Remains of 1,238 solemnly reinterred
19th-century dead relocated to Waltham
WALTHAM -- A bishop sprinkled holy water on the freshly planted sod, a woman recited the Lord's Prayer in Gaelic, and a bagpiper played "Amazing Grace." The mourners who gathered yesterday could only surmise that beneath a statue of St. Joseph lay the remains of their relatives. (Full article: 752 words)
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