Victim 0001: Friends recall Father Mychal Judge's 9/11 loss and legacy
Hailed as a hero, suggested for sainthood, and praised as a selfless friend
Kimberley Heatherington · September 3, 2026
The offering placed before the altar on Sept. 11, 2001, was unlike any ever seen at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Manhattan's Financial District: the lifeless body of 68-year-old Franciscan friar and New York City Fire Department Chaplain Father Mychal Judge.
