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A funeral mass for Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., will be celebrated at 2 p.m. March 4 in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on the Notre Dame campus. Hesburgh was the president of the University of Notre Dame from 1952 to 1987. Rev. Thomas O’Hara, C.S.C., will preside. Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., will deliver the homily.

The mass will be for invited family, Holy Cross religious, university trustees, administrators and select advisory council members, faculty, staff and students. It will also be streamed live on the university’s website.

Visitation will be held from 12 to 6 p.m. March 3 in the Basilica, open to faculty, staff, students, alumni and the general public. A wake will begin at 7:30 p.m. March 3, for invited guests. Visitation will resume at approximately 9 p.m. after the wake, continuing through the night until 10 a.m. March 4.

Following the funeral, a procession will take place from the Basilica to Holy Cross Community Cemetery, where Father Hesburgh will be laid to rest. The campus community and public are invited to line the procession route.

A celebration of Father Hesburgh’s life will take place from 7:30 to 9 p.m. March 4 in Purcell Pavilion on Notre Dame’s campus. Speakers will reflect on his life as well as his contributions to the Catholic church, university and international affairs. The public is invited.

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Source: University of Notre Dame