MONSIGNOR JOHN P. CAULFIELD

Always thinking about you, John. Not just at this time of year. You are in our prayers.
Pat, Angela, Sinéadanne and Seamus P.

Father Caulfield will always be remembered for his passion and dedication to the people who were so honored to know him. A true man of the Catholic Church and faith. I am so glad I was a part of his flock and I miss him every day.

Still miss him...

We miss him. Think of him constantly. Still upset that he died 3 months after we moved to Florida permanently. One great man.

It has been six years since Msg Caulfields passing. I still love and miss him very much. I wish I could hear him talk, and laugh one more time. His beautiful legacy lives on in Lakeland, and With all of his parishioners.
Bless you Father, and watch over us all.

Monsignor Caulfield said Mass at my husband's funeral in June 2013 and blessed the gravesite. Then he followed my husband to be with The Lord later that year. My husband and I loved, admired and respected him for his service to The Lord and His Church. God grant him eternal rest in His K ingdom.

What a privilege it was for me to know him for a short time in Lakeland. He was my inspiration and entrance back to the church. He will be missed indeed!

Fr. John was my favorite teacher at Father Lopez. We had visited him over the past years in Lakeland. What a great man & a wonderful example of priesthood. His retirement dinner was amazing. He was so admired, liked & respected by so many people. We send our love & prayers to his family. He talked of you all often. Karen & Jim Albright

Father John was so kind to me when I was in High School. I was having trouble at home and he was always available to listen and give counsel. I have thought about him often over the years. I know he is at peace now and with Jesus where he belongs. I will never forget you, Father John.

Thank you, Father Caulfield, for teaching me Latin and Religion at Father Lopez High School in Daytona Beach in 1964. God bless you!

I Had The Distinct Honour Of Having Fr John Canfield As My Parish Priest At Our Lady Of Lourdes When I Was Growing Up. He Had The Kindest And Gentlest Soul! Always Had Time For Anyone Who Needed To Speak To Him, My Life Was Blessed Knowing Him. And This World Has Lost A True Servant Of God! I Have Many Memories Of Him Coming To Our House For Sunday Dinners Or Just To See If My Mother Was Doing Well. He Made The Difference In My Youth, By Caring And Listening.
You Will Be Missed Fr John.

We pray that God in His Divine Mercy grant eternal rest to Fr. John to whom we are most grateful for his loving presence to our family members.
Gratefully, JUNE WINDISH

I can see (you) all now up at Salisbury Beach sitting on the deck with Margaret and Tom, Leo and all the friends, because that was the place to be, that was the place to go!Thanks for the memories. Everlasting peace with the Lord Father Caulfield. Mary and Jeff,Kevin,Lauren and Jeffrey Mooney

You will be missed by all those you touched and remembered for all that you accomplished. You were a true gift from God.

I have never respected and admired a person more than Father Caulfield. He was such an influence in my life, and that of my mother. We joined St. Joseph's when we moved to Lakeland in 1996. He was just a walking saint. He taught me to pray "Jesus I trust in You" when he visited me in the hospital. I know I recovered because of him. He officiated at mother's funeral. This gave me such joy. His sense of humor was unsurpassed. I have missed him since his retirement, but now I will miss him even more, and will keep him in my heart, and prayers. Rest in peace Father Caulfield, In the loving arms of Jesus, who you served so well.

Truly the best person I have ever known that had the greatest impact on me as a child and teen.Heaven is richer now...Always in my heart

You inspired many with your gift of compassion, Thank you for being my son-in-laws mentor,
Patricia Howard Jacksonville,Fl

Sorry to hear of Monsignor Caulfield's passing. I grew up at Our Lady of Lourdes in Melbourne and my family was very involved in the church. I can remember many drop by visits Father Caulfield made at our house. Twenty plus years went by and I was at my uncle's funeral who also happened to be a priest and I was quiet pleasantly surprised to see him there to honor my uncle. After 20+ years he hadn't changed a bit. He amazed me that after all those years he still knew exactly who I was and that has made a lasting impression on me. His smile could light up a room and I am certain it will continue to up in the heavens.

So sorry to hear of the death of Monsignor John P. Caulfield. We will remember him in our prayers

My family loved you very much. It was a blessing to teach in your parish school and have my children, along with my students, benefit from your ministial presence. I learned so much from you.

What a great man and priest, we have lost.
We valued your friendship, John.
Pat, Angela Sineadanne and Seamus Coffey.

Father John R.I.P. You may have moved on, but you will never be forgotten. You will always be in my heart. Until we meet again.

His presence will be missed. He was a great man of God.

Reading over the many comments and talking to some close friends sounds like he was there for many. To all the family it must be wonderful to have a family member that was so supporting to the communities he resided. Thank you father caufield for your caring and compassion to my family living and deceased.

Father Caulfield truly was a man of God.

I AM A SNOWBIRD FROM NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA AND ATTEND ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH IN LAKELAND, WILL MISS HIS PRESENCE WHEN I RETURN. MAY HE REST IN PEACE.

We are snowbirds from Ohio and only knew
Father John for 6 Winters but we know we were in the presence of a very special person God bless you Father john David and Judy from Ohio

I remember when you gave me my first communion and reconciliation. I'm sorry I won't be there today. I will miss you forever I'm waiting for you just to walk in and do mass or do our morning prayers. Just to let you know I still have that guardian angel pin.



-Isabella Suarez (Lakeland Fl SJA student)
Jesus I trust in you.

Father Caulfield, you made our world a better place because you walked in it! Rest in peace now, our memories of you will forever hold a very special place in our hearts!

You were more than just a leader in our family, you were part of our family!! You will sincerely be missed! Our youngest just mentioned that you have been to everything in her life except for her wedding but she believes you will be there that day in spirit and watching over her.

We love you Father Caulfield, thank you for teaching us to pray, "Jesus, I trust in You"

WE ENJOYED MANY A LONG CONVERSATION ABOUT IRELAND AND LIFE AFTER YOUR DINNERS OUT WITH CODY AND PHYLIS..WILL CHERISH THOSE TALKS FOREVER...LOVE AND PEACE FATHER JOHN

Let me accomplish a mere fraction of the things that he has and I would be so honored. God bless us all!!!!!!

in remembering father caulfield i can say that he was truly a person who cared about his community. he knew how to talk to all ages of people without judgement and with grace. he always somehow knew how to direct those that didn't have good direction onto the right path. father caulfield will be truly missed.we all know he is going straight to heaven for the work that he has done.may God bless and keep you in the palm of his hand.

What a true blessing to have known Monsignor Caulfield. He will be greatly missed!

Fr. Caulfield will truly be missed by many, including my family. "Godspeed, Fr. John, for you truly lived, as The Lord wants us all to live." Jesus came to serve, not to be served. And you lived His example well.

We lost a very special person in our life today Rest in Peace Father/ Msgr. John Caulfield You were our ROCK . So glad our family had the pleasure of knowing your for so long. I feel honored and lucky to have you marry us 25 years ago. I know for sure my Mom is waiting for you in Heaven. We love and miss you. Thoughts and prayers for you. Thanks for always being there for our family and you will always hold a special place in our heart. My Mom was one of your biggest FANS that's for sure she loved your Dearly.

Monsignor was a Pillar of the Church. He lead by example. He will be greatly missed. Especially to the City of Lakeland. May he rest in peace.

Father Caulfield was such a blessing to our family. He was a gentle, kind and
loving person. May he rest in peace.

GODSPEED .....

Fr. Caulfield was assigned to Our Lady of Lourdes in Melbourne,Fl. in the 70's and my daughter received 1st Holy Communion with Father Caulfield. I remember he had a great sense of humor and a wonderful smile too. He will surely be missed. (The TABIN family)

my first fondest memory of father john was when i was a child growing up in orlando. i walked in to my very first confession, tears streaming down my cheeks, sure my fate was sealed at 7. the guilt consuming me. although he tried his best i was overwhelmed with shame. my confession was taking an extra cookie and not telling my mother. i remember the grin that crept across his face and i felt a comfort and then i was given penance and a hug. years later i moved to lakeland and i would have a new memory attending st. josephs. during mass as a grown woman having father john recognize me and having a good laugh about my cookie thievery. and the fondest of all my memories of father john was him being the priest when my children were on their journey of rites into the catholic faith. just to share that connection with him and my children and the holy father is so dear to my heart. it's amazing how small of a world we truly live in and yet our paths were brought back together. father john you will truly be missed. you touched my life in ways that are immeasurable. may peace be with you.
dawn and aaron puffer and madison and hailey navarro

He was such a blessing to our family. Baptizing my children, marriages of my siblings... and the greatest gift was faith and love during a difficult time with my sister in law 23 years ago... he was at the hospital daily with our family and for years always asked about her health.
I am just returning to my faith but now remembering what he has done for me and the tremendous love he had for God and others gives me a much stronger feeling that I can accomplish the return to my faith and go much further than ever thought possible. He will be missed by all.

I Knew him has Father Caulfield. He always had a gentle and kind way. And His Parish Family loved and honor him.
I remember he came to our Lakeland Saint Joseph Church and School the year I marry 1984.He baptism our daughter. Attending my Godson's wedding. National Day Of Prayer At Mayor's office he prayed for united of all church to come together. When I gave him my confession, He gave me the greatest compliment I ever had in my life He was there on one of my darkness days to lift me up again . And the day my Father died he share are sorrow and pain. He truly was one of Gods' Holy and Loved Men He Bless us Grandparents at Mass at Grandparents Day and care for the well being of my Mother after she was widow. He care for the poor and homeless And loved the children and care for the sick and the dying He was a saint of are times. He has made history and Monsignor John P. Caulfield will never be forgotten He One Of The Greatest Of are Holy Catholic Church And he lived what true Priesthood should be.

Father John as you wished for me to call even just john I feel blessed that I met you thru my mom at the St Francis store which as always you gave your heart to. I will not be able to attend your funeral unfortunately but know that you are with my parents and free of any worldly issues. God bless

May the road rise up to meet you, May the wind be always at you back, May the sunshine warm upon your face, and the rains fall soft upon your fields...and until we meet again.
May God hold you in the palm of his hand.
God Bless, Father John
Love, Jack, Sue, Alex and your Godchild Matt
Melbourne Beach, Fl

He has returned to the Father and is basking in light of Christ's face. He rests in peace.

Fr. John you were always there with the right words and guidance. You brought my family so much closer to God and for that I will be forever grateful. I know you will be watching over us all because that is just who you are. God blessed us with you... Jesus I trust in you

Our Lord has a shinning star in heaven, Our Father John. Father was dedicated in helping everyone. There are no words to help our loss. I, Thank God
that I had the opportunity to have known him in my life. Fr John will be greatly missed. Jesus, I Trust in You.

Father John was our friend as well as our priest. Rest in Peace our friend. Jesus I trust in you.

Our thoughts and prayers are with our beloved father and with his family. We will miss you always.

Glen and Rosa

My thoughts and prayers are with the Caulfield family and with the St. Joseph Parrish family, all of his many friends in Lakeland. Father John was not only a fine man, wonderful priest he was a true man of God, he will be missed by many, he is now one of God's special Angels who will be watching over us All, Rip Monsignor.

Thank God got his presence, may he rest in Peace.
Tom Bachman Sr.
San Antonio,FL

RIP oh Good and faithful servant!
Pat & Bill Joppien
St. John Neumann Church

Msg. Caulfield wasn't just my priest, he was my friend and a friend to my parents.

Father John Caulfield was truly God's shepherd on earth. He meant so much to so many and did so much good - he will truly be missed more than words
can say. We all love you, Fr. John;
may the peace of Christ be with you.
To Father's family: your loss is shared by many. Fr.John was truly
a wonderful priest that God chose to
share with us. Peace.

May the angels carry you safely home to your beloved Ireland. Your earthly presence will be missed by so many! Safe Home my friend

My the heavenly father be with the family and the St Joseph family at this time. Msgr. was a great man to many people of the community. He will be missed. Rest in peace Msgr.

I am not shy to admit that I openly wept when I received Father Ramon's message that Father Caulfield had died. Although it had been over a year since I saw him, he was probably the most influential non-family member in my entire life. If you ever had a problem or crisis, just to talk to and be in Father Caulfield's presence was an emotional and spiritual release, and you came away feeling a renewed sense of joy. I shall always have warm memories of one on one breakfastes with Father Caulfield during a time of intense spiritual seeking in my life. Those breakfastes eventually led to my reception into the Catholic Church. We will remember his officiating at our Wedding Mass, the baptism of our daughter and my wife, his homilies, and his simple and loving presence. Father Caulfield is greatly loved by so many, and I suspect we already have an interceder on our behalf before God the Trinity in Heaven. I will stop now, because there are not enough words to express our love for Father Caulfield.

Thank you for your love, help and spiritual guidance. You were truly a father to all of us.

Rest in Peace Father John. You will be missed by many.

Fr. John will be surely missed. Father John has been a guiding man of faith for the family of St Joseph in Lakeland. I had a brief opportunity to meet him last year at St Joe's as he was honoree for Knights of Columbus 3rd Degree Ceremony. He was a great man of faith and he will be missed.