Posted on 12/27/2007 5:52:08 AM PST by samiam1972
Word comes to us that Msgr. Heliodore Mejak, for over 63 years the pastor at Holy Family Parish in KCK, passed away on Christmas Day.
Msgr. Mejak was reported to be the longest-serving pastor in the world, and only the SECOND pastor to serve in the parish since its formation in the 1920s.
Deus, qui inter apostolicos Sacerdotes, famulum tuum Heliodore, sacerdotali fecisti dignitate vigere: praesta quaesumus; ut eorum quote perpetuo aggregetur consortio.
O God, Who wast pleased to raise Heliodore, Thy servant, to the dignity of the priesthood: vouchsafe to number him with Thy bishops and priests for evermore.
Msgr. Mejak was always friendly to traddies, and was a calm port in the ecclesiastical storm of the 1970s for many in Kansas City.
No details on funeral arrangements.
We lost a good one here! Prayers requested for this man and the priest that comes to take his place in this little parish.
RIP
I will certainly keep him and his parish in my prayers.
God rest his soul! Prayers offered up for him and your small parish.
A lot more information about this wonderful man can be found here.
http://kansascitycatholic.blogspot.com/2007/12/monsignor-heliodore-mejak-1909-2007.html
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.