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Frederick News-Post Online - Obituary: Fr. Robert V. Zylla

The Frederick News-Post published an obituary for Fr. Zylla on July 31st. The link is here . Burial information is as follows: First viewing will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Monday, Aug. 3, at St. Mary's Catholic Shrine, 18230 Barnesville Road, Barnesville, with a Mass immediately following at 4 p.m. At the conclusion of the Mass, Fr. Zylla's body will be taken to Mount St. Mary's Seminary, St. Bernard's Chapel, where the Office of the Dead will begin at 7 p.m., followed by an all-night vigil starting at 8 p.m. From 9 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, visitors may pay their respects at a second viewing in St. Bernard's Chapel. At 11 a.m., the Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated in The Chapel of the Immaculate Conception. At the request of his Crosier confreres, burial will take place in the Order's cemetery in Onamia, Minn., on Aug. 7. The full obituary is published here .

Prayer Request - Father Robert Zylla, O.S.C.

Update: August 1st, 11:00 AM (EDT) Obituary notice and funeral plans Update: July 30th, 9:00 PM (EDT) Here is a later entry that was posted toda y . It was posted by Mount Saint Mary's. I just received word that Fr. Robert Zylla of Mount Saint Mary's Seminary has passed away. It was apparently announced by the Knights of Columbus of Maryland. I'm sure the Seminary will have further details in due course. The Archdiocese will also prepare a statement, I would presume. Here is the information that was contained in the Alumni article online from February, 2007 that I had cited yesterday: Seminary Honors the Rev. Robert Zylla, O.S.C . Seminarians, faculty and staff recently honored the Rev. Robert V. Zylla, associate professor of moral theology, on his 80th birthday. A Mass, with Father Zylla serving as the principal celebrant, was held on Sunday morning, January 28, in the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception. A dinner followed later in the evening. Father Zylla, a Cros