Mother Mary Angelica of the Annunciation Rizzo, P.C.P.A., died peacefully and in the company of the Nuns of Our Lady of the Angels Monastery in Hanceville, Alabama at 5 p.m. CT on Easter Sunday, March 27.
The Foundress of Our Lady of the Angels Monastery, the Eternal Word Television Network, Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word, the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament, and the Knights of the Holy Eucharist, she was an inspiring messenger of hope to all she came in contact with.
Even as she struggled with ill health, Mother Angelica was an example of joy and prayerful perseverance, a hallmark of the Franciscan spirit that she held dear.
Funeral arrangements include a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament, Hanceville, on Friday, April 1, followed by interment in the Crypt Church of the Shrine.
The services will be carried live on EWTN by cable, satellite, Internet and radio at 9 a.m. PST. They will also be live streamed on occatholic.com at occatholic.com/papal.
Here is the schedule of events for Mother Angelica’s funeral, as posted by Catholic News Agency:
Tuesday, March 29
3 p.m. Rite of Reception of Mother Angelica’s Body. Mother Angelica’s body will be received in a ceremony and escorted through the Piazza of the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament. Upon conclusion of the Procession, the Chaplet of Divine Mercy will be prayed in the Shrine’s Upper Church and the body will be transferred to the Monastery Cloister for private visitation with the Poor Clare Nuns of Perpetual Adoration.
Wednesday, March 30
10 a.m. Rosary in Memoriam and Public Visitation. A public rosary will be led by Fr. Miguel Marie Soeherman, MFVA in the Upper Church of the Shrine. Upon conclusion of the Rosary, a public visitation will begin.
7 p.m. Rosary in Memoriam and Conclusion of Public Visitation. Fr. Joseph Mary Wolfe, MFVA will lead a Rosary in the Upper Church of the Shrine to conclude Public Visitation for the day.
Thursday, March 31
10 a.m. Rosary in Memoriam and Public Visitation. A public rosary will be led by Fr. Miguel Marie Soeherman, MFVA in the Upper Church of the Shrine. Upon conclusion of the Rosary, a public visitation will begin.
5 p.m. Solemn Vespers. Evening Prayer will be chanted by the Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word, the Community of Religious Men founded by Mother Angelica.
7 p.m. Vigil Service and Rosary at the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament will be led by Bishop Robert J. Baker of Birmingham. Music will be performed by a Schola composed of the Canons Regular of Saint John Cantius in Chicago. The Homilist will be Fr. Miguel Marie Soeherman, MFVA.
Friday, April 1
11 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial and Rite of Committal. The funeral Mass will be celebrated in the Shrine’s Upper Church by bishops and clergy from around the world. The homilist will be Fr. Joseph Mary Wolfe, MFVA. The Mass will conclude with a Procession carrying Mother Angelica’s body through the Shrine’s Piazza and into the Crypt. The procession will be followed by the Rite of Committal and interment in the Crypt Chapel.