On August 1, 2020, the Ordinariate lost one of its sons in a terrible tragedy. Isaac Scharbach, age 21, was killed by a vehicle while bicycling on a country road near his home in Maryland. His father, Rev. Al Scharbach, is the pastor of Fr Davis’ home parish, Mount Calvary Church in Baltimore. Isaac was to be a senior at Davidson College. He was an altar server, an iconographer, a quiet and prayerful young man. Our hearts go out to the Scharbach family and what they are experiencing. Please hold Fr. Al, his wife, Abby, and the whole Scharbach family in your prayers, particularly the Great Prayer of the Mass offered for the blessed repose of Isaac’s soul.
"Eternal rest grant unto Isaac, O Lord,
and let light perpetual shine upon him.
May the souls of all the faithful departed,
through the mercy of God, rest in peace."
Below are two videos: the homily that Fr. Scharbach preached the day after his son's death, and the Requiem Mass held for Isaac Scharbach.