Crying Cardinal Tagle moves Ateneo graduation audience to tears

Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle was overcome with emotion and broke into tears Friday at the commencement exercises of the Ateneo de Manila University, said some Twitter netizens who were also moved by the cleric's heartfelt speech.

 

The extemporaneous commencement address of Tagle left @eldridgemyles "more inspired than ever" while for @biancabaluyut the cardinal's sharing about how lost souls can "just wait to be found [by God]" struck her.

 

"He spoke from the heart. The spirit is strong with the man," said Miguel Lizada (@mlizada).

 

Being moved to tears is not new for Tagle. The crying cardinal was caught on cam wiping away his tears after meeting then Pope Benedict XVI during a Vatican ceremony formalizing his being elevated to cardinal. Tagle was among the 115 cardinals who gathered at the Vatican to elect the successor of Pope Benedict. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina emerged from the conclave as Pope Francis. 

If you feel lost, "Just wait to be found [by God]." (Cardinal Tagle, 2013 Ateneo De Manila Graduation Ceremonies

— Bianca Baluyut (@biancabaluyut) March 23, 2013

Thank you Fr Villarin for the wonderful homily and Cardinal Tagle for the moving, albeit extemporaneous, 2nd homily/commencement speech! :)

— Aldo Tong (@aldotong03) March 22, 2013

Standing ovation for Cardinal Tagle! More inspired than ever :) #AteneoGrad2013 #0917JESUITS twitter.com/eldridgemyles/…

— Eldridge Myles Tan (@eldridgemyles) March 22, 2013

"Minahal ka. Magmahal ka naman" (Tagle, 2013). That's what the Cardinal told us in his Commencement speech yesterday.

— Cami Rodriguez (@theregoescami) March 22, 2013

Cardinal Tagle spoke WITH NO PREPARED SCRIPT. He spoke from the heart. The spirit is strong with the man. God bless him!

— Miguel Lizada (@mlizada) March 22, 2013

Cardinal Tagle… Ibang klase ka. Ateneo definitely chose the right person for the commencement speech. :')

— Carmela Guño (@carmyguno) March 22, 2013

Tagle: problems can be solved, dilemmas continue. With dilemmas we can only search for reason, meaning. #AteneoGrad2013

— The GUIDON (@TheGUIDON) March 22, 2013

— ELR, GMA News