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Mercurio FREGAPANE Obituary
88, a Servant of the Lord, passed into eternal life Thursday, January 12, 2017 at home surrounded by loving family. Monsignor Fregapane was born May 26, 1928 in Cattolica Eraclea Sicily, the son of the late Aurelio and Rosa (Pennino) Fregapane. He served as assistant pastor and pastor at many parishes in the Diocese of Harrisburg, PA and assisted at many parishes during his retirement in the Diocese of St. Petersburg, FL with special affection for the Hispanic community. Msgr. Fregapane is also survived by three brothers and three sisters: Charles Fregapane, and Joseph Fregapane and his wife, Mary Frances, all of Florida; Vincent Fregapane of San Diego, CA; Sister Mary Veronica O.P. of the Dominican Monastery of the Perpetual Rosary in Lancaster, PA; Mrs. Josephine Sibol, and Mrs. Mary Arcuri and her husband, Richard, of York, PA, as well as numerous nephews, nieces, grand-nephews and grand-nieces. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Mrs. Antonina Falci, and Mrs. Gesua Mingora. A viewing will be held from 10 to 11 am, Thursday, January 19 at Saint Patrick Church, 219 South Beaver Street, York, PA followed by the Funeral Mass at 11 am. Burial will be in Holy Savior Cemetery, York, PA. Memorial contributions may be made to Catholic Charities, Diocese of St. Petersburg, Inc., Jeff Forbes Center, 1213 16th Street North, St. Petersburg, FL 33705.
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Memories and Condolences
for Mercurio FREGAPANE
Diane
January 10, 2025
O Our Father God, in The Sacred Name of Your Only Son & our Only Savior, Lord Jesus Christ, I Thank You for sending Your Holy Servant to bless us in this world for decades! May Our most beloved Monsignor Fregapane forever live in Heaven as The Saint that God made him to be!! Please intercede for us, Dearest Monsignor! And may the Hearts of the Family & Friends, of our sorely missed Monsignor Fregapane, be always consoled by The Holy Spirit. Amen.
Diane Acciavatti
December 14, 2023
Dearest Monsignor Fregapane, after celebrating the Feast Of The Immaculate Conception during Advent, I remain overwhelmed with gratitude, every day in my prayers, for everything that you have done for me and my loving Parents!! May you be full of Joy in the ever-rising Glory Of God, and in the beautiful company of our most beloved Blessed Mother Mary!! You will always be our special "Fr. Reno"
Diane Acciavatti
February 21, 2023
With much gratitude and love, my dearest Monsignor, you are on my mind and in my heart. May you rest in the ever-loving peace of our savior, Lord Jesus Christ. And I offer my continued daily prayers for you and your Family. With my deepest heart, thank you for bringing me back to my Family Roots through of The Holy Rosary. Ave Maria! And forever praised be Lord Jesus Christ, amen! My wonderful Msg. Mercurio Fregapane, my Parents and I love and thank you for being our holy Family Priest, a saintly Servant To Jesus, and a true Man Of God. May you be eternally Joyful with The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit, amen!!!
Sandra Paveglio
January 11, 2023
On the anniversary of Msgr. Fregapane's death, I fondly remember what a great priest he was. One Saturday night vigil Mass, when he served at St. Benedict's the Abbot Church in Lebanon, at the great Amen, holding up the chalice and host, there appeared something that looked like a flame in the middle of the host! It was astounding! Perhaps the sun coming through a window, but I preferred to think it truly was Christ showing His power in the Eucharist through the hands of this holy priest.
Diane Acciavatti
January 12, 2021
In honor of Monsignor Mercurio Fregapane, our Treasured Family Priest and Devout Friend In Christ, we praise Jesus Christ GOD & Our Immaculate Mother Mary, Amen!
My Monsignor, it is hard to believe that it has been four years since you have been called HOME TO BE WITH THE FATHER, as the loss of your presence feels so recent.
But, as you are in my Daily Prayers, The Holy Spirit has kept you close to my Heart and Soul, with the knowing that you are resting in The Eternal Peace Of Christ with
an Effervescent Glory To GOD.
You continue to inspire me daily, as I hold such gratitude for everything that you did for my parents and my entire family, and especially me towards the end of your Beautiful Life.
Thank You for bringing me closer to GOD through our MOTHER OF GOD.
And, through your most humble generosity, your wisest words of encouragement, your sincerest Prayers, and your devout actions, you have Uplifted My Life For The Graces of my blessed Catholicism; in order to Learn The Moment-To-Moment Lessons In Following The Holy Will And Sacred Way OF GOD.
I bid my most Heartful Prayers for the continued healing of all of Monsignor's Family, Friends, Parishioners, and All Of The Lives who know and Love him; with the confidence that The Lord GOD is soothing All Souls.
Monsignor Mercurio Fregapane; a most Holy Priest, A Man OF GOD, our Blessed Treasure.
Arlene Kohr
December 4, 2020
In loving memory of a wonderful person. We will love you and miss you always. He was a priest at Holy Family church in Harrisburg PA for many years. I will always remember him. He was such a kind soul.
Diane Acciavatti
December 3, 2020
Our Beloved Fr. Reno, Our Loving Monsignore Fregapane We love and appreciate you forever, and your Beautiful Soul remains with our Daily Prayers. Rest In The Eternal Peace & Loving Light Of Jesus Christ GOD, dearest Monsignore Mercurio Fregapane, AMEN
Sandra Paveglio
January 10, 2020
From time to time the memory of Msgr. Fregapane comes to my mind. Those fond memories make me feel his loss, but they also make me smile and remember him in prayer.
Diane Acciavatti
March 27, 2018
In Daily Loving Memory of our Monsignor Mercurio Fregapane.
My Honorable Gratitude is to You.
Fortunate are we to have known You.
Peter Calcara
March 5, 2017
R.I.P. Father Fregapane.
Peter, Anna, and Eric Calcara
St. Philip the Apostle Church
Lancaster, PA
January 24, 2017
To the Fregapane Family,
We were so saddened and shocked to read of
Msgrs. passing.... what a wonderful man with a
beautiful spirit! We will always cherish the
memories of him and Holy Family Parish for the short time we lived in the neighborhood after our marriage. Also, he married us 32 years ago when
Father B from my parish of St. Catherine Laboure,
was I'll and recovering...what a wonderful spirited and dedicated servant of the Lord! RIP dear Father
and fly with the Angels!
Love and Prayers,
Steve and Luanne (Gustin) DeFrank
Harrisburg, PA
Barbara HIll
January 23, 2017
We have such good memories....as a musician playing for his mass and when we were involved in Christmas International House. He will certainly be missed. Condolences to the family.
George and Barbara Hill
Dave and Anne Loeffler
January 22, 2017
Dearest Family,
God gave us a great gift when he allowed us to meet with Msgr. and to have him in our lives. He taught us to value our lives and family and to remember to be happy. We are sorry to hear of your loss but also know that you are left with great memories. We know that his joyful spirit will never die and will remain in your hearts forever. God bless all of you.
Denis Crnkovic
January 20, 2017
When I was school boy in Lancaster, I looked up to Fr Fregapane as a proper role model. I never knew why I so revered him, since I only saw him on rare occasions when he came to help out with saying Mass. Many years later two incidents brought this good and holy priest back into my life, albeit on a spiritual, not secular, level. First, when my brother passed away I was given his "Liber Usualis," which I use frequently at the TLM here in Minnesota. It just so happened that by a long series of events, this had been Fr Fregapane's "Liber" (his name is inscribed inside). And second, and most significantly, I later discovered that Fr Fregapane had baptised me in 1953 in Lancaster. No wonder I instinctively knew he was a holy man. The Almighty makes us aware of things without having to speak out loud.
To his family I send the deepest sympathy. You are joined to Father by blood, I by the blood of Our Lord. In paradisum deducant eum angeli!
Our beautiful "Father Reno" (Father Fregapane) from a 1950s photograph that has hung on my Family's wall since 1953. Amen. It hangs on my wall for alw
Diane Acciavatti
January 20, 2017
The Valverde family
January 20, 2017
Not only a great priest but a great friend. I visited the last couple of weeks of his life. I will never forget that on one of the last visits I made to him the feast of our lady of Guadalupe had recently passed and I sang to him and he joined me as best as he could. I prayed for him and he gave me his blessing before I left, a blessing I will forever cherish. A great friend of my family and will be missed dearly by the Hispanic community of St. Michaels in Clearwater. We lost a friend, a priest and a great man. Descanse en paz monseñor, nuestro amigo del alma!
Candido Crespo
January 19, 2017
Please accept my sincere condolences from the Crespo Family. A Father among Fathers and close friend of the Crespo family and all of the Spanish Speaking families in Lancaster during the 1960's and 1970's. Baptized me at Saint Mary's Church in Lancaster, PA.
God Bless and Rest in Peace my Father.
Candido Crespo Jr.
Lancaster, PA
Diane Acciavatti
January 19, 2017
REST IN GOD'S ETERNAL LOVE & PEACE
Dearest Monsignor Mercurio Fregapane. A TRUE Man Of GOD. A True Priest with a most Beautiful Soul. Thank you for your passionate dedication to Our LORD GOD, His Children, His World, and to my Family. AMEN. Ti Amo.
Arlene Kohr
January 19, 2017
So sorry to hear about Msgr Fregapane's passing. He served at our chuch Holy Family in Harrisburg PA. I always liked him and was sad to see him leave. He performed my second wedding ceremony which was very special to us. You will be missed by many. Love Ralph and Arlene Kohr
My Moment with The Monsignor, "Italian Style" on The Amalfi Coast
Diane Acciavatti
January 18, 2017
Monsignor Mercurio Fregapane,
May our FATHER GOD Keep You
In His Everlasting Love & Peace.
Thank You for your passionate & dedicated service to GOD, His Children, & His World. Thank you for Matchmaking, Marrying, & Burying my loving Parents; and for being present at my Birth and throughout my Lifetime. You are a Sparkling Rare Gem in my Heart. Ti Amo.
Sister Leona Hunter, ASC
January 18, 2017
My thoughts, love and prayers are with all of you, especially Sr. Mary Veronica. I remember Father as being a very loving, compassionate and caring person - truly, an image of Jesus, Himself. I also recall from many years ago how he and the Chaplain at the Convent of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ in Columbia, PA went on a trip to the Deleware Bay to catch some crabs, only to learn they had made a wrong turn and were trying to crab in the Susquehanna River.
Prayerfully,
Sister Leona Hunter, ASC
Sons and Daughters of Italy
Toni D'Agostino Gilhooley
January 18, 2017
We honor your memory and your devotion to the Italian Community through the Italian Mass, which continues to this day. Riposa in pace Padre.
Malfara Family
January 18, 2017
Rest in Peace Msgr Fregapane. We will cherish the memories.
Bryan Rentzel
January 17, 2017
RIP Father Fregapane!I haven't seen you in many years and I knew you from St.Francis and Holy Family.You were good friends with my mother and said the mass at her funeral.God Bless you !You were a great man!
Lynn Alcorn Miller
January 17, 2017
Keeping Msgr. and his family in my prayers, I remember him so well from Holy Family in Harrisburg, PA.
We love you. Ring Ring & Shepherds of Christ
Rita Ring
January 17, 2017
We love you Monsignor.
Doris Jones
January 17, 2017
We love you Monsignor.
Doris Jones
January 17, 2017
We love you Monsignor.
Doris Jones
January 17, 2017
We love you Monsignor.
Doris Jones
January 17, 2017
We love you Monsignor.
Doris Jones
January 17, 2017
We love you Monsignor.
Doris Jones
January 17, 2017
We love you Monsignor.
Doris Jones
January 17, 2017
We love you Monsignor.
Doris Jones
January 17, 2017
We love you Monsignor.
Doris Jones
January 17, 2017
Doris Jones
January 17, 2017
We love Monsignor dearly.
Rita Ring and all at Shepherds of Christ
Love Rita and all at Shepherds of Christ
Doris Jones
January 16, 2017
Love Rita and all at Shepherds of Christ
Doris Jones
January 16, 2017
We love you. Rita, Doris, Regina, Rosie, Jerry, Sheila, Annette, Sanja and all at Shepherds of Christ
Doris Jones
January 16, 2017
Rita Ring
January 16, 2017
We loved Monsignor so much.
We are so sad to not be with him again.
It is a comfort to know he will be with Jesus,but we are so sorry to tears.
From Shepherds of Christ at the Virgin Mary building.
Rita and all Servants and handmaids.
Marino Gaspari
January 16, 2017
Monsignor Mercurio Fregapane was a most devoted priest, a man of God. Heaven is very happy to receive him . May God bless your family . I was honored to have him for my pastor for a while at Holy Family Parish in Harrisburg , PA.
Sandra Paveglio
January 16, 2017
What a devoted priest, working until the end for Christ!
We have fond memories of his visits with us while he was in Pennsylvania and his enjoyment of my Osso Bucco meals.
May he rest in peace.
Our condolences and sympathy to the family. We pray for the repose of his soul.
Anibal Neto
January 15, 2017
Rest in peace Monsignore.
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