[NYer]

O'Malley's remarks resonated with abuse victim Gary Bergeron.

"For the first time in a long time I may have seen a church official speak from the heart," he said after O'Malley's homily.

An excellent beginning!

Bishop Sean O'Malley walks into the Cathedral of the Holy Cross to be installed as the new Archbishop of Boston, July 30, 2003.

[NYer]

The Rev. Eugene Rivers, a prominent Protestant street minister, said O'Malley delivered "an extraordinary and inspiring address."

Guests are seen Wednesday, July 30, 2003, through a wall design during the installation of Bishop Sean O'Malley as the new archbishop of Boston at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston.

[St.Chuck]

I was able to see much of the Installation Mass on TV last night. Archbishop O'Malley is certainly a powerful speaker. I liked that he brought up Catholic's reliance on the intercession of Mary, and the necessity of prayer, and his quoting of St. Ignatius, "Pray is if everything depended on God. Work as if everything depended on you."

Sometimes we are unable to see what good comes from suffering, but in Boston's case, Archbishop O'Malley's installation is definitely something good that has come out of the tribulations the Catholics of Boston have endured. Boston is blessed. Deo gratias.

[Coleus]

Did Kennedy and Kerry attend?

Did they receive communion?

[Salvation]

**Addressing the congregation in English, Spanish, Portuguese and Creole, O'Malley made it a point to thank "so many priests, so many good priests struggling to make sense out of it all," a remark that drew sustained applause from the approximately 900 priests in the audience.**

Speaking in this many languages would touch everyone's hearts! God bless him!