{"id":36832,"date":"2020-11-20T02:10:24","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T07:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.desales.edu\/dsu-daily\/?p=36832"},"modified":"2020-11-19T17:39:40","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T22:39:40","slug":"we-remember-we-celebrate-we-believe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.desales.edu\/dsu-daily\/2020\/11\/20\/we-remember-we-celebrate-we-believe\/","title":{"rendered":"We remember. We celebrate. We believe."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-36839 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wp.desales.edu\/dsu-daily\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/handsglass-300x209.jpg\" alt=\"stained glass\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-36839 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.desales.edu\/dsu-daily\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/handsglass-300x209.jpg\" alt=\"stained glass\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.desales.edu\/dsu-daily\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/handsglass-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.desales.edu\/dsu-daily\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/handsglass-768x534.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.desales.edu\/dsu-daily\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/handsglass.jpg 920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript>Yesterday, we learned of the tragic death of Matthew Hammerstone, 21, a senior criminal justice major who was greatly respected by his classmates and faculty.\u00a0 Those who knew and loved him are heartsick.\u00a0 Those who didn\u2019t are saddened at the death of a bright young man whose life has ended before its full potential began to blossom.<\/p>\n<p>We give thanks for the friendship some of us enjoyed with Matt.<br \/>\nWe remember his goodness and pray for his family.<br \/>\nWe celebrate his gifts here and the promise of heaven hereafter.<br \/>\nWe believe that our ever-merciful God will embrace him with love.<\/p>\n<p>Fr. Jim wrote to us yesterday powerful words for us to consider: \u201cWe know that we do not suffer grief alone: Both our God and our friends and family stand and walk with us during such turmoil.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As a Salesian community, we trust our ability to reach out for and to let ourselves be touched by the care of one another.\u00a0 In this way, through the presence of a friend, colleague, or classmate, God is with us: By the power of the Spirit, God\u2019s grace can ease our suffering when others listen to our questions, grief, or rage; sit with us in silence; or pray with and for us to fortify our hope.<\/p>\n<p>St. Francis de Sales once wrote: \u201cTruly it is a blessed thing to love on earth as we hope to love in Heaven, and to begin that friendship here which is to endure for ever there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Whether we knew Matt as a good friend and classmate or a student in our course or are now just beginning to hear about his bright character and easy smile, we together can honor his memory by loving a bit more fully here as we hope to love with him and our God in heaven hereafter.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Eternal rest, grant unto Matthew, O Lord.<br \/>\n<\/em><em>And let perpetual light shine upon him.<br \/>\n<\/em><em>May he rest in peace.<br \/>\n<\/em><em>May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God, rest in peace.<br \/>\n<\/em><em>Amen.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Rev. Kevin Nadolski, OSFS, vice president for mission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, we learned of the tragic death of Matthew Hammerstone, 21, a senior criminal justice major who was greatly respected by his classmates and faculty.\u00a0 Those who knew and loved him are heartsick.\u00a0 Those who didn\u2019t are saddened at the death of a bright young man whose life has ended before its full potential began to blossom. 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