tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529695467991754972024-02-06T21:55:07.802-08:00The Monsignor Anthony Dalla Villa Tribute PageLainiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032426848421452414noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352969546799175497.post-15662635945890183142012-02-10T14:35:00.000-08:002014-02-10T12:47:32.539-08:00<div style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: black;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>The Msgr. Anthony Dalla Villa Tribute Page</u> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(Page updated 2/10/14) </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>February 10th, 2012 celebrates 10 years since the passing on of our beloved priest and friend. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The time has come for us to gather our special memories and stories of him, in order to share the inspiring life of a very holy and spiritual priest. He taught all people that life is a gift and that we must live life to the fullest~ with love, compassion and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b>forgiveness</b></span> for ourselves and others. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fr. Anthony was known for his life's work: His beautiful inspiring homilies and his celebration of the entire mass, reconciliation, and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b>healing gifts </b></span>which changed people's lives. Just as our Pope Francis, Msgr. Anthony Dalla Villa helped all people by his numerous gifts- some of which are written about here. Thank you for your visit and for reminding others of his 'work of love'. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In order to celebrate his life and 'work of love', here below is the 2008 Memorial Mass Invitation and the inspiring letter written about Fr. Anthony by his close friend, Dr. Frances Renda, who also arranges the yearly Dedication/Memorial Mass for him at St. Patrick's Cathedral. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This letter is the invitation written by her to invite friends and people to his 2008 Memorial Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Monsignor Dalla Villa venerating the relics of St. </span></b><b><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"></span></b></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Fr. Anthony had a great devotion to St. Th</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">érè</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">se. He often spoke of her in his inspiring homilies. </span></td></tr>
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<b>The Invitation for Msgr. Anthony Dalla Villa's May 16, 2009 Memorial Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral: </b><br />
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<b>The Invitation for Msgr. Anthony Dalla Villa's February 8, 2003 Memorial Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral: </b><br />
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We thank you Father Anthony for your glorious and inspiring 'Work of Love' as a priest who inspired and helped countless people. He often said that his was a 'Story Book Priesthood'.<br />
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<b>Scroll down to read some of the recent inspiring stories posted in the 'Comments' under these 2 posts. </b><br />
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<b>Please feel free to leave your comments here. You are invited to share/post here, or to email your stories, memories, pictures of Msgr. Anthony Dalla Villa </b><b>to: AnthonyDallaVillaTribute@gmail.com and they will be posted here to share his inspiring life. </b><br />
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<b>In today's world, it is important to remember and to celebrate the lives of spiritual people, like Fr. Anthony, who CONTINUE to help us today and to also acknowledge special graces that we have received in our lives that are attributed to them. </b><br />
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Thank you,<br />
~Lainie <br />
<br />Lainiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05032426848421452414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1352969546799175497.post-29906098801861054842012-01-21T15:04:00.000-08:002014-02-10T12:13:09.352-08:00~Welcome to The Msgr. Anthony Dalla Villa Tribute Page~<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: large;">~Welcome to the Msgr. Anthony Dalla Villa Tribute Page~ </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: large;">Born April 2, 1938, Ordained May 31, 1964, Died February 10, 2002 </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: large;">This page is created for you: His friends, in order for us all to remember his life and work, and to share our inspiring stories and memories of his glorious works of love as a priest. </span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Msgr. Dalla Villa died suddenly, at the very end of delivering/speaking his Homily on the gospel of St. Matthew's Salt and Light of the earth, during his Sunday, February 10th, 12:30pm Mass at St. Agnes Church, New York City.</span></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><u>His beautiful, peaceful and graceful</u> sudden passing in this manner shows the holiness, Light, and great love he was to God and to people in the world. </span></b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Often quoted by Msgr. Dalla Villa: </span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">"What you are is God's gift to you; what you make of it is your gift to God". He also quoted this in his 1987 homily for Andy Warhol's Funeral Mass. </span></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">"Death gives <u>Life</u> it's fullest reality" </span></b><br />
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