``It's an awfully sad day,'' [Fr. John] Ahearn said of Law's resignation. ``Maybe a necessary day but a sad day, because I think the cardinal did a lot of good. What I didn't expect is when I said the Mass this morning, it was the first time in 17 years I didn't mention the cardinal's name in the Eucharistic prayer, and I actually did get very emotional and I began to cry.''
