Celebrate the Feast Day of Jacques Laval with Waffles on Academic Walk

Free waffles will be served to celebrate the feast day of Blessed Fr. Jacques-Desiré Laval, C.S.Sp., on Friday, Sept. 7, at 10 a.m. in front of Laval House on Academic Walk.

The Laval House on Academic Walk houses members of the Spiritan Congregation on campus.

Born in 1803 in France, Laval is remembered as the first member of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit to be declared blessed by a pontiff. A medical doctor, Laval served as a missionary for 23 years evangelizing to the marginalized people on the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. Laval passed away on Sept. 9, 1864.

This event is sponsored by the Division of Mission and Identity.