The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-03
SCORES OF CLERCYMEN WILL
PE PRESENT AT FUNERAL @,
BRILLIANT FATHER MOLLOY
Obsequies Will Be Held in
Church Where He Was
Baptized and Celebrated
His First Solemn Mass.
CAREER WAS BRIEF
BUT FRUITFUL ONE
Auspiciously Begun Curacy
Interrupted BY Wasting
Illness-Young Man Had
Enviab1e Record.

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/ More than 125 priests from all parts
Of the Hartford diocese will attend the
funeral of the late Rev Thomas j.
Molloy, who died at O'Clock Sunday
morning in st. Mary's hospital, Water
bury. -.
I Z The funeral of Father Mol1oy will
| be held Wednesday from the Sacred
Heart church, where he celebrated his
first solemn mass. Despite the extreme
youth of the priest and the brevity of
his service in religion a pail has been
thrown over those connected with the
church in Connecticut.
He died after a lingering illness with
throat trouble. His end came peace
fully. He was rs years and one month
old.
The fruitful career of Father Mol
10y, which extended only Is months
was interrupted by sickness that i'm
peded his work, despite his unexceIIed
ambitions to fulfill the duties of his
mission. During the intermittent at
taeks- he returned to his field of labor
and worked most efficiently for the
salvation of the Pensioners. The peo-
pie to whom he was ninistering, were
ever uppermost in his mind as was at
tested by the expression of their con-
do1ences and sympathy at his demise
/ The diocese of Hartford has suffer-
ed severe loss in the death of the
young clergyman, who although a
priest for the brief period OF IS
months has manifested attachments of
a high order. He was beloved, ad-
nired and respected by all with whom
he came in contact.
Father Mo1loy was born in Bridge
port in 1890. the soniof Mr.. and Mrs.
Michael NJ. MolIoy of 11S Austin
street. He was baptized, received
first communion, was confirmed
and said his first mass at
Sacred Heart church.. He ATTENDED
the Sacred Heart parochial school.
Graduating from that institution he
entered the Bridgeport High school,
where after finishing the prescribed
studies me matricu1ated at st.
Thomas Hartford, to complete his
studying for the sacerdotal life. It was
at this institution that his vocation
was thoroughly purtured and fostered.s
He was given the training which pre-
pared him for. the priesthood.
He graduated from st. Thomas
seminary after a stay of two years
and having satisfactorily passed the
diocesan examinations was adopted by
the late Bishop Michael Tierney and
sent to pursue his philosophical and
Theological course at st. Bernard's
Rochester, N Y He was
time when he showed by his examina-
lions that he possessed a deep philoso-
phicaI mind and was capable of help
ing solve the intricate, complex
and inter1acing principles of
philosophy and theology. At the
degree, and making one of the highest
averages ever attained at the SEM
mary.
Not satisfied with the honors al
ready bestowed for exce1Iency in
studies and discipline, he was appoint
ed sacristan of the seminary, the
highest and most exalted position |
among the students. He held this Of |
fee for two years. At the beginning
of his third year in theology, he was |
called by Bishop John j. Milan to as /
sumo the prefectship with Rev. James
E. Barrett, a classmate, also a native /
of the South End, at st. Thomas SEM /
mary. While at that institution he /
also taught. After spending a year
there he was ordained to the priest
hood June 20, 1914, by Bishop Milan
at st. Joseph's cathedral He cele-
Sacred Heart church. His first APP
pointment was to assist Rev. Peter
MCLEAN during the summer months
at the Milford shore resorts. In Sep
TENDERS 1914, he was assigned the
curacy of Church of the Blessed Sac
TO assist rev. terrence
Smith, in which charge he was active
until his death.
During his work in Waterbury he
gained a large circle OF friends. He
was chaplain of the Holy Name society
of his parish. The body was shipped
to Bridgeport yesterday on the 1: 80
o'clock train and was taken imne-
diately to the family residence.
The funeral will be held Wednesday
morning from the Sacred Heart
church. The body will be taken from
the bereayed home at O'Clock Tues
day afternoon to the church where it
will line in state until the funeral SER
vices Wednesday.
Members of the Ozanan club and
his own personal friends viii act as
guards of honor at the church while
the body lies in state.
The Office of the dead will be
chanted at 10 O'Clock. Father Smith,
his pastor will lead the chant assisted
by abouto1 80 priests who are expected
to be present at the obsequies. Rev.
Maurice 3. McAu1iffe, vice president
OF st. Thomas seminary, will deliver
the eu1ogy.
Six classmates, all priests, will Off
ciate- at the solemn services. Rev.
James B. Barrett of Hartford, will be
the ce1ebrant; Rev. Andrew Kelly of
Hartford, deacon; Rev. John Kelly of
New Haven, sub-deacon; Rev. Daniel
Manning of Waterbury, master of
Rev. Thomas Griffin of
Derby, thurf6er; Rev. John Heller of
Milford and Rev. Edwin Flynn of
aco1ytes. The singing of the
mass will be by a double quartet of
the Sacred Heart and st. Augustfne's
choirs.
The active bearers. all classmates at
the Sacred Heart parochfal school and
lifelong friends of the Clergyman,
will be Thomas Hogan, Edward Oar |
gan, Edward Donahue, Peter Clark,
Francis Curran and Stephen Moran.
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