RFK FUNERAL MASS HELD AT ST. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL
New York City (JFK+50) On June 7, 1968, thousands of mourners paid their respects to Senator Robert F. Kennedy at a funeral mass held at St. Patrick's Cathedral* here in New York City.
Prior to the mass, mourners "wept, crossed themselves and some kissed his coffin in bereavement."Some were dressed in work clothes while others were in business suits and dresses. The mourners passed the closed casket in two single file lines at the rate of 5000 per hour.
This was one of eight masses held on June 7, 1968. Funeral services for the slain New York Senator were scheduled for the following morning, June 8, 1968, beginning at 10 a.m.
The body of the Senator was flown from Los Angeles to New York where it was taken off the plane by Senator Edward M. (Ted) Kennedy and Bobby's eldest sons, Joseph and Robert, Jr.
Mrs. Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., Bobby's mother, waited inside the cathedral for the arrival of her son's body. Mrs. John F. Kennedy knelt and wept beside the casket when it was in position.
*St. Patrick's Cathedral is located on the east side of 5th Ave. between 50th and 51st Streets in Manhattan. The architect was James Renwick, Jr. and the style is Gothic Revival. St. Patrick's was completed in 1878 and dedicated on May 25, 1879.
SOURCE
"Thousands Say Farewell to Bobby," The Knoxville News-Sentinel, Friday, June 7, 1968.
St. Patrick's Cathedral
New York City (2012)
Photo by Jean-Christophe BENOIST
New York City (JFK+50) On June 7, 1968, thousands of mourners paid their respects to Senator Robert F. Kennedy at a funeral mass held at St. Patrick's Cathedral* here in New York City.
Prior to the mass, mourners "wept, crossed themselves and some kissed his coffin in bereavement."Some were dressed in work clothes while others were in business suits and dresses. The mourners passed the closed casket in two single file lines at the rate of 5000 per hour.
This was one of eight masses held on June 7, 1968. Funeral services for the slain New York Senator were scheduled for the following morning, June 8, 1968, beginning at 10 a.m.
The body of the Senator was flown from Los Angeles to New York where it was taken off the plane by Senator Edward M. (Ted) Kennedy and Bobby's eldest sons, Joseph and Robert, Jr.
Mrs. Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., Bobby's mother, waited inside the cathedral for the arrival of her son's body. Mrs. John F. Kennedy knelt and wept beside the casket when it was in position.
*St. Patrick's Cathedral is located on the east side of 5th Ave. between 50th and 51st Streets in Manhattan. The architect was James Renwick, Jr. and the style is Gothic Revival. St. Patrick's was completed in 1878 and dedicated on May 25, 1879.
SOURCE
"Thousands Say Farewell to Bobby," The Knoxville News-Sentinel, Friday, June 7, 1968.
St. Patrick's Cathedral
New York City (2012)
Photo by Jean-Christophe BENOIST
