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A Much Loved Hero of the Faith has gone to His Reward
Late Father Andrew Apostoli recalled as a ‘light shining in the ....
Father Andrew J. Apostoli, C.F.R.
Father Andrew J. Apostoli, C.F.R., a founding member of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, died Dec. 13 of cancer at St. Leopold Friary in Yonkers. He was 75.
“Father Andrew Apostoli embodied Franciscan spirituality, and was as dedicated a priest as any I have ever known.
That sentiment was shared by my predecessors who loved him as well,” Cardinal Dolan said in a statement.
“Although he was known worldwide, we in New York felt a special closeness to him, and to the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal which he helped found with Father Benedict Groeschel. All who came into contact with him soon knew of his love for Jesus, his humility and gentleness, and his deep love of Mary, especially Our Lady of Fatima.”
A Funeral Mass was offered Dec.
20 by Father John Paul Ouellette, C.F.R., general servant of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, at St. Casimir Church in Yonkers.
“Father Andrew conformed his life to Christ’s,” said Father Ouellette in a