Missal for President Kennedy's funeral Mass

Object number2017.057.0002

Date11/25/1963

ClassificationsBooks

Author Confraternity of Christian Doctrine

ObjectBooklet

Credit LineThe Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection

MediumPaper, Metal

Dimensions5 1/16 × 3 7/16 × 1/16 in. (12.9 × 8.7 × 0.2 cm)

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President Kennedy Funeral

DescriptionMissal booklet from President John F. Kennedy's funeral Mass at St. Matthew's Cathedral in Washington, D.C. on Monday, November 25, 1963. A missal is a book containing the text used in a Catholic Mass. The booklet is covered in textured gray paper and bound along left side with two metal staples; missal pages are numbered 2 to 32. The front cover of the booklet has text printed in purple ink: "The Mass on the Day of Burial for John Fitzgerald Kennedy Born May 29, 1917 Died November 22, 1963 at Saint Matthew's Cathedral Washington, D. C. May he rest in peace."

Curatorial Commentary

Included in the Museum's temporary exhibit, "Mourning a President," about the funeral and mourning rites for President John F. Kennedy, this item will be on display on the Museum's seventh floor from November 17, 2017 to February 19, 2018. -- Lindsey Richardson, Curator of Collections