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Saturday, November 22, 2003, 7:30 p.m.
with a musical prelude beginning at 7:15 p.m.
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Celebrant: Rev. Msgr. W. Ronald Jameson, Rector of St. Matthew's
Cathedral
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Homilist: Rev. Bryan Hehir, Director, Catholic Charities USA
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Join us as we commemorate the life of President John F. Kennedy on the fortieth anniversary of his death. A Mass of Remembrance honoring America's only Catholic president will be held at 7:30 p.m.
A special musical prelude will begin at 7:15 p.m., featuring English composer
Herbert Howells' Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing, written in 1963
and premiered at the National Cathedral in 1964. Fr. Bryan Hehir,
director of Catholic Charities USA, will be the guest homilist.
All are welcome.
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Below - A military honor guard carries
the remains of President Kennedy from St. Matthew's Cathedral following the Pontifical Mass.
John F. Kennedy
1917-1963
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Above - President John F. Kennedy's Funeral Mass
on November 25, 1963. |
Above - This medallion was placed in the Sanctuary of the Cathedral as
a memorial of President Kennedy's Funeral Mass.
The text reads, "HERE RESTED THE REMAINS OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY AT
THE REQUIEM MASS, NOVEMBER 25, 1963, BEFORE THEIR REMOVAL TO
ARLINGTON WHERE THEY LIE IN EXPECTATION OF A HEAVENLY RESURRECTION." |
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Cathedral
of Saint Matthew the Apostle
1725 Rhode Island Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 347-3215 Fax: (202) 347-7184
email:cathstmatt@stmatthewscathedral.org
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