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 Fr. Massetti delivers his homily. |
 Fr. Massetti signs the Profession of Faith affirming his unity with the Church. |
 Fr. John Polednack, Episcopal Vicar, receives the new Administrator. |
 Fr. Phil concelebrates the Mass with Fr. Polednack and the Oblate Fathers. |
 Afterward, the public was invited to attend a light reception. |
 Fr. Phil was available to greet his new parishioners at the reception. |
 The funeral Mass was celebrated by the Superior General, Fr. Michael Piscopo, OSJ, and Frs. Severino Dalmaso and Lino Mela, both former Superiors General. |
 The Mass was concelebrated by about thirty other priests, mostly Oblates of Saint Joseph. |
 In the Italian custom, Fr. Buttini's casket was covered with priestly vestments and the Book of the Gospels. |
 Fr. Severino Dalmaso, Fr. Buttini's successor as Superior General, gave the homily. |
 At the end of the Mass, Fr. Paul McDonnell delivered his remarks on the loss of such a dear confrere. |
 Fr. Buttini's casket is taken to its final place of rest, the Oblate mausoleum in Asti. |