University of St. Michael’s College
Continuing Education Division
Dr. Mimi Marrocco, Founding Director (Retired) of Continuing Education, will present to the Chancellor the candidates for the Diploma in Social Responsibility and Sustainability.
Nabil AliBernadette ArreolaJodi Anne BaxterJulie BranscombeKristen BrownMarcel Thomas BuerklerBrett ClappertonDiana de La Cruz RamirezJoseph DerPatricia Elizabeth Echegoyen Linda Marie FeeneyKayleigh Jacqueline FisherStephanie Gail FoxKate GardnerChris GarrardSara GelgorErica Chan GlueckJacqueline Kim GormanSasi Gouravarum
Charlotte HarmanAngela HartGillian HenryAndrew HoskinsKathryn JocsakLynn Mary KeaysColleen KeiltyJustine KimDominik LegaultRoshni MathewsJennifer McMahonKenneth Uchenna ObiakorTrang PhanRosana RampersaudAdel RatansiLaura M. ReinholzSarah RileyFarrah RooneyKait Mary TyschenkoChowdhury Adnan Zaman
President’s Capstone Award Recipients
Brett Clapperton, Indigenous Reconciliation Plan for Green Shield Canada
Kate Gardner, The Case for a Pardons Eco-system
Charlotte Harman, The Regenerative Law Firm
THE CONFERRING OF CONJOINT DEGREES
In conformity with the provisions of the Memorandum of Agreement (2014) between the Toronto School of Theology, the Federated Universities and Colleges as member institutions of the Toronto School of Theology, and the University of Toronto, candidates for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Theological Studies, Doctor of Ministry, Master of Theology, Master of Arts in Theological Studies, Master of Divinity, Master of Religious Education, and Master of Theological Studies have been approved by the Toronto
School of Theology, the University of Toronto and the University of St. Michael’s College. By the authority vested in him by the Senate of the University of St. Michael’s College and the Governing Council of the University of Toronto, the Chancellor of the University of St. Michael’s College will confer a conjoint degree on each candidate.
University of Toronto Chancellor’s Remarks
Cardinal Collins will first invite Dr. Rose Patten, the Chancellor of the University of Toronto, to address convocation.
Doctor of Philosophy in Theological Studies
Dr. John L. McLaughlin, Professor and Interim Dean of the Faculty of Theology of the University of St. Michael’s College, will present to the Chancellor the candidates for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Theological Studies:
Jason Edwin Mills
Dissertation: In Vitro Education: Examining the Virtual Culture of Online Pastoral Education
Supervisor: Dr. Douglas Blomberg
Brian Arthur Thornton
Dissertation: From Rome to Home: Reception of the Second Vatican Council through the Second Synod of the Diocese of London in Canada
Supervisor: Dr. Michael Attridge
Master of Arts in Theological Studies
Rev. Dr. Darren Dias, OP, Associate Professor and Director of Academic Programs of the Faculty of Theology of the University of St. Michael’s College, will present to the Chancellor the candidates for the degree of Master of Arts in Theological Studies:
Michael Oreste PallottoJordyn James Edward Tower
Master of Divinity
Rev. Dr. Darren Dias, OP, Associate Professor and Director of Academic Programs of the Faculty of Theology of the University of St. Michael’s College, will present to the Chancellor the candidates for the degree of Master of Divinity:
Maria DrossosSamuel Ojiefo EjeregbeEmma Kennedy Graham
Nathalie Waite
Master of Religious Education
Dr. Cynthia Cameron, Assistant Professor of the Faculty of Theology of the University of St. Michael’s College, will present to the Chancellor the candidates for the degree of Master of Religious Education:
Calvin T. CahatolNikkieta D’Souza
Andrew Shawn Nathan Selvam
Master of Theological Studies
Rev. Dr. Alexander Laschuk, Director of the Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Institute for Eastern Christian Studies, of the Faculty of Theology of the University of St. Michael’s College, will present to the Chancellor the candidates for the degree of Master of Theological Studies:
Maybelle Vanita AndradeSarah Natalie Kwiecinski
Lisa Radice-Santos
THE CONFERRING OF DEGREES IN ABSENTIA
Dr. David Sylvester will present to the Chancellor, Mr. Emil Iruthayathas, Student Services Officer and Registrar of the Faculty of Theology, to receive degrees in absentia:
Eminentissime et Reverendissime Cancellarie, praesento tibi, Emil Iruthayathas, registrarium huius Facultatis, ut pro candidatis ad varios gradus in theologia admittendis qui absunt, aim tamen nominati, illos gradus accipiat.
The Chancellor will confer the degrees in absentia on the Student Services Officer and Registrar:
Admitto te in gradum, in nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti.
R. Amen.
The Chancellor will address Convocation
CONCLUDING PRAYER
The Chancellor: Oremus
Summi regis archangeli, Michaehel, intende, quaesumus, nostris vocibus. Te namque profitemur esse supernorum principem civium. Te Deum generi homo orante diriguntur angeli,
Ne laedere inimici quantum cupiunt, versuti fessos unquam mortales praevaleant. Idem tenes perpetui potentiam paradise, semper te sancti honorant angeli.
Audi nos, Michaehel, angele summe, huc parum descende de poli sede, nobis forendo opem domini levamen atque indulgentiae.
Amen
O CANADA
O Canada! Our home and native land!True patriot love in all of us command.With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North, strong and free!
From far and wide, O Canada,We stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
THE DISMISSAL
The Chancellor will say Convocatio dimissa est.
SCHOLARSHIPS & BURSARIES AWARDEDBY THE
FACULTY OF THEOLOGYUNIVERSITY OF ST. MICHAEL’S COLLEGE
The Faculty of Theology of the University of St. Michael’s College gives out the following bursaries, scholarships and awards annually. These are made possible by the generosity of donors, including friends, faculty members and alumni, and in co-operation with various government agencies.
Professor Elliott Allen, C.S.B. BursaryProfessor Anne Anderson, C.S.J. Scholarship
Ethel Ragla Barber Theology AwardProfessor Petro Bilaniuk Scholarship
The Thomas Cardinal Collins Scholarshipin Student Leadership
Charles A. Conors BursaryRev. Mario D’Souza, CSB Memorial Scholarship
Professor Michael Fahey, S.J. ScholarshipRosamond Farrell Award
Founder’s Fund AwardProfessor Maureena Fritz, N.D.S. Scholarship
Rev. Robert Hale, C.S.B. AwardDr. Clifford Hatch Award
The Francis A. Hochstein Memorial BursaryIrwin Hunsaker Foundation Award
Professor William Irwin, C.S.B. AwardGenevieve Khoury Foundation AwardDr. Doris & Dr. Sam Lau Scholarships
The Veronica, Mary and Hugh Leonard Scholarship
The Zella Leavy ScholarshipMadden-McKnight Bursary
John F. & Teresa Mulvey Mallon BursaryMallon Family Theology Student Bursary
The John and Rita McLaughlin Biblical Studies ScholarshipDr. Harold J. Murphy Family Award
Dr. Frank and Mrs. Helen Morneau ScholarshipsProfessor Margaret O’Gara Scholarship for
Advanced Degree Students in Ecumenical TheologyPatullo Bursary
Professor Walter Principe, C.S.B. ScholarshipReligion & Education in Africa Program (REAP) Scholarship
Professor Mary Martina SchaeferProfessor Michael M. Sheehan, C.S.B.
Scholarship in Church HistoryProfessor Laurence Shook C.S.B. Bursary
The Sisters of St. Joseph AwardsProfessor Olga Warnke, I.B.V.M. ScholarshipThe Daughters of Zelophehad Scholarship
AWARDS RECIPIENTS LIST
Professor Anne Anderson, C.S.J. Scholarship Samuel Bado Auler
Ethel Ragla Barber Theology AwardJosefine Leventhal-Noble
Jordyn Tower
The Thomas Cardinal Collins Scholarship in Student LeadershipJohn Fraresso
Benjamin Mogolun-Lujan
Charles A. Conors BursarySamuel Ejeregbe
Gustave Ineza
Rev. Mario D’Souza, CSB Memorial ScholarshipAndrew Hume
Andrew KielAndrew Selvam
Rosamond Farrell AwardSamuel Bado Auler
Founder’s Fund AwardAleksander Krogevoll
Jason MillsJames Reimer
Irwin Hunsaker Foundation AwardMariia Ivaniv
Joseph O’Herlihy
Dr. Doris & Sam Lau ScholarshipsRosemary Boissonneau
Tina DrakefordMin Jun Kye
Susan McElcheran Theodore NnoromAndrew Spencer
Christian Stackaruk
Zella Levy Award John Sampson
The John and Rita McLaughlin Biblical Studies ScholarshipCarla Maria Thomas
Dr. Frank and Mrs. Helen Morneau ScholarshipsRachael de SouzaCharles Dombrady
Andrew KielCrystal Lobo
Dr. Harold J. Murphy Family AwardNathan Williams
Professor Margaret O’Gara Scholarship for Advanced Degree Students in Ecumenical Theology
Andrew Youssef
Professor Michael M. Sheehan, C.S.B. Scholarship in Church History
Michael Pallotto
Professor Laurence Shook C.S.B. BursaryJohn Sampson
Sisters of St. Joseph Awards
Maybelle Andrade Marilena Berardinelli Maureen ChamberlainStephanie Daniele John FraressoTina GiustoEmma GrahamSybila Lajaku-Williams Seung Lee
Ann MathewsFranca OtonoRichard ReneEmily Rombeiro John SampsonMaria TheocharisJared Tomlinson Shannon Wylie
PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS OF HONORARY DEGREES
1969 Bernard J. Lonergan, S.J., D.S.Litt.
1977 Michael Cornelius O’Neill, D.D. Edmund Joseph McCorkell, C.S.B., D.S.Litt. Victoria Mueller-Carson, D.S.Litt. Basil Francis Sullivan, C.S.B., D.S.Litt.
1979 David William Hay, D.D. Louis Joseph Bondy, C.S.B., D.S.Litt.
1980 Jean-Marie Tillard, O.P., D.D. Laurence Kennedy Shook, O.C., C.S.B., D.S.Litt.
1981 Catherine de Hueck Doherty, D.S.Litt. Paul Joseph James Martin, P.C., C.C., D.S.Litt. St. John O’Malley, C.S.J., D.S.Litt.
1982 John Michael Kelly, C.S.B., D.D.
1983 C. Douglas Jay, D.D. B. Edmund Nelligan, D.S.Litt. Robert Joseph Scollard, C.S.B., D.D.
1986 Frederick Ernest Crowe, S.J., D.D. William John Bennett, O.B.E., D.S.Litt. George Ignatieff, C.C., D.S.Litt. Frances Nims, I.B.V.M., D.S.Litt.
1987 Cardinal George Bernard Flahiff, C.C., C.S.B., D.D. Lawrence Edward Lynch, D.S.Litt.
1988 Eugene Rathbone Fairweather, D.D. Maxim Hermaniuk, C.Ss.R., D.D. Vernon Joseph Bourke, D.S.Litt.
1989 Ulysse Ernest Paré, C.S.B., D.D. Richard Alway, C.M., D.S.Litt. Louise Summerhill, D.S.Litt.
1990 Cardinal Johannes Willebrands, D.D. James Munro Cameron, D.S.Litt. Gérard Pelletier, D.S.Litt.
1991 Aloysius Matthew Ambrozic, D.D. Olga Warnke, I.B.V.M., D.S.Litt. Mary Zimmerman, C.S.J., D.S.Litt.
1992 Ricardo Ramírez, C.S.B., D.D. John B. Aird, O.C., D.S.Litt. Joseph Sablé, D.S.Litt.
1993 Leonard Eugene Boyle, O.C., O.P., D.D. Joseph John Barnicke, D.S.Litt. Eva Kushner, D.S.Litt.
1994 Matthew Thomas Mulcahy, C.S.B., D.D. Mary Beth Montcalm, C.S.J., D.S.Litt. Sylvia Pegis Santin, D.S.Litt.
1995 Dennis J. Murphy, D.D. Sheila Watson, D.S.Litt.
1996 Gustavo Gutiérrez, D.D. Susan Mary Moran, O.L.M., D.S.Litt. William Francis Morneau, D.S.Litt.
1997 Andrew Simone, D.S.Litt. Joan Simone, D.S.Litt. Hilary M. Weston, D.S.Litt.
1998 Cardinal G. Emmett Carter, C.C., D.D. Abbyann Day Lynch, C.M., O.Ont., D.S.Litt. Paul Martin, P.C., D.S.Litt.
1999 Attila Miklósházy, S.J., D.D. Mark Owen Lee, C.S.B., D.S. Litt. Dora de Pedery-Hunt, O.C., O.Ont., D.S. Litt.
2000 Robert F. Taft, S.J., D.D. Doris Yuk-Ching Lau, D.S. Litt. Kenneth G. McNeill, D.S. Litt.
2001 Robert Madden, C.S.B., D.D.
2002 Ronald Peter Fabbro, C.S.B., D.D. Joan O’Sullivan, C.S.J., D.S. Litt. William Broadhurst, D.S. Litt.
2003 Peter Swan, C.S.B., D.D. Donna Markham, O.P., D.S. Litt. Patrick Keenan, D.S. Litt.
2004 Roméo A. Dallaire, O.C., C.M.M., M.S.C., C.D., D.S. Litt. Kenneth L. Schmitz, D.F.C., D.S. Litt. Emőke J. E. Szathmáry, C.M., D.S. Litt.
2005 Michael A. Fahey, S.J., D.D. Marco Muzzo, D. Univ. Margaret Myatt, C.S.J., D.S. Litt.
2006 Joseph Dominic Sorbara, D.S.Litt. Donald F. Theall, D.S. Litt. Margaret Agar Barclay Visser, D.S. Litt.
2007 Archbishop Thomas Collins, S.S.L., S.T.D., D.D. Thomas F. O’Meara, O.P., D.D. Mariel O’Neill-Karch, D. Univ. Thomas J. Reilly, D.S.Litt.
2008 Janine Langan, D.S.Litt. Edward Joseph Monahan, D.S.Litt. William James Smyth, D.S.Litt.
2009 John Louis Exposito, D.S.Litt. Susannah Heschel, D.S.Litt. Marion Norman, I.B.V.M, D.S.Litt.
2010 Paul Jonathan Fedwick, D.S.Litt Elizabeth Ann Johnson, C.S.J., D.S.Litt. Ian Ker, D.S.Litt.
2011 John L. Allen, Jr., D.S.Litt Eric McLuhan, D.S.Litt Anthony F. Tonnos, D.D.
2012 Giuseppe Mazzotta, D.S.Litt Mary Evelyn Tucker, D.S.Litt David M. Whalen, O.S.F.S., D.D.
2013 Robert M. Doran, S.J., D.D. James K. McConica, C.S.B., D.D.
2014 Marcia L. Colish, D.S.Litt Ellen M. Leonard, C.S.J., D.S.Litt
2015 Sarah Coakley, D. S. Litt John W. O’Malley, S.J., D.D.
2016 Donald Senior, C.P., D.D.
2019 Rev. Dr. James L. Heft, SM., D.D. Dr. Catherine B. Shannon, D.S. Litt.
Postlude
François Couperin — “Messe pour les Couvents: Deo Gratias”
Acknowledgments
Dr. John Paul Farahat Director of Music and Principal Organist, Saint Basil’s Church
Lindsay McIntyreCantor, Soprano, Saint Basil’s Schola Cantorum
Paul Sanvidotti Trumpeter
University of St. Michael’s CollegeCoat of Arms
The coat of arms of the University of St. Michael’s College reflects our history and our traditions. The design of the shield is based upon that of Armand Comte de Charbonnel, second Bishop of Toronto, who founded the College in 1852 and entrusted it to the Basilian Fathers, his former teachers in France, whom he invited to teach in his diocese. The three star-like objects are spurs, and, together with the crescent, indicate that one of the count’s ancestors was a knight in the Crusades. The tongues of fire around the edge of the shield allude to St. Basil the Great, who was known as “The Pillar of Fire”.
The supporters are an eagle and a crowned lion with a cross in his paw. The eagle is adapted from the arms of the Hon. John Elmsley, who gave the land upon which the first college building was constructed in 1856. The acorns on the eagle’s wing come from the oak tree, the crest of the University of Toronto. The crowned lion with a cross in his paw alludes to the lion supporter of Queen Victoria and to the crowned lion in the arms of Pope Pius IX, both of whom were reigning when the college was founded. In addition, the Rt. Hon. Sir William Mulock, who aided our affiliation with the University of Toronto from 1881, used as a crest a lion holding a cross. The supporters stand upon a grassy hillock representing Clover Hill, the site of the college.
St. Michael’s crest is a circlet of maple leaves, alluding to Canada, and red roundels taken from the arms of Pope Pius XI, in whose pontificate the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies was founded. From the circlet arises the winged sword of St. Michael the Archangel, long used as a symbol of the College.
The three Greek words of our motto, eusebeia, mousike, gymnastike, stand for reverence or the right worship of God, the pursuit of liberal education, and the exercise of the body.
The coat of arms was granted by the Queen’s College of Arms on 8 May, 1980.