Dear Friars,
I commend to your prayers the soul of our brother, FR. GREGORY ERNEST IMBROLL, OFM (87), who died yesterday morning, May 10, in Toronto, Canada.
Gregory was the son of Mary (Zarb) and Henry Imbroll and was born on January 22, 1927 in Senglea, Malta. He was originally a member of the Province of St. Paul in Malta and then, in 1999, he was fully incorporated into our Province of the Immaculate Conception. 
Since the 1960's, Gregory served in Toronto at a number of parishes including St. Paul the Apostle, St. Matthew, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Charles Borromeo and St. Jane Frances.
On Monday, May 12, 2014, there will be a wake from 5-9 p.m. at Bernardo Funeral Home, 2960 Dufferin Street, North York, Ontario.
On Tuesday, May 13, 2014, Fr. Gregory's body will be welcomed to St. Jane Frances Church at 3 p.m. The Visitation will conclude with a Prayer Vigil, in both English and Italian, at 7:30 p.m.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at St. Jane Frances Church, 2747 Jane Street, North York, Ontario, at 11:00 a.m. Burial will immediately follow at Holy Cross Cemetery, 8361 Yonge Street, Thornhill, Ontario, Canada.
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"Friars must remember to offer suffrages for every deceased friar of the province, professed or novice. In particular, each priest shall offer the Eucharist twice. When the news of the death of a friar is received, a concelebrated Mass in his memory should be scheduled in the friaries of the province and the foundations. On the 30th day after and on the first anniversary of the death of a confrere, professed or novice, the Eucharist shall be celebrated for him in the house to which he was assigned at the time of death." (PS-8.1-3)
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Heavenly Father, we commend to your mercy Father Gregory and all our brothers who have embraced Sister Death and we thank you for the gift of their lives. United in faith and prayer, through the intercession of our Immaculate Mother Mary, Our Holy Father Saint Francis and Our Holy Mother Saint Clare, keep us ever steadfast in your love as we strive for your vision of a world made new.
Fraternally,
John R. Scarangello, OFM Secretary of the Province Pro-Tem |
