Last night I attended the 7:30 pm mass at Dahlgren Chapel on the Georgetown camps as I have for the past 2 years with my wife. Over this time, I have come to see many other Villanovans attend this regularly. A parish mass can never match the energy and music of a college mass.
As we walked thru the Healy building, we could see that the chapel was already standing room only and speakers had been set up outside. This is usually not the case for the 7:30 mass. The space is about 1/3 the size of the Villanova Church and is typically packed. At this point, my wife and I sensed that something was going on/had happened to a student.
Something sad did happen on Sunday AM. You can read about it here. I have not seen any more details about the cause of the student's death but tragic just the same. I have never seen Dahlgren so filled with people.
When it came time for the homily, the priest who was not a Jesuit but is in the regular rotation for Sunday student masses at Georgetown, provided a great message about humility and being there for one another. He invoked the story of our own Fr. Rob and his homily to the Villanova Basketball team on Holy Thursday. He asked the congregation what Fr. Rob had the team do....and I screamed from the back of the church still in the courtyard : "He had them wash each other's feet". I have never yelled out anything during a homily....but it just came out. I got a lot of looks for sure but it did not bother me.
This priest then went on to talk about how our Villanova team is a great example of how they are selfless and there for one another. He used our team and chaplain as living examples of faith in his message to the students, parents and others gathered for the 7:30pm mass.
Needless to say but the unexpected death of the Gtown LAX student is a tragedy for sure. When I heard this homily last night, I just wanted to share it with the group. Please keep the Blatz family in your thoughts/prayers.
As we walked thru the Healy building, we could see that the chapel was already standing room only and speakers had been set up outside. This is usually not the case for the 7:30 mass. The space is about 1/3 the size of the Villanova Church and is typically packed. At this point, my wife and I sensed that something was going on/had happened to a student.
Something sad did happen on Sunday AM. You can read about it here. I have not seen any more details about the cause of the student's death but tragic just the same. I have never seen Dahlgren so filled with people.
When it came time for the homily, the priest who was not a Jesuit but is in the regular rotation for Sunday student masses at Georgetown, provided a great message about humility and being there for one another. He invoked the story of our own Fr. Rob and his homily to the Villanova Basketball team on Holy Thursday. He asked the congregation what Fr. Rob had the team do....and I screamed from the back of the church still in the courtyard : "He had them wash each other's feet". I have never yelled out anything during a homily....but it just came out. I got a lot of looks for sure but it did not bother me.
This priest then went on to talk about how our Villanova team is a great example of how they are selfless and there for one another. He used our team and chaplain as living examples of faith in his message to the students, parents and others gathered for the 7:30pm mass.
Needless to say but the unexpected death of the Gtown LAX student is a tragedy for sure. When I heard this homily last night, I just wanted to share it with the group. Please keep the Blatz family in your thoughts/prayers.
