Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn
Office of the Bishop
109 Remsen Street
Brooklyn, New York 11201-4212
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Circular #24.27
Dear Brother Priests. Deacons and Subdeacons, Consecrated Men and Women and Lay Faithful.
It is my sad duty to announce the passing of Monsignor Assad Awad on February 24, 2024 in Lebanon. Monsignor Awad was born April 25, 1932, in Mar Mema, Lebanon. He served as a pastor of St. Ann Church in Scranton, Pennsylvania from 1969 until 1972, as pastor of St. Elias Church in Roanoke from 1972 until 1997, and in the year 2000. was appointed pastor of Our Lady of Mercy Church in Worcester, Massachusetts.
At the canonical age of 75, Monsignor Assad retired on June I, 2009, and spent his final years in Lebanon. On my January visit to Lebanon I had the grace to spend some time with Monsignor, and he asked for the last rites of the Church, which I was able to celebrate with some of his family present
Monsignor Assad was preceded in death by his parents, and being from a large and loving family, has many brothers and sisters. His funeral was today in Mar Mema, his village, with Bishop Mounir Khairallah who presided. Our condolences go out to his brothers and sisters and their families. Please keep Monsignor and his family in your prayers. May he rest in peace.
Sincerely Yours in Christ,
+ Gregory J. Mansour
The Catholic Free Press, the diocesan newspaper for The Diocese of Worcester, published an obituary for Monsignor. It can be found here.
https://digital.catholicfreepress.org/Catholic-Free-Press-03012024-e-Edition/6/