A Memorial Mass for Maryknoll Father Vincent R. Capodanno, will be offered Wednesday, Sept. 4 at 6:30 p.m. in the Crypt Church of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA will be the main celebrant and homilist at the Mass which this year marks the 57th anniversary of Father Capodanno’s death.
The Mass is offered anually in memory of Father Capodanno, who was killed in South Vietnam’s Quế Sơn Valley on Sept. 4, 1967, as he aided embattled Marines. Father Capodanno posthumously received the Medal of Honor, and in May 2006 the Catholic Church officially proclaimed him a Servant of God, formally initiating his cause for beatification.
The Father Vincent Capodanno Guild has been established to promote the cause for canonization of Father Capodanno. For more information, visit www.CapodannoGuild.org.
The Mass is open to the public. Military members are encouraged to wear uniform of the day, and business attire is appropriate for civilians.
