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PAGE 2 — The Georgia Bulletin, October 22,1987 Archdiocesan Clergy Lead The Casket Of Archbishop Out Of The Cathedral. Bishops Concelebrate Resurrection Mass Over 30 archbishops and bishops came to Atlanta for George H. Guilfoyle Camden, N.J. the Mass of the Resurrection for Archbishop Donnellan. Ernest L. Unterkoefler Charleston, S.C. Included among the visitors were: W. Thomas Larkin St. Petersburg, Fla. Stanislaus Brzana Ogdensburg, N.Y. Michael J. Begley Retired, Charlotte, N.C. ARCHBISHOPS: Raymond W. Lessard Savannah, Ga. Edwin B. Broderick Retired, Albany, N.Y. Pio Laghi Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to the United States Patrick V. Ahern Auxiliary, New York Thomas C. Kelly Louisville, Ky. Andrew J. McDonald Little Rock, Ark. James A. Hickey Washington, D.C. Francis J. Mugavero Brooklyn, N.Y. Joseph T. Ryan Military Archdiocese Francis B. Schulte Wheeling, W. Va. Edward A. McCarthy Miami, Fla. J. Keith Symons Pensacola, Fla. William D. Borders Baltimore, Md. George E. Lynch Retired Auxiliary, Raleigh, N.C. Theodore E. McCarrick Newark, N.J. John J. Nevins Venice, Fla. Oscar H. Lipscomb Mobile, Ala. Eusebius J. Beltran Tulsa, Okla. Edward D. Head Buffalo. N.Y. Norbert L. Dorsey Auxiliary, Miami, Fla. BISHOPS: John J. Snyder St. Augustine, Fla. James I). Niedergeses Nashville. Tenn. Thomas V. Daily Palm Beach, Fla. Daniel A. Cronin Fall River, Mass. F. Joseph Gossman Raleigh, N.C. Lawrence J. Riley Auxiliary, Boston Norman F. McFarland Orange, Ca. Austin B. Vaughan Auxiliary, New York John J. Ward Auxiliary, Los Angeles Martin N. Lohmuller Auxiliary, Philadelphia -' ~ - ' v . : ■ r ' ■ Farewell — (Continued from page 1) Catholic Church and encourage others in faithfulness. A priest for 48 years, and a bishop 23 of those years, he served the National Conference of Catholic Bishops in many ways, including as treasurer for two terms and a member of the executive committee. But, the bishop observed, he was also a priest who remained “extraor dinarily close” to his seminary classmates from St. Joseph’s Seminary, Dunwoodie, New York; who “truly loved them and his other brothers in the clergy” and who helped others, including young women seeking life as Religious. A number of seminary classmates were among those concelebrating the Mass. One sign of the depth of friendship in his life was the steadfast presence of his sister, Nancy Donnellan. “I offer special sympathy to his beloved sister on the loss of his presence in a beautiful and loving brother-sister relation ship which was always there,” Bishop Guilfoyle said. Two redheaded young men who carried the gifts to the altar at the Offertory were Christopher and Timothy Lynch, 18, twin sons of a former classmate at Catholic University of America, a family friendship sustained for over 40 years. “Archbishop Donnellan’s priestly ministry was marked with joy and enthusiasm, with love patient and kind,” Bishop Guilfoyle said, and an elderly woman seated in a front pew said quietly, “yes, yes” as she listened. Bishop Guilfoyle also touched upon the archbishop’s roots, drawing a moment of deep laughter as he said, “We grew up as boys in the Bronx...You’ve heard of the Bronx. Some of us graduated.” But he added that the archbishop, most of his life a Northerner, “came to love Atlanta” and had planned to stay here when he retired. He closed his eulogy emphasizing the archbishop’s under standing and acceptance of fidelity to the Church. “His unswerving orthodoxy to the truth of the Gospel and his devotion to the Holy See were outstanding and a worthy ex ample to all of us who profess faith in the Lord,” the Camden, New Jersey bishop said. “As a sign of the love of Jesus, he sympathized compas sionately with human weakness and zealously advanced human dignity and social justice. As a sign of fidelity to the doctrine of the Church and as a sign of the unity of the universal Church, he stood with his. brother bishops and the Roman Pontiff communicating the certainty of the Catholic faith...” Having carried out this life of service, the bishop said “May his valiant soul rest in peace.” The body of the archbishop had rested in state in the Cathedral Monday night. A Mass for the faithful was celebrated Monday, by Bishop Ernest Unterkoefler of Charleston, S.C., with other bishops and priests as con- celebrants and Monsignor John McDonough, ad ministrator, as homilist. The gathering filled the Cathedral to capacity. When the Mass ended, a line of people slowly filed by the casket to pray quietly and then were greeted by Bishop Unterkoefler, seated at the altar, who spoke to them in dividually and blessed the people. Archbishop Donnellan “really did do wonders for Atlan ta” commented Gussie Hannah from Our Lady of Lourdes parish. “He put a lot of churches in these suburban, small places. We didn’t have that until he came.” Mrs. Hannah, a Legion of Mary member, said, “I liked him very much. I loved him.” Vietnamese Catholics gathered in front pews Monday night to chant prayers for the dead, following their tradi tion. Mr. Tam Van Bui said the archbishop, who had visited Vietnam during the war, had always been supportive of Vietnamese Catholics here. Among the priest concelebrants at the Resurrection Mass Tuesday was Father Mario Vizcaino, national Hispanic leader from Miami, who stepped forward to say, “He was like a father to me,” strongly supportive of Father Viz caino’s work with Hispanics in Atlanta and the Southeast. “He was so gracious to me, I felt I had to come." Two bishops noted their special connections with the archbishop. Bishop Raymond Lessard of Savannah was or dained a bishop by him and Bishop Eusebius Beltran of Tulsa, Okla.. a priest of the archdiocese of Atlanta, said. “He has certainly given the archdiocese of Atlanta tremen dous stability and growth in faith.” The reverent and rich services began Friday evening, the day after the archbishop’s death, when his body was receiv ed at the Cathedral at Solemn Vespers, Clothed in priestly vestments and wearing the episcopal miter,.he lay in a sim ple, white-draped open coffin. (Continued on page 3)