Obituary Notice
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Fr. Malachy Gavin (1866-1948) OI cp cer re rare prey sere cee poe roe TOE p Teo pam emer rpemre ETH EAEE SISTINE TH weet a . ’ mee " SOLER oN Ft Som are pie ere eee a eg . : ms Y iid ten bd Father Malachy of. the VIT Doloures The death of Father Malachy of the Seven Dolours o1 April 30th af SS. John ang Wlizabeth's Hospital, Londen, closed a long sareér and its termination has bereft the Province of St. Joseph of 3+: oldest priestand one of its most revered religious. --Pather Malachy, whose secular name nines “born at batlystown , Gos Westmeath, Eire, on Nove er 8th (18B66, He- was édudated at St, ary 's College, Mullingar and Mount “Argus, Dublins Hig studies were continued at West Hoboken and Balt! tnore U. Se hy and he was ordained at Pittsburgh, Pa., U. W. A, on May 20th 1889, He retuimed to England ia 1891 to begin the work of Missions and Retreats which was to comtinue almost uminterrup-. tedly until his death fifty:Seven years later. The firet six years after his return from America: he spent at St. Anne's Ret- reat, Suttons He Was then elected Agator of ob. Saviour's Rote reat, Brooadway, and three years lateer. of Holy Cross, Ardoynes — Belfast. TA 905. he became Provingial Gone ultor and at the fol~ loving Chapter was elecoteed Province al for the firs n t4me, an off ies which, he was to hold Began from 1980-1926 + | . | ES I ; During his. term of office as Provincial Father Malachy fomdea ‘hres new Retreats, at Eng iektiien, Seley and Wheat field House, Belfast. fis duties a8 Pre vine Lat book him to. Australia, then atbached bo the An gLo~liibe rmian Provines; and where he made a visitation of all the Retreats,
ut as AG “a mMiseloner and preacher Father Malachy was an outstan- ‘ding auecébs, During his Long niagionary career there were few nares of Great Britain and treland whieh he did not visit, leas wie: pehind ta the fragrant hemor ‘OF a zealous and earnest priest. fh lose he, WAS, invited by: the Provintlal of the Argen= tine Prowin os 4G whadt that country ‘and conduct a series of Mis. si6nd end. Rotheats to Unglish speatting Catholics. Fr. Malachy | remained a whole. year Ans the Arden ting eid his misalonary tour sAtLy- success tule. iis Apostolic labours won for him from the. Holy. B08 ‘tor jn 198, Pope Bensdivt XV. cons grea. on bin the cross Pro tecleata et Pontifice Pathe Malachy" 3 Last offies was the guperiorahip at theme Baye ‘During this timo he aupplied the lone felt reed of an eles “nen tary Behool for the parish. thie “Schood. ‘dad founded without any govartinen t aid. and. da “atill supported by volntary contria | uring the. wae Father Malachy Ao‘bod a8 at ‘offictating ’ ‘hapa to the toope stationed in the parish and was much be- loved ae them for the great. interest he took an the it apinitual oa ‘ether en asby paLinaulehe als shares of Heme : iy Wtghaate » where he. ned ale pefentay: Lite. “ fifteen . 4 years, of 44
. of f mveupying toll fn the: service of on and of Fidelity ‘to ‘the “leage of Life and from then until nls death his days were exeesds ingly fut with preaching, work: in. the confessional, and especially the. Anatruction of eonvertsy whieh wae very dear to him, His” weekly Leotures on Catholile dootrine were, & popular feature of the porvices at Bts Foner lee | Rule of Balt, Paul ot the Oroasy and “ar indpiration t6 initate hho da Ae teal for boule and ‘thdel ity to our Rules Nhet us. pYalae mer of renown “and “our fathers in their men eu baton sss rich men in srhirtue nes whose godly dseds have not ' (Beelua, t) ge aveta ef Ue Srrsrfek Hoge
Source: Obituary Notices, Provincial Archive, St Joseph's Province. Passionist Congregation.