Saoirse Kennedy Hill laid to rest with grandmother Ethel Kennedy and mother Courtney among mourners

Tragedy brought the Kennedy family together again on Monday, as they gathered to pay their final respects to Saoirse Kennedy Hill. The small church was packed to standing-room only with friends and family, with the front pews filled with the large Kennedy clan Tragedy again: Ethel Kennedy is assisted by her son Max as she enters Our Lady of Victory Church on Monday Remembering: The funeral program included a photo of Saoirse in the water and a version of When Irish Eyes Are Smiling, using Saoirse's name Irish Rose: The funeral for Saoirse Kennedy Hill took place on Monday at Our Lady of Victory Church, just a few miles from the family's Hyannis Port compound Her uncle Shriver said that he wished to be the first to nominate Saoirse for the cause of sainthood and raised a laugh from the congregation when he said that it was a sign of a miracle ‘that a Shriver was speaking at an RFK event’. Consoled by Maria Shriver on the right and Sydney Lawford McKelvy Difficult day: Saoirse's mother Courtney is seen in blue, entering the church in between her brother Max Kennedy and her nephew US Rep Joe Kennedy III Final resting: Max Kennedy, Rep Joseph Kennedy III, Conor Kennedy, Ted Kennedy Jr and Douglas Harriman Kennedy were among the pallbearers on Monday He said in the days since her death, 'there was a gentleness here and a love.we are I believe in the presence of Saoirse's spirit. Final farewell: The Kennedy family arrived in buses behind the hearse carrying Saoirse and limo carrying Ethel and Courtney Gone too soon: Friends of Saoirse lined up outside the church before her coffin was brought in on Monday morning Dynasty: Ted Kennedy Jr, Joe Kennedy II and Joe Kennedy lll outside the church on Monday ahead of the services Saoirse was the daughter of Courtney Kennedy Hill, the fourth of 11 children born to Ethel and Robert. Troubled times: Members of the Shriver family including Anthony's son stands outside the church on Monday Heading out: Paul Hill and Ethel Kennedy depart from Our Lady of Victory after mass on Monday Heading in: The Kennedys, who are the closest thing America has to a royal family, have been plagued by tragedies for decades Goodbye Saoirse: Friends of the Boston College student file out of the church after the midday mass on Monday The cover for Saoirse's funeral program is seen above - she was remembered as 'a child of the sea' The Kennedys, who are the closest thing America has to a royal family, have been plagued by tragedies for decades.