On Thursday, the Archdiocese is holding a public viewing from 10 a.m. to noon and from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., followed by a vigil Mass at 7 p.m. at the Cathedral.
Los Angeles County Roman Catholics continued to say their goodbyes towith a public viewing today, the second day of a trio of memorial services dedicated to the slain bishop, organized by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
On Thursday morning, before the cathedral’s main sanctuary was opened to the public, a group of family and friends gathered inside. O’Connell’s body lay in an open casket, a portrait of him standing nearby. Outside, a long line of visitors waited to pay their respects.
Visitors to the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels line up for a viewing to pay respects to slain L.A. County bishop David O’Connell, March 2, 2023. was a memorial Mass at St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Hacienda Heights, a parish that O’Connell would frequently attend. Hundreds of parishioners, members of the clergy from around the L.A. area, and O’Connell’s family packed inside the church on Wednesday night, March 1, to reflect on the priest’s story.
That story, as told by Monsignor Timothy Dyer, and the bishop’s own brother, was one of service, sacrifice and peacemaking in a city and county of L.A., where he built decades of goodwill after leaving his native Ireland. The Wednesday night Mass also included a message from Pope Francis, who wrote of how “deeply saddened” he was on O’Connell’s death, but praised O’Connell’s 45 years of ministry as being “marked especially by his profound concern for the poor, immigrants, and those in need, his efforts to uphold the sanctity and dignity of God’s gift of life, and his zeal for fostering solidarity, cooperation, and peace within the local community.
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