Father Neil Blatchford, chaplain for the Chesterton Academy of St. Margaret Clitherow in Knoxville, celebrated a Votive Mass of the Holy Spirit on Sept. 10 at Holy Ghost Church in Knoxville with students, staff, and families attending. The Mass is a Chesterton Schools Network tradition to celebrate the start of the academic year, in which faculty and students gather to invoke the Holy Spirit’s guidance and blessing.
Relics that included the Blessed Virgin’s veil were provided by Tom Charron, a Holy Ghost parishioner, and displayed in front of the altar during the Mass.
Students stood and professed the Oath of Conduct following the homily.