Nothing but prayer at youth event hosted by Dominican friars

Jennifer Brinker | jbrinker@archstl.org | twitter: @jenniferbrinker

There's an old story in which the great Dominican St. Thomas Aquinas wrote about Jesus and the Eucharist. Seeking the Lord's approval, St. Thomas approached the crucifix and asked Him to judge what he had composed.

"You've written well of Me," Christ told him. "What do you seek as your reward?"

"Non nisi te, Domine," St. Thomas responded.

The Latin translation: "nothing but you, Lord."

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