A Memorial Mass Celebration
Saturday, August 31, 2002
St. Theodore’s Catholic Church
for
Fr. Bruno Cocuzzi,
of the Holy Family, O.C.D.
(Raymond Paul)

Celebrant
Fr. William Leone
After the service
Brunch at Rund’s on the Ridge
*Entrance Hymn Prayers of the Faithful
Christine Beck
Responsorial Psalm Gifts
To You O Lord, I Lift My Soul Michael & Joseph Tomasso
Carolyn D’Ambrosia
Fr. William Leone Closing Hymn
Prayer of St. Francis
Fr. Bruno Cocuzzi, O.C.D.
(Raymond Paul)
Was born on February 7,
1927. He joined the Discalced
Carmelite Order after
college and his stint in the Navy.
First Profession of Vows was
in 1953 and he was ordained
a priest on December 22,
1956 in Washington, D.C. He
taught in the Minor Seminary
in Peterboro, N.H. and became
Superior of the Novitiate in
Brookline, MA in 1960. He then
became Superior of a
Monastery until 1964. With permission
from the Order he received
his Law degree in Boston and
served the poor there for
fifteen years in a legal aid ministry.
In 1990, he became the
Provincial Delegate of the secular order
and moved to Peterboro, N.H.
until 1993. He then returned to
Brighton, MA and worked on fund-raising for
Carmelite Nairobi
Mission, an international house of studies in Kenya,
Africa.
He served as Mission Procurator until last year.
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All of the above was taken from Mass booklet for the service.
Thanks to David Coriale who provided me with the information.