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    'Gripped by grace': Thousands gather for Bishop O'Connell's funeral Mass

    by Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times Mar 03, 2023 4 minutes
    Archbishop José H. Gomez places Christian symbols; The Book of Gospels and a Cross, on the coffin of Bishop David O’ Connell, before leading a procession at Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, in downtown Los Angeles, CA, Friday, March 3, 2023.

    LOS ANGELES — It was standing-room only in the cavernous Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, where the funeral Mass for Bishop David G. O'Connell was held Friday morning. And it seemed every one of the 3,000 mourners in attendance had a personal relationship with the cleric most knew as their beloved "Bishop Dave."

    Sister Margarita Rico, a member of the Order of the Servants of Mary in Los Angeles who was dressed in a crisp white habit, first met O'Connell when she was caring for the bishop's longtime friend, Father Jarlath "Jay" Cunnane, during a serious illness. She remembers O'Connell coming to visit his friend every day.

    "For him, it was sacred to attend to the sick," she said.

    Sitting next to her was

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