gratitude, with confidence in each other as children of a loving god and with hope that today will begin a new spirit in our city and in our church. we owe a huge debt to mayor nutter, governor wolf, former governor corbitt, archbishop palat and his staff and all the state and government workers who helped make this event possible. a special thanks to all of the wonderful donors, sponsors, co-chairs, staff and volunteers who worked tirelessly to bring this celebration too fruition. [ applause ] thanks to all my brother priests