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| Fr. Marie-Dominique Philippe Returns to the Father | |
 Message of Pope Benedict XVI Biography of Father Philippe Publications of Father Philippe |
Father Marie-Dominique Philippe,
O.P., founder of the Community of Saint John, died peacefully on
Saturday morning August 26, 2006, at the priory of Saint Jodard
(France). He was being taken care of there since his stroke on July
20. He was going to be 94 years old on September 8. Until the funeral day, the brothers and sisters keep vigil around him in the brother's chapel in Saint Jodard. The vigil is opened to all who wish to participate. The funeral mass will be celebrated on Saturday September 2 at 10:30 am at the Cathedral of Lyons. It will be presided by Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, Archbishop of Lyons. In the afternoon, Father Marie-Dominique will be buried in the cimetery of Rimont, in the intimacy of the Family of Saint John (brothers, sisters and oblates). In thanksgiving for all they have received through him, the members of the Family of Saint John entrust him to the prayer of all |