Fr. Michael Sepp was remembered in a mass held at St. Francis of Assisi parish in the Highbridge section of The Bronx, last night. The mass was celebrated by Msgr. Robert Trainor, who dearly loved Michael and was, in most ways, Michael's mentor in his ministry to the Hispanic population of New York City. The touching homily was given by the Parochial Administrator, Fr. Joe Franco. Fr. Franco talked about what a festidious person Mike was and how that quality mobilized a lot of changes in each of Mike's parishes. Since his father and brother work in the construction business as builders, and since Michael was sometimes known around the block as the "white tornado", he came in and did quite a bit of fixing up in every parish he was assigned to. This quality was key to Michael's popularity with his parishoners. He believed that cleanliness and having a beautilful atmosphere in which to worship helped the parishoners to feel more at home in the church. His job was to spread the love of God and that loving God would not invite guests to a dirty house!
The parishoners of St. Francis were very welcoming to the family after the mass and we all wish to express how great it makes us feel when we hear good things about our beloved Michael. We know how great he was but it really doesn't get old when we hear it again and again. So, keep it coming! We do appreciate it.
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