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To: sinkspur
Interesting that no other American bishop has followed Myers' stricture.

Surprisingly, in the L.A. Diocese it happened, in November 1999.

My step dad was buried at the Calvary Cemetary in Los Angeles. The priest (not a diocecan priest, one from a different order...can't remember which...) was arranged to say mass (as well as the previous night's wake).

Anyway, to the surprise of many of us, the entire mass was said in Latin. And, there was no eulogy during that mass...until at the very end (after it concluded)...my Brother in Law got up and delivered a beautiful one. There were many in attendance, who, not only were not Catholic, but didn't understand Latin.

Those who were not Catholic (or didn't understand Latin), at least, got to hear a rememberence. The rest, understood what was going on with the purpose of the mass.

8 posted on 06/20/2003 10:18:09 PM PDT by kstewskis ("political correctness is intellectual terrorism...." Mel Gibson)
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I have to add a p.s to my story:

It was my step dad's brother, who converted to a Protestant denomination, that made the funeral arrangements at Calvary. The priest was recommended by the funeral home (our regular one was out of town, and we couldn't get a hold of him), and was sent to us.

Divine intervention? ;)

10 posted on 06/20/2003 10:35:30 PM PDT by kstewskis ("political correctness is intellectual terrorism...." Mel Gibson)
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