Memorial Prayer Service

Memorial Prayer Service For Captain Michael Joseph Catanese Judge Advocate General’s Corps United States Naval Reserve

March 19, 2005

J. William Ditter Memorial Chapel Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove, Pennsylvania

Captain Michael Joseph Catanese, JAGC, USNR, formerly Commanding Officer of the Naval Reserve Trial Judiciary Unit, died on Thursday, December 23, 2004. Judge Catanese was a thirty year resident of the Wildwoods, where he lived with his wife Holly and his children Nicholas, Alexandra and Christopher.

Captain Catanese was born in Philadelphia, the son of the late Mario and Elizabeth Pelligrini Catanese. Before moving to the Jersey Shore, Captain Catanese lived in Havertown, Pennsylvania. Captain Catanese was a dedicated parishioner of the Roman Catholic Church of the Assumption in Wildwood Crest.

Captain Catanese’s exceptional academic career began at St. Aloysius Academy and Wildwood High School. He was also a graduate of Villanova University where he was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree. Captain Catanese received his juris doctor degree from Loyola University School of Law in New Orleans. He was admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Captain Catanese was employed by the New Jersey Public Defender as a deputy public defender in the Cape May County office.

Judge Catanese’s distinguished naval career began as a student in the law program. Commissioned an ensign in 1982, Captain Catanese served four years on active duty and was assigned to the Naval Legal Service Offices in Bremerton, Washington and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Captain Catanese affiliated with the Selected Reserves in 1987 and served in a variety of capacities in support of the Office of the Judge Advocate General and the Naval Legal Service Command. Most recently, Captain Catanese was appointed a military judge in the Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary. Captain Catanese’s personal decorations included the Navy-Marine Corps Commendation Medal and the Navy Achievement Medal.

A devoted family man and civic leader, Captain Catanese served on the Wildwood Crest Beach Patrol and the Wildwood Crest Board of Education (as both a member and board president). Captain Catanese was a member of the Cape May County Bar Association and served as the coach of the Greater Wildwood Football Team.

In addition to his wife Holly and his children, Nicholas, Alexandra and Christopher, Judge Catanese is survived by his brothers George and Ralph, his sister Elizabeth and many nephews, nieces, grandnephews and grandnieces. Captain Catanese is honored by his many friends, particularly his brother officers and trusted service members of the Navy-Marine Corps legal community. Memorial Service

Captain Michael J. Catanese, JAGC, USNR

19 March 2005 1130 Hours

J. William Ditter Memorial Chapel Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove, Pennsylvania

Master of Ceremonies Captain (s) Bernard DeLury

Flag Salute Rear Admiral Norton Joerg

Invocation Commander Richard Butler

Readings

Genesis 1:1-31 Captain Robert Huard

A Reading from the beginning of the Book of Genesis

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters. Then God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light. God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light day, and the darkness He called night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.

Then God said, "Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters. God made the expanse, and separated the waters which were below the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse; and it was so. God called the expanse heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.

Then God said, "Let the waters below the heavens be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appear"; and it was so. God called the dry land earth, and the gathering of the waters He called seas; and God saw that it was good. Then God said, "Let the earth sprout vegetation: plants yielding seed, and fruit trees on the earth bearing fruit after their kind with seed in them"; and it was so. The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed after their kind, and trees bearing fruit with seed in them, after their kind; and God saw that it was good. There was evening and there was morning, a third day.

Then God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years; and let them be for lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth"; and it was so. God made the two great lights, the greater light to govern the day, and the lesser light to govern the night; He made the stars also. God placed them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, and to govern the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness; and God saw that it was good. There was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.

Then God said, "Let the waters teem with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the heavens." God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarmed after their kind, and every winged bird after its kind; and God saw that it was good. God blessed them, saying, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth." There was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.

Then God said, "Let the earth bring forth living creatures after their kind: cattle and creeping things and beasts of the earth after their kind"; and it was so. God made the beasts of the earth after their kind, and the cattle after their kind, and everything that creeps on the ground after its kind; and God saw that it was good.

Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. God blessed them; and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth." God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.

The Word of the Lord. Psalm 23 Commander Edward Smith

The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness For His name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You have anointed my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and loving kindness will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

1 Corinthians 15: 47-58 Commander Michael McMullen

A Reading from the First Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians

As is the earthy, so also are those who are earthy; and as is the heavenly, so also are those who are heavenly. Just as we have borne the image of the earthy, we will also bear the image of the heavenly. Now I say this, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. Behold, I tell you a mystery; we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. For this perishable must put on the imperishable, and this mortal must put on immortality. But when this perishable will have put on the imperishable, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then will come about the saying that is written, "DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP in victory. "O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR VICTORY? O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR STING?” The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law; but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.

The Word of the Lord. Luke 7:1-16 Commander Richard Butler

A Reading from the Holy Gospel According to Saint Luke

Soon afterwards Jesus went to a city called Nain; and His disciples were going along with Him, accompanied by a large crowd. Now as He approached the gate of the city, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a sizeable crowd from the city was with her. When the Lord saw her, He felt compassion for her, and said to her, "Do not weep." And He came up and touched the coffin; and the bearers came to a halt. And He said, "Young man, I say to you, arise!" The dead man sat up and began to speak. And Jesus gave him back to his mother. Fear gripped them all, and they began glorifying God, saying, "A great prophet has arisen among us!" and, "God has visited His people!"

The Word of the Lord.

Remarks Rear Admiral Steven Kantrowitz

Lord’s Prayer

Benediction Commander Richard Butler Hymn Eternal Father

Eternal Father, Strong to save, Whose arm hath bound the restless wave, Who bid'st the mighty Ocean deep Its own appointed limits keep; O hear us when we cry to thee, for those in peril on the sea.

Eternal Father, grant, we pray To all Marines, both night and day, The courage, honor, strength, and skill Their land to serve, thy law fulfill; Be thou the shield forevermore From every peril to the Corps.

Lord, guard and guide the men who fly Through the great spaces in the sky, Be with them always in the air, In dark'ning storms or sunlight fair. O, Hear us when we lift our prayer, For those in peril in the air.

O Trinity of love and power! Our brethren shield in danger's hour; From rock and tempest, fire and foe, Protect them wheresoe'er they go; Thus evermore shall rise to Thee, Glad hymns of praise from land, air and sea. O Gentle Heart of Jesus, have mercy on the soul of Thy departed servant, Michael. Send Thy angels to conduct him to a place of refreshment, light and peace. Amen.

May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God, Rest in Peace. Amen.