Obituary Notice
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Br. Bonaventure Kieley (1854-1883) Brotner Bonaventure or THE Heart or Jesus. December 24th. Province of St. Joseph. The last of our Community who died in the year 1883, was this Brother, called in the world Martin Kiely. Ife was orn on the 19th of November, (#54 Peeling himsclf ealled by God to the Religious life in our Com- munity, he answered readily by presenting himself to our Superiors and humbly petitioning to be received as Lay-Brother. He was accepted and sent to the Novitiate at Broadway, where he took the vows on the 20th of January, 1882. | In making his Religious Professions before the Sacred Altar, he had renounced for ever his own will, he desired to possess nothing throughout his entire life but the Lord. God, satisfied with the sacrifice offered to Him by His servant, willed in Ilis gracious Providence to grant this favour very quickly to one who had ccnse- erated himself so entirely to Him. Three years had not yet passed since he made his Profession in Religion, ere his Lord called Jim to TIimself for all Eternity, on the Eve of the Iloly Feast of the Nativity.
Source: Obituary Notices, Provincial Archive, St Joseph's Province. Passionist Congregation.