There is a large, secular memorial service today in Colorado for Boulder Officer
Eric Talley, however yesterday was his traditional Latin High Requiem Mass
funeral.
Officer Talley attended the traditional Latin Mass at the Priestly
Fraternity of Saint Peter's parish in Littleton, Colorado -- Our Lady of Mount
Carmel. Priests from that parish were
given permission
to use the cathedral basilica in Denver for the
Requiem High Mass in the presence of a greater prelate, with Archbishop Samuel Aquila attending in choir and delivering remarks.
The
Mass, stunning in its beauty and reverence, contained all of the funeral ceremonies from
the 1962 books, complete with lovely Gregorian chant and sacred polyphony throughout.
The cathedral basilica is not extremely large, but hosted family, friends and
fellow police officers,
livestreamed by the Archdiocese of Denver. We strongly recommend watching and listening to it if you can, including such
well-chosen words to the congregation by Father James Jackson, FSSP. And a reminder there is a way to donate to the Talley family here.
Requiescat
in pace.
