Funeral for victims of Christmas Eve shooting rampage

Friends and family console each other at a Mass for nine members of a Covina family who were gunned down on Christmas Eve by Bruce Pardo, who, apparently distraught over his recent divorce, attacked his ex-wife and her family before killing himself.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Tears mingled with hugs as more than 1,000 mourners turned out for the funeral of nine family members killed during the Christmas Eve shooting rampage in Covina. Covina Police Chief Kim Raney was among those who attended.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Cardinal Roger Mahony enters the Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church to attend the funeral Mass for members of the Covina family murdered on Christmas Eve.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Friends, family and clergy prepare to enter Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church in San Dimas for a Mass for the nine family members killed on Christmas Eve in Covina. At the end of the Mass, a trumpet player played “Amazing Grace” before segueing into the upbeat trumpet call often heard before a horse race. The family enjoyed horse racing.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Friends and relatives make their way to the funeral Mass for victims of the Christmas Eve massacre in Covina. Police said the family members were killed by Bruce Pardo, who, apparently distraught over his divorce, arrived at the home of his former in-laws dressed up as Santa Claus and armed with four semiautomatic weapons and an incendiary device. When he left, nine people were dead and the house was engulfed in flames.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Cardinal Roger Mahony leads a procession carrying the cremains of the nine slain family members who were eulogized during a Mass at Holy Name of Mary Catholic Church. A private funeral service followed at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Covina.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Mourners receive Communion at the Mass for the family members slain on Christmas Eve in Covina.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

An L.A. County Sheriff’s deputy patrols the parking lot as hundreds of people attend the Mass for the nine members of the Covina family murdered on Christmas Eve.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)