At inauguration, Archbishop Gomez calls on LMU to draw ‘new maps of hope’

Archbishop José H. Gomez encouraged Loyola Marymount University to live out its Gospel mission as the “salt of the earth” and “light of the new world” at a special Mass officially welcoming new President Thomas Poon.

The Dec. 9 missioning Mass inside a packed Sacred Heart Chapel on LMU’s Westchester campus marked the start of a full day of events to mark Poon’s inauguration as the university’s 17th president. The Loyola Marymount Board of Trustees named Poon as president earlier this year in April, and he officially took over on June 1, replacing Timothy Law Snyder, who had served for a decade.

“Why salt and light? Because neither one exists for its own sake,” Archbishop Gomez said in his homily. “Jesus is telling us today that our lives are not our own. We are not here for our own sake. We are here for the sake of others.

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