St. Thomas Aquinas University Parish Dedication Mass Photos by Michael Mickle / September 20, 2020 St. Thomas Aquinas University Parish, Charlottesville, Sept. 20, 2020 Dominican Father Joseph Barranger, pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas, incenses the people during the Rite of Dedication. (Photo/Michael Mickle) Dan Fagan, project manager, Alexander Nicholson, Inc., seals relics into the altar after Bishop Knestout had placed them inside. (Photos/Michael Mickle) Dominican Father Michael O’Connor, left, directs the schola composed of Dominican Brothers Louis Bethea, Vincent Bernhard and Michael Donahue as they sing during the dedication Mass. (Photo/Michael Mickle) St. Thomas Aquinas University Parish, Charlottesville, Sept. 20, 2020 Bishop Knestout celebrated the Mass during which St. Thomas Aquinas University Parish was dedicated on Sunday, Sept. 20. (Photo/Michael Mickle)