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Fr. Rodillas: a faithful priest who loved to sing
Friday, Jan. 29, 2021
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At the Jan. 20 vigil service for Fr. Reyato Rodillas, Bishop Oscar A. Solis blesses the priest, who died of COVID-19 about Jan. 8.
By Marie Mischel
Intermountain Catholic
SALT LAKE CITY Fr. Reynato (Rene) Rodillas, who died of COVID-19 probably on Jan. 8, was recalled as a faithful priest with a missionary spirit with a huge smile who loved to sing and garden.
Fr. Rodillas, who would have been 59 on Jan. 25, “lived the new life Christ graciously died and rose to give him as a priest,” said Deacon Scott Dodge at the Jan. 20 vigil service, celebrated at the Cathedral of the Madeleine by Bishop Oscar A. Solis; Msgr. Colin F. Bircumshaw, vicar general; Fr. Ken Vialpando, vicar for clergy; Fr. Martin Diaz, rector of the cathedral; and other priests of the diocese.
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OGDEN It s a time of mourning in the Catholic community after a Utah priest suddenly died of COVID-19. Father Rene Rodillas tested positive on Tuesday and was sent home from the emergency room with oxygen. By Friday, he was found dead in his home.
There are many heavy hearts within the Salt Lake City diocese and beyond.
Father Rene s reach extended from the Philippines, to St. George and up to Ogden.
Sadly, he passed just 2.5 days after his COVID-19 diagnosis. I was shocked. I can t believe it. I couldn t talk right away, said Olive Velarde.
Members from the St. James the Just congregation are mourning the loss of their pastor.
Local Catholic priest dies after COVID-19 hospitalization
Diocese of Salt Lake City
The late Father Reynato Rene Rodillas (1962-2021)
and last updated 2021-01-09 19:11:06-05
OGDEN, Utah â A priest who served in several Catholic parishes across Utah for more than 13 years has died after contracting COVID-19.
Father Reynato (also known as Rene ) T. Rodillas, 58, tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. At one point, he was taken to the emergency room and later released to recover and quarantine at home with oxygen.
His sudden death most likely happened on Friday, the Diocese of Salt Lake City said in an announcement, although the exact date of death was not yet determined by the medical examiner.
Death of Fr. Reynato (Rene) Rodillas
Friday, Jan. 08, 2021
Fr. Reynato (Rene) Rodillas
Dear brother priests, religious sisters, deacons and wives, seminarians, principals, staff and lay faithful,
On behalf of Bishop Solis and the priests of the Diocese of Salt Lake City, I am saddened to announce the sudden death of Father Reynato (Rene) T. Rodillas. He had tested positive with the COVID-19 virus on Tuesday, January 5, 2021, and was sent home from the emergency room with oxygen to quarantine and to recover at home. Date of death has yet to be determined by the medical examiner, but was probably on Friday, January 8, 2021. He was 58 years old, soon to turn 59 this month.