5 p.m.

There were quite a few more people than usual at the 5 pm Mass at St. Peter's today. It may have been the sight of the open hearse parked in front of the Church: a reminder that today was the vigil service for Fr. Tom Fratus, OFM, who served at St. Peter's on the order of 33 years. He was a terrific confessor. May he rest in peace, and may his community be blessed.