January 31, 2025

Memorial Mass for Holy Angels, St. Rita pastor set for Feb. 8

A memorial Mass for Marianhill Missionary Father Jean Bosco Ntawugashira, previously pastor of Holy Angels and St. Rita parishes, both in Indianapolis, will be celebrated at 1 p.m. on Feb. 8 at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis.

Archbishop Charles C. Thompson is scheduled to be the principal celebrant of the memorial Mass. Marianhill Missionary Father Jose Aragon Briñez, administrator of St. Mary Parish in Indianapolis, will be the homilist at the liturgy.

Father Jean Bosco died of cancer on Dec. 27 surrounded by his family in his native Rwanda.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated for him on Jan. 6 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Fatima in Ruhengeri, Rwanda, Father Jean Bosco’s hometown. Bishop Vincent Harolimana, the shepherd of the Ruhengeri Diocese, was the principal celebrant of the Mass. Burial followed in a cemetery adjacent to the cathedral. †

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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