Attendees and community members hold illuminated candles in quiet reflection during the Mount's 9/11 memorial vigil.
Candles flickered in the Aquinas Theatre at Mount Saint Mary College on Friday, September 11, as the campus community honored the victims, survivors, and heroes of the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
Leading the prayer service was Fr. Gregoire J. Fluet, Vice President for Mission and Student Affairs and Campus Chaplain.
“Twenty-five years ago, on September 11, 2001, hate and anger acted as the catalyst for a terrible and senseless act of violence. Thousands perished in the World Trade Center, at the Pentagon, and in the fields of Pennsylvania,” said Fr. Fluet. “We, the Mount Saint Mary community, gather to pray for peace. We remember those who have died, but look to the future with hope as we pray that instead of hate and anger, the world may come to know love.”
He added, “We cannot and will not allow violence and evil to have the final word. Our MSMC family is dedicated…to dialogue, to peace, and to love. May we continue in that path.”
