Schedule of events: Mother Angelica's funeral
Schedule
of events: Mother Angelica's funeral
Irondale,
Ala., Mar 27, 2016 / 08:48 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Mother Mary Angelica of the Annunciation,
foundress of the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN), passed away on March
27 after a lengthy struggle with the aftereffects of a stroke. She was 92 years
old.
Below is
the schedule of events surrounding Mother Angelica’s funeral. All times are
CST:
Tuesday,
March 29
3 p.m.
Rite of Reception of Mother Angelica’s Body. Mother Angelica’s
body will be received in a ceremony and escorted through the Piazza of the
Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament. Upon conclusion of the Procession, the
Chaplet of Divine Mercy will be prayed in the Shrine’s Upper Church and the
body will be transferred to the Monastery Cloister for private visitation with
the Poor Clare Nuns of Perpetual Adoration.
Wednesday, March 30
10
a.m. Rosary in Memoriam and Public Visitation. A public
rosary will be led by Fr. Miguel Marie Soeherman, MFVA in the Upper Church of
the Shrine. Upon conclusion of the Rosary, a public visitation will
begin.
7
p.m. Rosary in Memoriam and Conclusion of Public Visitation.
Fr. Joseph Mary Wolfe, MFVA will lead a Rosary in the Upper Church of the
Shrine to conclude Public Visitation for the day.
Thursday, March 31
10
a.m. Rosary in Memoriam and Public Visitation. A public
rosary will be led by Fr. Miguel Marie Soeherman, MFVA in the Upper Church of
the Shrine. Upon conclusion of the Rosary, a public visitation will begin.
5
p.m. Solemn Vespers. Evening Prayer will be chanted by the
Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word, the Community of Religious Men
founded by Mother Angelica.
7
p.m. Vigil Service and Rosary at the Shrine of the Most
Blessed Sacrament will be led by Bishop Robert J. Baker of Birmingham. Music
will be performed by a Schola composed of the Canons Regular of Saint John
Cantius in Chicago. The Homilist will be Fr. Miguel Marie Soeherman, MFVA.
Friday, April 1
11 a.m.
Mass of Christian Burial and Rite of Committal. The funeral
Mass will be celebrated in the Shrine’s Upper Church by bishops and clergy from
around the world. The homilist will be Fr. Joseph Mary Wolfe, MFVA. The Mass
will conclude with a Procession carrying Mother Angelica’s body through the
Shrine’s Piazza and into the Crypt. The procession will be followed by the Rite
of Committal and interment in the Crypt Chapel.