Rest Well, good friend! Nuncio Sambi dies at 73

Saints of God, come to his aid

Hasten to meet him, angels of the Lord.

Goodnight, Big Boss, and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.

Receive his soul, and present him to God the Most High....

Eternal memory, and everlasting thanks, from no shortage of the church you leave behind.

The Nuncio's Stateside funeral will be held in every DC papal legate's home-turf for major liturgies: Washington's Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, the rites scheduled for next Saturday, 6 August -- Transfiguration Day -- at 2pm.