Schedule of Services and Public Visitation for Francis Cardinal George, OMI – Archbishop Emeritus of Chicago

The following schedule of services and public visitation for Francis Cardinal George, OMI, Archbishop Emeritus of Chicago, has been posted on the Archdiocesan website, www.archchicago.org.

Francis Cardinal George, OMI
Archbishop Emeritus of Chicago
1937 – 2015

Schedule of Services and Public Visitation

The following is a schedule of services and public visitation for Francis Cardinal George, OMI, Archbishop Emeritus of Chicago, 1937 – 2015.

All services, including public visitation and the Funeral Mass will take place at Holy Name Cathedral, State and Superior Streets in Chicago.

The Committal Service will take place at All Saints Cemetery, 700 North River Road in Des Plaines.

Tuesday, April 21
1 p.m. Holy Name Cathedral Doors Open
2 p.m. Rite of Reception (Open to the Public)
2:30 to 6:30 p.m. Visitation (Open to the Public)
7:30 p.m. Prayer Vigil for Priests and Seminarians (Attendance by Ticket Only)
9 to 11 p.m. Visitation (Open to the Public)
11 p.m. Holy Name Cathedral Doors Close

Wednesday, April 22
7 to 9:30 a.m. Visitation (Open to the Public)
10:30 a.m. Interfaith Service (Open to the Public)
11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Visitation (Open to the Public)
7:30 p.m. Prayer Vigil for Women and Men Religious, Deacons and their Wives (Attendance by Ticket Only)
9 p.m. Wednesday, April 22 until 7:30 a.m. Thursday, April 23
Visitation and All Night Vigil Conducted by Lay Ecclesial Movements
(Open to the Public)

Thursday, April 23
7:30 a.m. Prayer Service (Open to the Public)
8 a.m. Holy Name Cathedral Closed for Funeral Mass Preparation
11 a.m. Holy Name Cathedral Doors Open for Funeral Mass (Attendance by Ticket Only)
12 p.m. Funeral Mass (Attendance by Ticket Only)

Immediately following the Funeral Mass, the Committal Service will take place at All Saints Cemetery in Des Plaines. Per the Cardinal’s wishes, he will be buried in the George family plot. (Open to the Public)

In lieu of flowers, donations to the Cardinal’s favorite charities will be appreciated — Priests Retirement and Mutual Aid Association (PRMAA) or To Teach Who Christ Is, a campaign to support scholarships for students in Catholic Schools.