Commencement 2010 - Villanova University

167th Commencement of Villanova UniversityBaccalaureate Mass: “You Cannot do it Alone”message of communityA and inclusion was thehallmark of the BaccalaureateMass, presided over bythe Rev. Peter M. Donohue,O.S.A., Ph.D., ’75 A&S,Villanova president. On asunny Saturday afternoon inVillanova Stadium, he toldgraduates, “The greatest jobyou will ever have is toknow yourself.“In your experience atVillanova, we have tried toinstill in you that you have atalent, a gift that must begiven to other people. But in order to livethat gift, you must understand the trutharound you…and first and foremost thetruth about yourself,” he said. “Every stepof the way [here] you have learned moreabout yourself and have opened yourselfup to the possibilities that exist aroundyou. Don’t stop believing in who you areand what you have accomplished…andrecognize that you cannot do it alone.”He added, “You have learned to speakin a voice that calls people to inclusion.Know that you have the power and theprivilege to bless others.”4 Villanova Magazine