Father Rich Rasi

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Title

Father Rich Rasi

Contributor

Paul Keaveney

Identifier

1189

Coverage

Massachusetts (USA)

Stole Item Type Metadata

Honoree

Father Rich Rasi

Stole Text

Father Rich Rasi

Catholic

Massachusetts

In 1997, I traveled from Ohio to my hometown in Massachusetts to attend my first DignityUSA Convention. Every attendee was given a stole, and each of us was asked to vest and be vested by another attendee. I was standing next to an imposing stranger who vested me. That stranger turned out to be Father Rich Rasi, a well-known figure in the Dignity community. I felt honored when I learned that Rich had been a presider for Dignity/Boston liturgies for twenty years, and was a co-founder of Dignity/Provincetown.

Unfortunately, Rich died in 2002, but he left behind many whom he had inspired to live "passionate and honest lives".

 – Paul Keaveney

Contribution Date

2013

Denomination

Roman Catholic Church