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(Note, this upcoming week is finals week and graduation. I will not be posting next friday, but I will resume the following week with tales from graduation.)
I was asked to give a toast to the Josephinum during our 2022 Good Shepherd Dinner, where we invited friends, donors, board members and alumni to join us in the Jessing Center for a meal and several presentations. The Apostolic Nuncio and Chancellor of the Josephinum Archbishop Pierre was there, as well as Bishop-elect Earl Fernandes of Columbus, my bishop, and several other bishops from around the country. Here's what I said. I first experienced the Josephinum on the opening day of orientation in August of 2021. I remember driving up and seeing the bell tower peeking over the trees. It sounds cheesy, but when I first saw the campus, I was struck with the feeling of being home. I spent much of my first day exploring on my own. I fell in love with the old stone, the intricate woodwork, the grounds full of history and tradition. But I've also felt a youthful energy that seems to animate the place. I credit this beautiful dynamic to the people that make the Josephinum come alive. I've been blessed to enter into a real brotherhood with my fellow seminarians. The care and attention of the priests, faculty, and staff is self-evident and clearly imitates the Holy Family. My experiences throughout this first year of formation have further assured me that the Pontifical College Josephinum really is the House of St. Joseph. I pray that St. Joseph continues to intercede for the Josephinum and everyone involved with her mission. Please raise your glasses. To the priests who present Christ to us and form us, that they be strengthened in their fatherly love. To the teachers who share their wisdom, experience, time, and effort with us, that blessings be theirs in abundance. To the staff who attend to every detail, for their health and their families - that God continues to reward them for their good work. To the Friends of the Josephinum and all who support us, may God bless them for their generosity, prayers, and acts of kindness. And to the seminarians, that we will constantly grow in holiness, virtue, and in imitation of Christ, through our Mother Mary and our patron, St. Joseph. To the Josephinum! (clink)
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