‘We know that he’s in heaven’: Thousands gather for funeral of Bishop David O’Connell in Los Angeles

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‘We know that he’s in heaven’: Thousands gather for funeral of Bishop David O’Connell in Los Angeles
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Archbishop José H. Gomez places 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 on March 3, 2023. | Photo by Jay L. Clendenin-Pool/Getty ImagesThousands gathered March 3, Friday for the funeral of slain Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell, who was remembered as “a friend of Jesus Christ” and the poor.

One of O’Connell’s closest friends, Monsignor Jarlath “Jay” Cunnane, gave the homily at Friday’s Mass. Earlier this week, both Pope Francis and President Joe Biden issued condolences to O’Connell’s family and all those grieving his death. Said Cunnane: “I can’t imagine having walked that road without David at my side. I’m sure I would have got lost. I would have gone astray.” He said that O’Connell “was good at friendship” and was his “Anam Cara,” Gaelic for “soul friend.”

Cunnane added that he has battled sickness over the past number of years, which has hospitalized him. He said that O’Connell faithfully visited him in the hospital every day.

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