WE JOIN TOGETHER HERE TODAY REGISTRATION

We are all beloved because we are here today our existence is an example of the love of many people and their purposeful investment in our wellbeing. We give gratitude, Oh Lord, to our parents, guardians, and friends who made today possible. We pray with deep recognition of the myriad faith and spiritual traditions that are represented here today and we join together as this diverse community of faiths.Īllow us to begin first with gratitude. I would ask you all now to stand as we begin the prayer.Īs is tradition, let us begin with a prayer.

WE JOIN TOGETHER HERE TODAY REGISTRATION

NOVO class registration time, and of course, the Thursday afternoon southwest salad line in the dining hall.Īnd so, my job today is two-fold: to join us together in prayer and to introduce our Valedictorian, Brady Stiller. These two years of distance taught us the importance of the seemingly mundane Notre Dame moments that brought us closer together – uber rides to Olfs, the yearly dorm room draft picks, the seemingly endless gameday Saturdays in the parking lot, the dreaded 9 a.m. What a joy it is to be here together without masks or 6 feet of distance or a computer screen, between us.

Class of 2020, congratulations! And as Father Jenkins said, Spring break is finally over! After two years, hundreds of COVID tests, and one too many “Kathy, your mic is on mute'' later and we are finally back home.

We join together here today