Obituary Notice
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~ “} Fr. Edmund McIntyre (1843-1921) FATHER. HOD. wenNTiEd, The Community of Sti davibur's Retreat; Broadway, has sufred . ie be GANA : Toedw ré another Lose by the death gr Father : Edmund Notntyte, Walen teliosed. . sely hat of Father Placid Wareing at the and of last yeas, . -‘Fathe¥ Bdmund McIntyre (¢alled in the W ; was born att pbdmund MeTnty ze, {ee on 24th Ngveribeg’ 1849.0 When eT scarcely seventeen years of age, he entered our Foi tate at §t Saviour 8 Retreat, Broadway, Woreéatershire « ‘the place destined t e the scene of h 8 é&trenuous labours for many yéeare of his life He made his profession on 12th November 1861, and, having dompleted hip Heolesiasticas Btudies, was ordained a priest some five years later The first four years of his sacérdotal Pits were spent in Broa way, where hia constant zeal for soule, and hie enerdsl ty in the Service of his Crucified Master were evident from the outset » characteristics which bedame mote and more apparent ag the yeara went by. “pinntnetane ote appointed a member of the Community in Harborne, Birming where he remaine or three year Th . again fh Broadway for one year, followed’ by Both ehert farm in Harborne, _ At bhe Provineial Chapter of 1875, Father Edmund was appointed Rector of St. Anne's Retreat, Sutton, Lancashire, durin which time hia example and the characteristics we have mentioned fad an inspiring effect on those committed to his chargé, 4&8 he always took ‘fe heart and obeyed pe admonition gdven in Our Holy Rule: "Let the Rector, relying on the grace of God, strivew h all his power, to be ry Light and pattern to the whole community." Powory weve be oration nig, term of office in Subten expired, Father Hdmund went ‘The suseées 6f his lsbourg there beare witnese to his. sapabiisey of uniting the active with Sue contemplative life, Rt eA followed three yeare in Harborne a three years in Broadway «» three 8 in High @« and three years mote Lh Harborne n hée left . uerbetne finerty dn 1890 Ube Aluminated Address he received (which fa now prasetved in Broadway) shows the great esteem in which he was held by the parishioners of St. Mary's during the decade of years he had laboured anongstd’ then. oO #he aforesaid yéar 1890 found Fathat Edmund in Broadway, where he atayed fot the thitty-one rettal ning yéare of his life. Here, as elsewhere, he was weal known dee confessor, possessing that Prudence and Kindness vo requteite for that part of the Sacred Ministry, His fidelity to sach detail of Our Holy Rule wae remarkable, For some years past, he suffered from deafnesea, which naturally {mpeded, to ‘gome extent, hie work for sould, | To the very end of his life, however, he showed thé keenest Jnbefest in every event connedted with the labours of hie religious prethren, and, indeed, his knowl edge of ecclesiastical news was & golrca of wonder and instruction to those who lived with hits A few years &g¢o, the doctor found it necessary to forbid Father Hdmurid celebrating Mase, 88 he showed signs of a weak heart. His devotion $0. thé Blessed Sacrament, however, was evident at all times, espectaliy by hie fidelity jn ageieting at the Holy. Sacrifice (when he @dttld no longer edlebrate) and his constant attendance at evening devotions. the very evening before his death, hé wae seen attending Benediction, ss tistial. . os
_ Although ‘hia brethren knew that his death could not be very far distant, the end came suddenly, for all thats On Monday 13th June, he passed away, his brethren kneeling around, preying for his happy repose, and confident thet Father Edmund was about to the harvest he had sown by a life worthy of a son of ayy BS, Fe3R TORS ¢ a 7 : We veprat his death, which has deprived us of one of: the patriarchs of this Province-« but, with that Faith and Hope with which a Catholic should view death, we feel that in Father Edmund's départure from this world, are verified the words of soripture! "The souls of the just are in the hand of God: and the torment of death shall not touch them. In the sight of the, unwise they seemed to die! but they are in peace" (Wisdom iii. 1.- 3). MAY HE REST IN PEACH,
Source: Obituary Notices, Provincial Archive, St Joseph's Province. Passionist Congregation.