Catholic Priest in NJ Found Murdered

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By VICTOR EPSTEIN, Associated Press Writer Victor Epstein, Associated Press Writer – 14 mins ago

MORRISTOWN, N.J. – A janitor was charged with murder Saturday in the slaying of priest whose body was found in the rectory of his northern New Jersey church.

Morris County Prosecutor Robert Bianchi said that 64-year-old Jose Feliciano stabbed the Rev. Ed Hinds 32 times on Thursday after the pair argued.

The 61-year-old Hinds was in his clerical robes when he was killed while in the rectory kitchen of St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church in Chatham.

Feliciano, who also faces weapons charges, had worked at the church for 17 years. He was arrested at his Easton, Pa., home at about 4:50 p.m. Saturday, and Bianchi said investigators found the priest’s cell phone there, along with bloody clothing and a bloody towel.

Bianchi said Feliciano was one of two people who said they found the body, and drew the suspicion of investigators when he made a halfhearted attempt at CPR on Hinds. They also said Feliciano’s son graduated from the church’s school and that his daughter is a student there.

The priest had wounds on his upper torso, the back of his body and his head that were created by a kitchen knife, officials said. Hinds also had defensive wounds on his hands and face, Bianchi said. An autopsy determined that the cause of death was severe trauma.

Hinds’ body was found at about 8 a.m. Friday after he failed to show up for Mass.

The slaying rocked the New York City bedroom community of about 10,000 residents, where Hinds was familiar face and much-beloved presence. It was the first violent death in Chatham since a 1990 manslaughter case.

Earlier Saturday, parishioners had climbed over knee-high crime scene tape to attend a morning Mass and remember the pastor they called “Father Ed,” who they described as warm outgoing and very community-oriented.

Police and church officials guided about 300 parishioners in a light drizzle into the school gym next to the church. Once inside, many wiped away tears as church leaders said Hinds would have wanted parishioners to go on and find strength in their faith.

“We’re strong and we’re hope-filled, and we know we’ll get through this. We have each other, we have Christ, and we’re not afraid,” the Rev. Owen Moran told the Star-Ledger of Newark afterward. “The idea of Father Ed’s life is that he was planting seeds here in this parish for six years. And now the seeds must grow and continue the mission of Christ in this world.”

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God our Father,
Your power brings us to birth,
Your providence guides our lives,
and by Your command we return to dust.

Lord, those who die still live in Your presence,
their lives change but do not end.
I pray in hope for your servant, Father Ed Hinds.

In company with Christ,
Who died and now lives,
may he rejoice in Your kingdom,
where all our tears are wiped away.
Unite us together again in one family,
to sing Your praise forever and ever.

Amen. :crossrc:

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen. :crossrc:
 
Eternal Father, I offer you the Most Precious Blood of Your Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Masses said throughout the world today, for the Holy Souls in Purgatory. Amen

Eternal rest grant to him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him; May his soul and the soul of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen
 
Such a wonderful prayer. I pray for his soul too. :signofcross:
Eternal Father, I offer you the Most Precious Blood of Your Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Masses said throughout the world today, for the Holy Souls in Purgatory. Amen

Eternal rest grant to him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him; May his soul and the soul of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen
 
Absolve, we beseech Thee, O Lord,
the soul of Thy servant, Rev. Ed Hinds,
from every bond of sin,
that being raised in the glory of the resurrection,
he may be refreshed among the Saints and Elect.
Through Christ our Lord.

Amen
 
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