A Mass of Christian Burial for Father Vincent J. Termine, pastor emeritus of Most Precious Blood, Bath Beach, was celebrated Jan. 3 at the church. He died Dec. 25 in John’s Island, S.C., where he was living in retirement. He was 93.

Born in Brooklyn, he attended St. John’s University and Immaculate Conception Seminary, Huntington, L.I. He was ordained April 11, 1944, by Bishop Thomas E. Molloy at St. James Pro-Cathedral, Downtown Brooklyn.

He was an assistant at St. Michael-St. Edward, Fort Greene, 1944-51; St. Rocco, Sunset Park, 1951-52; St. Mark, Sheepshead Bay, 1952-53; St. Blaise, Crown Heights, 1953-57; St. Francis of Paola, Williamsburg, 1957-67; and Most Precious Blood, Bath Beach, 1967-68.

In 1968, he was named administrator of Most Precious Blood, and in 1970, he became pastor there.

He retired in 1995.

Father Termine also served as chaplain to the New York City Dept. of Sanitation.

Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio was the main celebrant of the funeral Mass. Special concelebrants included Msgrs. Joseph Rosa and Guy Massie and Fathers John Maduri and Joseph Attard.

Msgr. Massie, who preached the homily, said that the funeral Mass was a celebration of Father Termine’s life.

“This man (Father Termine) was an unassuming man,” Msgr. Massie said. “He was not a careerist; he was not an opportunist.

“He was a priest who was a ‘street priest.’ He was a person who dealt with everyone, believer and non-believer, tough guy and more applicable believer. He was close to the people; he would walk the streets and speak to everyone.

“He explained the faith in terms that were understandable to them and did not ingratiate the knowledge of the faith.”

Msgr. Massie added that Father Termine always told his fellow priests that they needed to focus on the person of Jesus Christ.

“As far as Vincent Termine was concerned, there was only one priest … Christ,” Msgr. Massie said. “There was a personal relationship with Christ. The Eucharist was primary in his life, and he wanted it to be primary in your life. Jesus was personal.

“This man’s faith was unquestionable in the person of Christ Jesus. That was very admirable, and that was one of his gifts.”

Burial was in St. John’s Cemetery, Middle Village.

Immediate survivors included his brother Dr. John Termine of South Carolina.