Right Reverend Abbot Giles (Peter) Hayes, O.S.B. of the Benedictine Order at St. Mary's Abbey The community of St. Mary's Abbey announces with sorrow the passing of the Right Reverend Abbot Giles (Peter) Hayes, O.S.B., on March 7, 2018, in the 79th year of his life and the 59th of monastic profession. His confreres will receive his body at the Abbey Church on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at 1 p.m. There will be a wake from 1 to 5 p.m. and 6:30 to 9 p.m. Mass will be celebrated at 5:15 p.m., with the Office of the Dead at 7 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at 10:30 a.m., followed by a repast in the Lynch Athletic Center. In lieu of flowers, please send memorial gifts in honor of Abbot Giles to St. Mary's Abbey Infirmary Fund. To view the complete obituary or leave online condolences, please see www.parsippanyfuneral.com, or the Abbey website at http://saintmarysabbey.org.