{"id":3064,"date":"2008-07-14T17:18:00","date_gmt":"2008-07-14T17:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2008\/07\/tony-snows-funeral.html"},"modified":"2008-07-14T17:18:00","modified_gmt":"2008-07-14T17:18:00","slug":"tony-snows-funeral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2008\/07\/tony-snows-funeral.html","title":{"rendered":"Tony Snow&#8217;s funeral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A blogging friend sent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalshrine.com\/site\/pp.asp?c=etITK6OTG&amp;b=4345771\">this bit of information<\/a> my way: details for Tony Snow&#8217;s funeral on Thursday.  <\/p>\n<p>This comes from the website for the Basilica Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>   <strong>Mass of Christian Burial for Tony Snow<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thursday, 17 July 2008<\/p>\n<p>10:00 am &#8211; Funeral Mass &#8211; Great Upper Church<\/p>\n<p>Open to the Public<\/p>\n<p>Doors open at 8:00 a.m.<br \/>(Will Need to Pass through Security Checkpoint Magnetometers)<\/p>\n<p>The Most Reverend Donald W. Wuerl<br \/>Archbishop of Washington<br \/>Presider<\/p>\n<p>Reverend David O&#8217;Connell, CM<br \/>President of The Catholic University of America<br \/>Celebrant &amp; Homilist<\/p>\n<p>Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception<br \/>400 Michigan Avenue, NE<br \/>Washington, DC  20017 <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> The link has details on where one may send donations in lieu of flowers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A blogging friend sent this bit of information my way: details for Tony Snow&#8217;s funeral on Thursday. 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