**2/27/11 cblog TRANSITION SERVICE @ CATHEDRAL of our LADY of ANGELS. ROGER MAHONEY's FINAL HOMILY AS ARCHBISHOP of L.A. 10 am,

2/27/11 cblog TRANSITION SERVICE @ CATHEDRAL of our LADY of ANGELS. ROGER MAHONEY's FINAL HOMILY AS ARCHBISHOP of L.A. 10 am,
m: [mahoney] "How god looks after the church..seek first kingdom..heaven..justice..disciples..lotf will take care of everything..really celebrating this chair..makes it a cathedral..latin for chair is cathedra..this is the only cathedra..a visible sign of the role of the local bishope..diocese...this is why we have press conference right by the chair..this partic cathedra..diff woods purple heart..ebony..burl from thailand represents asia ...carob wood lebanon...vera wood ..columbia & venezuela..lace wood..australia..olive wood israel..great meaning of the wood..also the crucifix wood..european eucalyptus..above chair..coat of arms..before christ..half on left archdiocese of L.A...symbols of mary..lady of angels..on right..top is scale of justice..bottom basket of bread..charity..justice & charity 2 key elements of my ministry..roses..blessed mother, lady of guadalupe..grapes & wheat = eucharist..beneath words "to reconc. God's people"..archbishop is to take a motto..words fr scrp I chose "to reconcile"..this is so much emph in words of Jesus..& in paul esp 1 cor. ..four tassells..when ord bishop = 3 tassells...4th row for archbishop, 5th row for cardinals..today..change coat of arms to ..also above 2 big red hats ..most don't notice..those who do..don't know what it means..one lady thought chinese new year..but actually they are goleros..don't wear them..but they are given..churches in lat america..how dark they get in time..they say when a golero  finally falls to the floor of its own weight..the soul of the cardinal gets out of purgatory..I hope not true..held up by heavy nylon..could be a while..these symbols speak loudly..love  care for arch dio of los ang [Mahoney hands the "cane" to Jose Gomez] [Gomez explains some of the symbols he chose for his coat of arms] Mt mexico..lady of guadalupe...star of texas also for..words from letter to hebrews..latin..go forth w/ confidence throne of grace lord Jesus Christ..[Jose gomez final comments after the mass]..a priest..priest forever..mahoney legacy..community of..saints..one family of god,,familia de dios..mahoney wanted us to open hearts..love god, love bros & sis ..to find Christ ..hospitality..will never forget your kindness..los angeles, L.A. , is home to me now..[did he say something abt Lakers, congreg laughed]...[2 minute standing ovation for Cardinal Mahoney & the congregation sang happy birthday]