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These priests shepherded many in the name and person of Christ. Now it is our turn to commend them to the Good Shepherd, asking that the Lord walk with them through the valley of death and lead them to the good pastures of the heavenly Kingdom.

By living such an authentically Christian life, we answer the question – “Where is the mercy?” – “Where is the hope?” God’s mercy not only forgives, it also transforms.

Albert kept faith and reason together, in relation to one another. He gazed upon God’s creation with the eyes of faith all the while penetrating it with the God-given tools of reason.

You are here today to support one another in growing in faith, love, and hope as the path to Christ. In Mary, we see how these virtues filled her with grace, opened her God’s initiative, and enabled her to consent to her unique vocation, a vocation which led her to share fully in the sufferings of her Son.

As we celebrate All Souls’ Day, let us remember our beloved dead—parents, grandparents, spouses, friends, even our enemies, and let us pray earnestly for the happy repose of their souls.

Let this celebration of All Saints and this 150th anniversary of the presence of the Capuchins, combined with the installation of your new pastor – let it all conspire to bring about a renewal of hope in our hearts, as together, we journey towards the Kingdom of the Beatitudes.

It is always a pleasure to visit my alma mater, but I could not have come on a more propitious day than this – the day on which your new Rector is to be installed and the feast day of St. Simon and Jude, Simon the Zealot and Jude the Patron of Hope.