I'm from Boston and there has been no mention in the local media of who will be saying the Mass. Also, I go to daily Mass, and there has been no mention of Kennedy this week (three different priests), not offering the Mass for him, no mention by name in the Petitions -- though the pastor did offer one petition that politicians who claim to be Christian should start acting that way. (I think our pastor is fairly close to the Cardinal; he holds some kind of Archdiocese position in addition to being our pastor.)
The funeral Mass is to be at Mission Church, and I'm unclear as to its status within the Archdiocese. It does function as a parish, with parish boundaries, but it's not staffed by diocesan priests -- it's always been staffed by the Redemptorists, and I wonder if the Order actually has ownership rights.
The funeral Mass is to be at Mission Church, and I'm unclear as to its status within the Archdiocese. It does function as a parish, with parish boundaries, but it's not staffed by diocesan priests -- it's always been staffed by the Redemptorists, and I wonder if the Order actually has ownership rights. Ahhh, I wondered about that. The MSM would never report such a thing because they don't quite understand the difference. That makes more sense. I'm somewhat surprised that it's the Redemptorists rather than the Jesuits, though.