Retired Bishop Pataki Falls Asleep in the Lord

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From Bishop William Skurla:
His Excellency, Bishop Andrew Pataki, Bishop-Emeritus of the Eparchy of Passaic has fallen asleep in the Lord today, Thursday, December 8, 2011 from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident which occurred earlier this afternoon.
We ask for your prayers at this difficult time. Please keep +Bishop Andrew and his family in your prayers.
Funeral arrangements are pending and further information will follow.
May God grant to His servant the high priest +Bishop Andrew
Blessed Repose and Eternal Memory

Vicanja Jemu Pamjat!
 
With the saints give rest, O Christ, to the soul of Thy servant where sickness and sorrow are no more, neither sighing, but life everlasting

Eternal Memory …
 
His Excellency Bishop Andrew Pakati, J.C.L., D.D., fell asleep in the Lord yesterday, Thursday, December 8, 2011 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, NJ from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.

The arrangements are as follows:

Tuesday, December 13: 5:00 PM Panachida for the reception of the Bishop’s body at the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel, 96 First Street, Passaic, NJ.
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM The Bishop will lie in state.
7:00 PM Part I of the Office of Christian Burial for a Bishop.

Wednesday, December 14: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM The Bishop will lie in state.
7:00 PM Part II of the Office of Christian Burial for a Bishop.
Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel, Passaic, NJ

Thursday, December 15: 10:00 a.m. Hierarchical Funeral Divine Liturgy for a Bishop and Pouring of Oil and Panachida.
Repast at St. Michael’s Auditorium, Passaic, NJ.

Friday, December 16: Interment 1:00 PM, Calvary Cemetery, Mt. St. Macrina,
500 W. Main St., Uniontown, PA with repast following at the Motherhouse of the Sisters of St. Basil the Great.

In blessed repose grant, O Lord, eternal rest to your departed
servant the high priest +Andrew and remember him forever.
Red Vestments.
 
Troparion for the Faithful Departed (from Byzantine tradition)

With the saints, O Christ
Give rest to your servant
Where there is no pain, sorrow nor mourning
But life everlasting.
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