May He Rest In Peace
We continue to mourn our loss and celebrate the life of our pastor, Fr. Stephen Kanonik.
His visitation was on Tuesday, January 14th and Wednesday, January 15th at St. Benedict Parish. The Mass of the Resurrection was offered at 10:00 am on Wednesday, January 15th, followed by interment at Maryhill Cemetery.
The funeral Mass was live-streamed is archived for later viewing on our YouTube channel. In lieu of flowers, the Kanonik family suggests donations to the St. Benedict Parish Endowment Fund.
Fr. James Kastigar, a classmate of Fr. Steve’s, gave the homily at the Funeral Mass. Click here for a transcript of the homily.
Bishop Robert Casey was the presider at Fr. Steve’s Funeral Mass and read the following letter from Cardinal Blase Cupich.
Rev. Stephen F. Kanonik, was the beloved son of the late Stephen and Helen; loving brother of Elaine (David) Osborne, Bernadette, Donna (William) Kaatz and Robert; fond uncle and great uncle of Carolyn Kaatz, Jason (Kelly Tang) Kaatz, Stephen (Olivia) Kaatz, Gabriel Kaatz and Angela Kaatz. Fr. Steve is the current pastor of St. Benedict Church. He was the former pastor of St. Ladislaus and St. Juliana, and former associate pastor at St. Bruno and St. Louise De Marillac. He also served as moderator of the curia for the Chicago Archdiocese.
Mass Schedule
SATURDAY VIGIL | 5pm*
SUNDAY MASS | 8am · 10am* · 12 noon
DAILY MASS Monday-Saturday | 8:30am*
HOLY DAY MASS | 6:30am · 8:30am · 7pm
*Live stream on our website, YouTube and Facebook