Day: September 22, 2023

September 20, 2023
Basilica Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Washington, D.C.

Daniel 12:1-3
Psalm 119:9, 10, 11, 12, 13
2nd Timothy 4:1-8
John 1:1-18

Each of us grieves the death of Monsignor John F. Wippel differently as each of us knew him differently: family member, friend, or colleague; priest, scholar, or teacher. So many of us knew him as Monsignor Wippel or Professor Wippel; but his family and very close friends knew him as “Father John.” Our prayers for consolation are especially offered on behalf of his sister-in-law, Mary Wippel; his nephew Fran and his wife Karen; his nieces Kathie Wippel and Rita Schmidt with her husband Gary; his cousin John Andrews and his wife Jill; as well as his dear friends Jim and Ann McCrery and their children. Many of Monsignor’s family have traveled a great distance to honor and to pray for “Father John” and to seek solace from their faith.