Funeral Address for Fr. Sal Ferigle by Cardinal Bernard Law; St. Aidan's Church; Boston, MA; January 11, 1997; Narrated by Steven Gerald;

Fr. Sal and Fr. Joseph Muzquiz began Opus Dei in the United States in 1949. The first member of Opus Dei in the U.S. was Dick Reiman--later Fr. Dick Reiman; thousands followed him to join Opus Dei in the U.S. as a result of his prayer and sacrifice.

With the deaths of Fr. Joseph, Fr. Sal, and Fr. Dick, the foundational stage of Opus Dei in the U.S. was completed.

This meditation (guided prayer) was given on the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the 12th of December in the year of the Lord 2020. A few days earlier, Pope Francis declared that the year of 2020 would be dedicated to Saint Joseph.

Fr. Joe Babendreier reads a story titled “ChristmasTonight.” In this story, he tries to catch a glimpse of the mystery Saint John Paul II examined in the document Redemptoris Custos, Guardian of the Redeemer.

That document was published on August 15th, 1985. It declares the Church's teaching on the marriage of Saint Joseph and the Blessed Virgin Mary, how they came to be husband and wife.

And it also describes how Saint Joseph became a father toJesus because of that marriage. The story Fr. Joe reads speaks of the night when Jesus was born.

It contains a lengthy flashback where the Virgin Mary recalls the events that led to her marriage with St. Joseph and their journey to Bethlehem.

Homily given at Fr. Dick Rieman’s funeral on December 6, 2019 by Msgr. Thomas Bohlin, Vicar of OpusDei in the United States;

St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Dedham,Massachusetts;

Fr. Dick Reiman was the first member of Opus Dei in the United States. With his death, and the deaths of Fr. Joseph Muzquiz and Fr. Sal Ferigle, the foundational stage of Opus Dei in the United States was completed.