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Easter Monday and Tuesday 2017

17 APRIL 2017, Easter Monday- Met with FL (took a bus to her office) at 8.45 Easter Monday.
12.30 Met with Jules at Fossil Fuels and at Gems and Minerals at the museum to plan for the Scouts coming this weekend.
~2.20PM Met with Maureen---went to Whole Foods for a small meal/ snack. Chatted for a bit.
Watched Dancing with the Stars with Mom and Dad tonight. It was Disney night.
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18 APR 2017, Easter TUE- 9.30 to ~10.00- Went to the docent meeting (until the speaker came to present).
Went to sing as part of the choir for Dan Rooney's funeral Mass at Saint Paul Cathedral.
12.30 Funeral Mass ended--musicians stayed put until the Secret Service cleared us to depart.
Went to Mom and Dad's place after to have lunch and chill.
Dad's friend came over for lunch which Mom prepared (while Mom and I worked on the computer).
Took the bus to Carnegie Mellon University, Debbie had secured reserved seats for Mijung and I to the talk by Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, President of the European Research Council. William joined us right before the talk started at 4.30PM.

The Mass of Christian Burial for Daniel M Rooney,
United States Ambassador to Ireland,
Chairman, Pittsburgh Steelers,
Pro Football Hall of Fame, 2000,
was celebrated by His Eminence Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, DC; Most Reverend David A Zubik; Very Reverend Kris Stubna, Rector, Saint Paul Cathedral; et al.

the pallbearers were his grandsons with Ike Taylor, representing Steelers players
and the Mass
included the following music:
Prelude- Flute and Organ tunes, including- Mountains of Mourne, The Rare Ould Times, Carrickfergus; played by a flautist from the Pittsburgh Symphone and Don. I spotted former President Barack Obama's arrival during these tunes.

Entrance Hymn- O Sons and Daughters (#507)

The lectors were his granddaughters, reading
Revelation 14:13
Psalm 27
Romans 8: 31b-35, 37-39
Gospel Acclamation- Alleluia (Mode II, Richard Proulx)
John 11:32-45
Homily by Cardinal Wuerl
Preparation of the Gifts- Here I Am, Lord (#783)

Holy, Holy, Holy;
When We Eat this Bread;
Amen; all from Mass of Creation

Agnus Dei, Chant (#311)
Communion- On Eagle's Wings (#690)
Communion Meditation included- Carrickfergus, on flute and organ; She Moved Through the Fair, on Flute and organ; organ interlude, and
Post- Communion- Ave Maria (Franz Schubert), sung by a soprano (a family member) and organ (Don)
Final Commendation and Farewell- Saints of God (responsory) (Richard Proulx) (#189)
Recessional Hymn- Londonderry Air (Danny Boy) for flute and organ; Organ Prelude en Fugue En Ex-dur

posted by Grace @ 4/18/2017 06:20:00 PM