Cenotaph here
Raymond James Boland was born Feb. 8, 1932, the eldest of what would be the four sons of John and Gertrude O'Brien Boland. He was born with a desire, and a family that nurtured it, to develop fully every gift that God provided him, physically, intellectually and spiritually.
Growing up in Tipperary, County Cork, he was an athlete as well as a scholar. He excelled in the rugged and uniquely Irish sport of hurling - a game similar to the Native American game of lacrosse - as well as rugby, cricket and track.
But pushing himself to find the depth of his God given talents, he excelled also in the classrooms at Christian Brothers College in Cork, and at the National University of Ireland in Dublin.
His first call was to be a teacher, prompted by his early love of great literature. His next was to study architecture.
Ordained in 1957, Father Raymond J. Boland served the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., as associate pastor, youth ministry director, pastor, archdiocesan secretary for education, director of communications, chancellor and vicar general.
Bishop Boland, survivor of one cancer operation and suffering from a blood disorder that would steal his considerable strength and stamina, made another trip to Ireland in the summer of 2001.
Stopping in Tipperary at St. Michael's Church, where his parents were married and he was baptized, Bishop Boland chose his gravesite, "on the right hand side, immediately inside the railing and immediately behind grave of Father James O'Neill coincidentally also an All Hallows College graduate."
This son of Ireland was going home.
In a document he entitled "My Personal Funeral Arrangements," dated Sept. 3, 2001, Bishop Boland has special words for those whom he loved and who loved him.
"It is obvious that God has blessed me in many ways," he wrote.
"For that reason, I would hope that my passing will not bring sorrow or pain to others because I will be sharing the happiness promised by the Lord of compassion and love," he wrote.
Raymond James Boland was born Feb. 8, 1932, the eldest of what would be the four sons of John and Gertrude O'Brien Boland. He was born with a desire, and a family that nurtured it, to develop fully every gift that God provided him, physically, intellectually and spiritually.
Growing up in Tipperary, County Cork, he was an athlete as well as a scholar. He excelled in the rugged and uniquely Irish sport of hurling - a game similar to the Native American game of lacrosse - as well as rugby, cricket and track.
But pushing himself to find the depth of his God given talents, he excelled also in the classrooms at Christian Brothers College in Cork, and at the National University of Ireland in Dublin.
His first call was to be a teacher, prompted by his early love of great literature. His next was to study architecture.
Ordained in 1957, Father Raymond J. Boland served the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., as associate pastor, youth ministry director, pastor, archdiocesan secretary for education, director of communications, chancellor and vicar general.
Bishop Boland, survivor of one cancer operation and suffering from a blood disorder that would steal his considerable strength and stamina, made another trip to Ireland in the summer of 2001.
Stopping in Tipperary at St. Michael's Church, where his parents were married and he was baptized, Bishop Boland chose his gravesite, "on the right hand side, immediately inside the railing and immediately behind grave of Father James O'Neill coincidentally also an All Hallows College graduate."
This son of Ireland was going home.
In a document he entitled "My Personal Funeral Arrangements," dated Sept. 3, 2001, Bishop Boland has special words for those whom he loved and who loved him.
"It is obvious that God has blessed me in many ways," he wrote.
"For that reason, I would hope that my passing will not bring sorrow or pain to others because I will be sharing the happiness promised by the Lord of compassion and love," he wrote.
Cenotaph here
Raymond James Boland was born Feb. 8, 1932, the eldest of what would be the four sons of John and Gertrude O'Brien Boland. He was born with a desire, and a family that nurtured it, to develop fully every gift that God provided him, physically, intellectually and spiritually.
Growing up in Tipperary, County Cork, he was an athlete as well as a scholar. He excelled in the rugged and uniquely Irish sport of hurling - a game similar to the Native American game of lacrosse - as well as rugby, cricket and track.
But pushing himself to find the depth of his God given talents, he excelled also in the classrooms at Christian Brothers College in Cork, and at the National University of Ireland in Dublin.
His first call was to be a teacher, prompted by his early love of great literature. His next was to study architecture.
Ordained in 1957, Father Raymond J. Boland served the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., as associate pastor, youth ministry director, pastor, archdiocesan secretary for education, director of communications, chancellor and vicar general.
Bishop Boland, survivor of one cancer operation and suffering from a blood disorder that would steal his considerable strength and stamina, made another trip to Ireland in the summer of 2001.
Stopping in Tipperary at St. Michael's Church, where his parents were married and he was baptized, Bishop Boland chose his gravesite, "on the right hand side, immediately inside the railing and immediately behind grave of Father James O'Neill coincidentally also an All Hallows College graduate."
This son of Ireland was going home.
In a document he entitled "My Personal Funeral Arrangements," dated Sept. 3, 2001, Bishop Boland has special words for those whom he loved and who loved him.
"It is obvious that God has blessed me in many ways," he wrote.
"For that reason, I would hope that my passing will not bring sorrow or pain to others because I will be sharing the happiness promised by the Lord of compassion and love," he wrote.
Raymond James Boland was born Feb. 8, 1932, the eldest of what would be the four sons of John and Gertrude O'Brien Boland. He was born with a desire, and a family that nurtured it, to develop fully every gift that God provided him, physically, intellectually and spiritually.
Growing up in Tipperary, County Cork, he was an athlete as well as a scholar. He excelled in the rugged and uniquely Irish sport of hurling - a game similar to the Native American game of lacrosse - as well as rugby, cricket and track.
But pushing himself to find the depth of his God given talents, he excelled also in the classrooms at Christian Brothers College in Cork, and at the National University of Ireland in Dublin.
His first call was to be a teacher, prompted by his early love of great literature. His next was to study architecture.
Ordained in 1957, Father Raymond J. Boland served the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., as associate pastor, youth ministry director, pastor, archdiocesan secretary for education, director of communications, chancellor and vicar general.
Bishop Boland, survivor of one cancer operation and suffering from a blood disorder that would steal his considerable strength and stamina, made another trip to Ireland in the summer of 2001.
Stopping in Tipperary at St. Michael's Church, where his parents were married and he was baptized, Bishop Boland chose his gravesite, "on the right hand side, immediately inside the railing and immediately behind grave of Father James O'Neill coincidentally also an All Hallows College graduate."
This son of Ireland was going home.
In a document he entitled "My Personal Funeral Arrangements," dated Sept. 3, 2001, Bishop Boland has special words for those whom he loved and who loved him.
"It is obvious that God has blessed me in many ways," he wrote.
"For that reason, I would hope that my passing will not bring sorrow or pain to others because I will be sharing the happiness promised by the Lord of compassion and love," he wrote.
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