The funeral Mass of Cardinal Paul Augustin Mayer, who died on April 30th at the age of 98, was celebrated on Monday May 3rd, in the Vatican Basilica. At the end of the ceremony, Benedict XVI recalled his life and work.The late Cardinal, the Pope said, leaves the indelible memory of an industrious life spent with mildness and rectitude in coherent adherence to his vocation as a monk and pastor, full of zeal for the Gospel and always faithful to the Church.The Pope recalled the his knowledgeable commitment in the field of the liturgy and in that of universities and seminaries, and especially his much appreciated service to the Holy See, first in the preparatory commission for Vatican Council II, then in ...
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