Graduating students should celebrate their accomplishments, whether big or small, according to the vice-rector for finance, on Saturday, May 31, at the Quadricentennial Pavilion.

Rev. Fr. Roberto Luanzon Jr. told the second batch of the Baccalaureate Mass that graduating is a mission that was accomplished by the Class of 2025, which is rooted in the achievements that led them to this moment.

“We appreciate your perseverance, patience, determination, and resiliency in reaching this point in your lives,” Luanzon said.

“Small and big accomplishments, [it] should be recognized, [dahil ito ay] pinagpuyatan, pinaglaban, at pinaghirapan," he added.

The vice-rector acknowledges the struggles and challenges that the Batch 2025 faced before reaching their Baccalaureate Mass and commencement exercises.

“There have been struggles and challenges before you have reached this point, but you did not give up, and you are now here,” Luanzon told the graduating class

He also affirmed that these achievements are not just for them but for the people around them.

“Whatever accomplishments you have in your studies, are not only for self-service, [but] you also think of their effects [on] everyone, especially to our human race,” the Mass celebrant said.

Luanzon further reminded the graduates to embody the values they learned throughout their Thomasian journey.

“[The] confidence, commitment, and compassion, that you learned the best that you learned from your studies, [we hope] you are ready to share them to your new workplace as and to others,” he said.

At the end of his homily, Luanzon congratulated the graduates and hoped for God to be with them in their journey and endeavors.

The Baccalaureate Mass for this batch of graduates was rescheduled from yesterday, May 30, due to heavy rains.