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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2010

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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING REVEREND JAMES V. FARLEY ON THE OCCASION OF THE 45TH

ANNIVERSARY OF HIS ORDINATION

     Introduced By: Representatives Kennedy, and Carnevale

     Date Introduced: June 01, 2010

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, The son of James and Veronica (McManus) Farley and the brother of

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Maureen Farley, James V. Farley was born on November 8, 1939 and baptized into the Roman

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Catholic faith on November 17, 1939. James received his early education at St. Anthony’s School

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in Providence and graduated high school from LaSalle Academy. He attended Our Lady of

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Providence Seminary in Warwick and St. Bernard’s Seminary in Rochester, NY; and

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     WHEREAS, On June 5th of 1965, James V. Farley was ordained into the priesthood by

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the Most Reverend Bishop Russell J. McVinney, D.D., and the next forty-five years have led him

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on a wondrous and fulfilling spiritual journey; and

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     WHEREAS, Following his ordination, Reverend Farley began his service to God as an

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Assistant Pastor of St. Thomas More Church in Narragansett. The subsequent years saw Father

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Farley gain knowledge and experience through a myriad of parish positions, including being

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named Assistant Pastor of the Cathedral of Saints Peter & Paul in Providence in 1965, St. Jude’s

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Church in Lincoln in 1966, St. Paul’s Church in Cranston in 1969, Blessed Sacrament Church in

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Providence in 1971, St. Brenden’s Church in Riverside in 1976, and then as Pastor of Holy Cross

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Church in Providence in 1986; and

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     WHEREAS, in 1996, Father James Farley was named Pastor of Our Lady of Victory

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Church in Ashaway and St. Vincent de Paul Church in Bradford, where he has served as the

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shepherd of the flock of parishioners who worship and celebrate the word of the Lord with their

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beloved pastor. Father Farley has become a popular priest with the people and this often results in

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standing room only attendance at the masses in which he exalts the gospel and the body and

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blood of Jesus Christ; and

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     WHEREAS, Throughout the course of his service to God, the Church, and the people of

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Rhode Island, Father Jim has accepted and embraced the changes in his life through his surety in

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the knowledge that the Lord was always with him. He has carried out the requirements and

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responsibilities of this title with supreme faith, absolute love, and compelling wisdom, including

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serving as Chaplain at Rhode Island Hospital, Roger Williams Medical Center, the Knights of

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Columbus, and the East Providence Fire Department; and

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     WHEREAS, Father Farley has spent most of his life in devout service to God. Through

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that unification of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, he has served and blessed the faithful,

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enriched the spiritual lives of many Rhode Islanders, and earned our total respect and admiration

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for his achievements, now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

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Providence Plantations is hereby pleased to honor and congratulate Reverend James V. Farley on

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the joyous and momentous occasion of the 45th Anniversary of his Ordination. May he have good

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health and many more years of benevolent service to the Catholic faithful; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Reverend James V. Farley.

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