Most Reverend Robert J. Brennan, Bishop of Brooklyn, regrets to inform you of the death of Reverend Monsignor Philip J. Reilly, a retired priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn. Monsignor Reilly was born on June 21, 1934 in New York, was ordained to the Priesthood on May 28, 1960 and died Saturday, November 30, 2024.

Monsignor Reilly served the Diocese of Brooklyn as Chaplain of the Monastery of the Precious Blood (Brooklyn), Faculty and Principal of Cathedral Preparatory Seminary (Elmhurst), and Parochial Vicar of the Parishes of Saint Teresa (South Ozone Park) and Saint Thomas More – Saint Edmund (Rockaway Point). He was in residence at Ozanam Hall in Bayside, New York.

The arrangements are as follows:

WAKE: Immaculate Conception Center 7200 Douglaston Parkway Douglaston, New York 11362 Tel: (718) 229-8001

Sunday, December 8, 2024 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

VIGIL MASS: Immaculate Conception Center 7200 Douglaston Parkway Douglaston, NY

Sunday, December 8, 2024 7:00 PM

FUNERAL MASS: Immaculate Conception Center 7200 Douglaston Parkway Douglaston, NY

Monday, December 9, 2024 11:00 AM

BURIAL: Saint John Cemetery Middle Village, New York

Monsignor Reilly was a member of the Priests’ Purgatorial Society. Please pray for the repose of his soul and for the consolation of his family and friends. May he rest in the peace of Christ, the Risen Lord.

If you wish to send condolences, please mail to the family of Reverend Monsignor Philip J. Reilly and Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Moore, 57-20 63rd Street, Maspeth, New York 11378.

Reverend Monsignor Steven J. Aguggia, J.C.L. Chancellor and Vicar for Canonical Affairs