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Funeral for Edward Gagliardi. Given at St Michael's Church Farmingville NY See parish here: St Michael's Intro History of the parish History of St Michaels Parish SSPX Long Island FUNERAL FOR EDWARD …More
Funeral for Edward Gagliardi.
Given at St Michael's Church Farmingville NY
See parish here:
St Michael's Intro
History of the parish
History of St Michaels Parish SSPX Long Island
FUNERAL FOR EDWARD GAGLIARDI 5-16-14
I welcome you all here and thank you for coming to share our grief, pay respects to the memory of Edward, and pray for the repose of his soul.
Deeply as we are saddened at this great loss to our lives, so truly are we consoled by the gift of our Catholic Faith, the teachings and example of Our Lord Jesus Christ and His saints, with the genuine hope this faith brings.
“What great things God has prepared for those who love Him”
Ed is being sent back to God with the same sacred rites he knew, loved and served as a child and young man, with his brother John.
Together they bought much of the family to the fight for the Catholic Tradition in the wake of devastating changes after the Council of Vatican II.
Why are we here today?
We are here to show reverence to his mortal remains, and recognize in them the consecrated chalice and ciborium of his body, which became a vessel of the Most Holy Trinity.
He has passed from this vale of tears, his pilgrimage and exile have ended, and well may we hope that our Heavenly Mother Mary will “show unto him the blessed fruit of her womb, Jesus”, as so often he has prayed for this.
This is why we offer this morning the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, to obtain his speedy entrance into eternal bliss, having united his sufferings with those of his divine Lord in the offering of so many daily Masses.
This kind of service we are celebrating was his dying wish. I thank you in the Name of God, for being present here with your sad but kind thoughts and prayers.
All sickness and death is a consequence of the Original Sin of our first Father in the Garden of Eden. God did not bring about sin, or suffering or death into this world, we did by abuse of our precious gift of free will. Hence it is just that we suffer.
Cancer is a blessed way to go, for the soul is truly humbled and has time to prepare well for the journey.
Suffering and death are the natural consequences of sin, and the Holy Sacrifice of the Son of God is the ONLY remedy for this disease.
“Remember thy last end and thou shalt never sin” says the Lord…also from the Good Book: “He who loves danger shall perish in it”…. Don’t just not sin, keep away from dangerous occasions, and as St Peter says, do many good works to make sure of your election to God’s Glory.
WE ARE MADE FOR GOD AND GIVEN A MAGNETIC ATTRACTION TO HIM STRONGER THAN ANY PASSION IN THE WORLD. AT DEATH THE SOUL IS RELEASED FROM THE DISTRACTIONS THAT BLOCK THIS ATTRACTION, AND IT IS DRAWN INTO HIS PRESENCE FOR JUDGEMENT.
SIN IS THE ONLY FORCE THAT PREVENTS OUR IMMEDIATE ENJOYMENT OF THE GOOD GOD: MORTAL SIN REPELS, VENIAL SIN DIVERTS. THE LATTER CAN BE FORGIVEN AFTER DEATH, BUT NOT MORTAL SIN. SUFFERINGS WELL ACCEPTED AND INDULGENCES ALONE CAN MAKE UP FOR THE RAVAGES OF SIN.
Think often of death and what comes after it, heaven or hell, and you will be ready for it no matter how or when. But death is certain…”I must die I know not when nor where nor how, but if I die in mortal sin I am lost for ever….”
After death is no second chance, no Karma, no reincarnation… there is judgment immediately which will be according to both our faith and works of charity, and then hell or heaven, or heaven via purgatory. Edward died with the Last Rites of the Church and with a holy sacramental called the Scapular of Our Lady of Mt Carmel. Fr Danel read the prayers of the dying… “Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I give you my heart and my soul…. Jesus, Mary and Joseph, assist me in my last agony…. Jesus, Mary and Joseph, may I breathe forth my soul in peace with you …Amen”
These were among the last words he heard, and in his heart he concurred with these prayers. As the song says: “Heaven holds a place for those who pray”
To be prepared for that great journey, ask yourself each day: “am I now ready for death? Will this decision help me die a better death? Will I deserve to have a priest at my death bed? Will he need to provoke me to faith? to fervour? to resignation to God’s holy will? to forgive others as I have been forgiven?...will he be able to absolve me from my sins with confidence?”
One day a stranger came to the famous Wolfgang Mozart, asking him to compose a Mass of Requiem for a person of distinction, who will pay anything he asks, but wants to keep his identity secret.
This stranger led the great artist to work very hard to compose his masterpiece of sacred music, and then he became weaker as death approached for him on Dec 5, 1791, aged only 36 he died in Vienna.
The family and attendants looked for the best they could find for his own funeral Mass, and discovered this glorious requiem Mass, now famous, as the most fitting tribute for Mozart.
When will the unknown visitor call on you? Work now with the best of your talents for the glory of God, as if each work was to be your last.
Pra …
Given at St Michael's Church Farmingville NY
See parish here:
St Michael's Intro
History of the parish
History of St Michaels Parish SSPX Long Island
FUNERAL FOR EDWARD GAGLIARDI 5-16-14
I welcome you all here and thank you for coming to share our grief, pay respects to the memory of Edward, and pray for the repose of his soul.
Deeply as we are saddened at this great loss to our lives, so truly are we consoled by the gift of our Catholic Faith, the teachings and example of Our Lord Jesus Christ and His saints, with the genuine hope this faith brings.
“What great things God has prepared for those who love Him”
Ed is being sent back to God with the same sacred rites he knew, loved and served as a child and young man, with his brother John.
Together they bought much of the family to the fight for the Catholic Tradition in the wake of devastating changes after the Council of Vatican II.
Why are we here today?
We are here to show reverence to his mortal remains, and recognize in them the consecrated chalice and ciborium of his body, which became a vessel of the Most Holy Trinity.
He has passed from this vale of tears, his pilgrimage and exile have ended, and well may we hope that our Heavenly Mother Mary will “show unto him the blessed fruit of her womb, Jesus”, as so often he has prayed for this.
This is why we offer this morning the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, to obtain his speedy entrance into eternal bliss, having united his sufferings with those of his divine Lord in the offering of so many daily Masses.
This kind of service we are celebrating was his dying wish. I thank you in the Name of God, for being present here with your sad but kind thoughts and prayers.
All sickness and death is a consequence of the Original Sin of our first Father in the Garden of Eden. God did not bring about sin, or suffering or death into this world, we did by abuse of our precious gift of free will. Hence it is just that we suffer.
Cancer is a blessed way to go, for the soul is truly humbled and has time to prepare well for the journey.
Suffering and death are the natural consequences of sin, and the Holy Sacrifice of the Son of God is the ONLY remedy for this disease.
“Remember thy last end and thou shalt never sin” says the Lord…also from the Good Book: “He who loves danger shall perish in it”…. Don’t just not sin, keep away from dangerous occasions, and as St Peter says, do many good works to make sure of your election to God’s Glory.
WE ARE MADE FOR GOD AND GIVEN A MAGNETIC ATTRACTION TO HIM STRONGER THAN ANY PASSION IN THE WORLD. AT DEATH THE SOUL IS RELEASED FROM THE DISTRACTIONS THAT BLOCK THIS ATTRACTION, AND IT IS DRAWN INTO HIS PRESENCE FOR JUDGEMENT.
SIN IS THE ONLY FORCE THAT PREVENTS OUR IMMEDIATE ENJOYMENT OF THE GOOD GOD: MORTAL SIN REPELS, VENIAL SIN DIVERTS. THE LATTER CAN BE FORGIVEN AFTER DEATH, BUT NOT MORTAL SIN. SUFFERINGS WELL ACCEPTED AND INDULGENCES ALONE CAN MAKE UP FOR THE RAVAGES OF SIN.
Think often of death and what comes after it, heaven or hell, and you will be ready for it no matter how or when. But death is certain…”I must die I know not when nor where nor how, but if I die in mortal sin I am lost for ever….”
After death is no second chance, no Karma, no reincarnation… there is judgment immediately which will be according to both our faith and works of charity, and then hell or heaven, or heaven via purgatory. Edward died with the Last Rites of the Church and with a holy sacramental called the Scapular of Our Lady of Mt Carmel. Fr Danel read the prayers of the dying… “Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I give you my heart and my soul…. Jesus, Mary and Joseph, assist me in my last agony…. Jesus, Mary and Joseph, may I breathe forth my soul in peace with you …Amen”
These were among the last words he heard, and in his heart he concurred with these prayers. As the song says: “Heaven holds a place for those who pray”
To be prepared for that great journey, ask yourself each day: “am I now ready for death? Will this decision help me die a better death? Will I deserve to have a priest at my death bed? Will he need to provoke me to faith? to fervour? to resignation to God’s holy will? to forgive others as I have been forgiven?...will he be able to absolve me from my sins with confidence?”
One day a stranger came to the famous Wolfgang Mozart, asking him to compose a Mass of Requiem for a person of distinction, who will pay anything he asks, but wants to keep his identity secret.
This stranger led the great artist to work very hard to compose his masterpiece of sacred music, and then he became weaker as death approached for him on Dec 5, 1791, aged only 36 he died in Vienna.
The family and attendants looked for the best they could find for his own funeral Mass, and discovered this glorious requiem Mass, now famous, as the most fitting tribute for Mozart.
When will the unknown visitor call on you? Work now with the best of your talents for the glory of God, as if each work was to be your last.
Pra …
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Prayer is the key to a good death. The best prayer is the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, especially THE TRADITIONAL MASS.
Mozart once claimed that he was willing to trade all his works away, if he could say that he had written the simple preface for the solemn Latin Mass, a glorious chant of our Catholic heritage.
The second best prayer (for those who cannot pray the Divine office) is the Holy Rosary …More
Prayer is the key to a good death. The best prayer is the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, especially THE TRADITIONAL MASS.
Mozart once claimed that he was willing to trade all his works away, if he could say that he had written the simple preface for the solemn Latin Mass, a glorious chant of our Catholic heritage.
The second best prayer (for those who cannot pray the Divine office) is the Holy Rosary. St Paul often urges his flock to pray for one another and for themselves. Our Divine Lord says to “pray always”; that means always to be under the influence of our last prayer. Do this and you will live eternally. You will get all the divine help you need to observe even the most difficult commandments, and trials of life.
So please pray at this Mass for the soul of our dear friend, Ed…. pray that you may persevere to the end with the practice of the true Faith. Let your prayer be supported by the Sacraments as willed by Our Lord Jesus Christ. “Unless you eat this Bread …you will not have life in you” and St Paul urges us to “discern the Body of the Lord” in the Eucharistic Bread.
Let me remind you that in this rite of Mass, Holy Communion is reserved to Catholics, who have been to confession and are fasting according to the law of the Church. Also, this great Sacrament is administered only to those kneeling (if capable) and on the tongue. All others are urged to make a spiritual Communion for the sake of the repose of the soul of Mr Edward Gagliardi.
I will pray for his soul and all his family and friends at this Mass.
After Mass, his mortal remains will be honoured in a short ceremony called “Absolution” you will find in the booklets. His body will be sprinkled with Holy Water, incensed and then carried in sacred procession to the place of burial, planting a seed to rise immortal and resplendent on that great Judgement Day!
FROM GOD’S HOLY WORD:
ECCLUS CH 11
18 Before man is life and death, good and evil, that which he shall choose shall be given him:
ECCLUS CH 41
1 O death, how bitter is the remembrance of thee to a man that hath peace in his possessions! 3 O death thy sentence is welcome to the man that is in need, and to him whose strength faileth: 5 Fear not the sentence of death. Remember what things have been before thee, and what shall come after thee: this sentence is from the Lord upon all flesh. …
…. he who dies in the Lord is born to the eternal life, let that last unction be an increase of Grace, the annulment of sins of which the man is fully repentant, the exciter of fervent yearning for Good, the giver of strength for the supreme struggle.
I COR 15
… 52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet: for the trumpet shall sound and the dead shall rise again incorruptible. And we shall be changed.
53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption: and this mortal must put on immortality. …Death is swallowed up in victory. 55 O death, where is thy victory? O death, where is thy sting? 57 But thanks be to God, who hath given us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast and unmoveable: always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
From Fr Christopher Danel:
“…it was my privilege to visit him several times, providing him with all the sacraments and powerful prayers of Mother Church over these visits: Confession & Holy Communion several times, Extreme Unction, the Apostolic Blessing, Commendation of the Dying. I gave the Easter blessing to their home. They were fervent in their use of Holy Water, and I brought them Holy Water, and I know John sent some down as well from NY, which Mr. Gagliardi considered a precious gift.
“Over these latter visits, as his illness progressed, it became more and more evident that Mr. Gagliardi had a truly Catholic heart and that the Faith was deeply important to him. His reception of the Sacraments was very devout and he always had a sense of unworthiness and humility before Our Eucharistic Lord. The last time I visited him, in hospice last Saturday, he was heavily sedated, but wearing his Brown Scapular as well as the Green Scapular, and had a holy card and medal of the Sacred Heart on his pillow. His wife and three children all joined me in praying the Sorrowful Mysteries, kneeling around his deathbed. ….
“I noticed each time I visited how he was more and more docile, more humble, even becoming like a child in his simplicity. Unless you become as a little child, you cannot enter the Kingdom of Heaven, Our Lord tells us. Mr. Gagliardi had the grace, after some wanderings in his life, to return to a childlike faith and simplicity. May we all have this grace!
ALSO FERVENTLY PRAY TO OUR LADY THAT SHE MAY LEAD US TO CHRIST HER SON IN LOVE AND REPENTANCE: “ HOLY MARY MOTHER OF GOD, PRAY FOR ME A SINNER, (or PRAY FOR EDWARD) NOW AND AT THE HOUR OF OUR DEATH. AMEN.”
Mozart once claimed that he was willing to trade all his works away, if he could say that he had written the simple preface for the solemn Latin Mass, a glorious chant of our Catholic heritage.
The second best prayer (for those who cannot pray the Divine office) is the Holy Rosary. St Paul often urges his flock to pray for one another and for themselves. Our Divine Lord says to “pray always”; that means always to be under the influence of our last prayer. Do this and you will live eternally. You will get all the divine help you need to observe even the most difficult commandments, and trials of life.
So please pray at this Mass for the soul of our dear friend, Ed…. pray that you may persevere to the end with the practice of the true Faith. Let your prayer be supported by the Sacraments as willed by Our Lord Jesus Christ. “Unless you eat this Bread …you will not have life in you” and St Paul urges us to “discern the Body of the Lord” in the Eucharistic Bread.
Let me remind you that in this rite of Mass, Holy Communion is reserved to Catholics, who have been to confession and are fasting according to the law of the Church. Also, this great Sacrament is administered only to those kneeling (if capable) and on the tongue. All others are urged to make a spiritual Communion for the sake of the repose of the soul of Mr Edward Gagliardi.
I will pray for his soul and all his family and friends at this Mass.
After Mass, his mortal remains will be honoured in a short ceremony called “Absolution” you will find in the booklets. His body will be sprinkled with Holy Water, incensed and then carried in sacred procession to the place of burial, planting a seed to rise immortal and resplendent on that great Judgement Day!
FROM GOD’S HOLY WORD:
ECCLUS CH 11
18 Before man is life and death, good and evil, that which he shall choose shall be given him:
ECCLUS CH 41
1 O death, how bitter is the remembrance of thee to a man that hath peace in his possessions! 3 O death thy sentence is welcome to the man that is in need, and to him whose strength faileth: 5 Fear not the sentence of death. Remember what things have been before thee, and what shall come after thee: this sentence is from the Lord upon all flesh. …
…. he who dies in the Lord is born to the eternal life, let that last unction be an increase of Grace, the annulment of sins of which the man is fully repentant, the exciter of fervent yearning for Good, the giver of strength for the supreme struggle.
I COR 15
… 52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet: for the trumpet shall sound and the dead shall rise again incorruptible. And we shall be changed.
53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption: and this mortal must put on immortality. …Death is swallowed up in victory. 55 O death, where is thy victory? O death, where is thy sting? 57 But thanks be to God, who hath given us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast and unmoveable: always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
From Fr Christopher Danel:
“…it was my privilege to visit him several times, providing him with all the sacraments and powerful prayers of Mother Church over these visits: Confession & Holy Communion several times, Extreme Unction, the Apostolic Blessing, Commendation of the Dying. I gave the Easter blessing to their home. They were fervent in their use of Holy Water, and I brought them Holy Water, and I know John sent some down as well from NY, which Mr. Gagliardi considered a precious gift.
“Over these latter visits, as his illness progressed, it became more and more evident that Mr. Gagliardi had a truly Catholic heart and that the Faith was deeply important to him. His reception of the Sacraments was very devout and he always had a sense of unworthiness and humility before Our Eucharistic Lord. The last time I visited him, in hospice last Saturday, he was heavily sedated, but wearing his Brown Scapular as well as the Green Scapular, and had a holy card and medal of the Sacred Heart on his pillow. His wife and three children all joined me in praying the Sorrowful Mysteries, kneeling around his deathbed. ….
“I noticed each time I visited how he was more and more docile, more humble, even becoming like a child in his simplicity. Unless you become as a little child, you cannot enter the Kingdom of Heaven, Our Lord tells us. Mr. Gagliardi had the grace, after some wanderings in his life, to return to a childlike faith and simplicity. May we all have this grace!
ALSO FERVENTLY PRAY TO OUR LADY THAT SHE MAY LEAD US TO CHRIST HER SON IN LOVE AND REPENTANCE: “ HOLY MARY MOTHER OF GOD, PRAY FOR ME A SINNER, (or PRAY FOR EDWARD) NOW AND AT THE HOUR OF OUR DEATH. AMEN.”