| On
Monday
evening,
May
10,
2004,
a
Wake
Service
(Sărăcustă)
was
served
at
Holy
Resurrection
Church
in
Warren,
Ohio,
where
Fr
Richard
&
Psa
Hildegard
have
lived
since
retiring
from
active
parish
assignment
in
1989. |
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| His
Eminence,
Archbishop
NATHANIEL
officiated
the
service,
assisted
by
Rev
Fr
Eugen
Roşu,
parish
priest,
V
Rev
Fr
Panteleimon
Stanciu,
Dean
of
the
Ohio
&
Western
Pennsylvania
Deanery,
and
other
local
and
visiting
clergy. |
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| Fr
Richard's
body
was
then
taken
the
next
morning,
Tuesday,
May
11,
2004,
to
The
Falling
Asleep
of
the
Ever
Virgin
Mary
Cathedral
in
Cleveland,
Ohio.
Fr
Richard
was
parish
priest
there
from
1982
until
he
retired
from
parish
assignment
in
1989. |
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| His
Grace,
Bishop
IRINEU
celebrated
the
Hierarchal
Divine
Liturgy,
assisted
by
Rev
Fr
Remus
Grama,
parish
priest,
and
visiting
clergy. |
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| His
Eminence,
Archbishop
NATHANIEL
attending
the
Liturgy,
seated
at
the
throne. |
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| The
clergy
at
the
High
Place
during
the
reading
of
the
Epistle. |
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| Archdeacon
David
Oancea
proclaims
the
Holy
Gospel. |
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| The
preparation
of
the
Eucharist. |
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| His
Eminence
partakes
of
the
Precious
Blood
of
the
Lord. |
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| Following
the
conclusion
of
the
Divine
Liturgy,
the
Service
for
the
Burial
of
a
Priest
was
celebrated
in
the
Cathedral
by
His
Eminence,
Archbishop
NATHANIEL
and
His
Grace,
Bishop
IRINEU,
assisted
by
a
sobor
of
clergy. |
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| "Have
mercy
on
us,
O
God,
according
to
Your
great
mercy
we
pray
You,
hear
us
and
have
mercy." |
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| Archbishop
NATHANIEL
delivering
the
eulogy. |
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| The
hundreds
of
mourners
in
attendance
come
forward
to
give
the
"Last
Kiss." |
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| On
Wednesday,
May
12,
2004,
burial
took
place
in
the
Saint
Mary
Cemetery
at
Vatra
Romānească,
Grass
Lake,
Michigan.
Here,
the
casket
is
carried
to
the
grave
by
Fr
Richard's
sons
and
other
close
relatives. |
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| "That
the
Lord
God
will
establish
his
soul
where
the
righteous
repose." |
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| "To
the
Lord
belongs
the
earth,
and
all
that
it
holds." |
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| Preoteasa
Hildegard
places
a
flower
in
the
grave
of
her
beloved
husband. |
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