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Commencement Speaker Encourages Graduates to 'Prepare for Spiritual Adventure'

Rev. Robert Barron, an acclaimed author and theologian, reminded Providence College’s graduating Class of 2013 that the Holy Spirit is working in them and has prepared them for a life they did not dream was possible.

Father Barron, rector/president of Mundelein Seminary University of St. Mary of the Lake in Illinois, delivered the Commencement Address titled “The Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit — And The Search for Joy” at Providence College’s Ninety-Fifth Commencement Exercises on Sunday, May 19, at the Dunkin' Donuts Center.

The College awarded 1,093 degrees to 869 undergraduates, 177 graduate students, 42 students in the School of Continuing Education (SCE), and to five honorary degree recipients, including Father Barron.

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