Obituary Notice
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Fr. Romuald Marlowe (1881-1919) - | Fr, Remuald Marlowe, C.P. It has well been seid that, in the midst ef this busy Lite, the busiest agent is death. Daily reminded of this solemn truth, it comes befere us with greater emphasis from time to time, even as, of late, it has besn strikingly brought home te us = Be recently, Fr, Remvald's fellew-priests, ce-labeurers and brethren in the Cengregatien ef the Mest Hely Cress and Passion, This while -back, death has been unusually busy in eur midst; and that, tee, net amongst the aged and venerable, but amengst the yeung and promisi xg members ef eur Cengregatien, Only three months since - in the month of Octeber last - we learned of the death of Fr. Damien, a young mar , only just erdained., In tae follewing month came the sad tidings of the untimely death of Fr. Stanislaus; and new, Little mere than a month since, our Cengregatien is left the poorer by the death of Fr. Remuald, another of its youthful members, wae, after a brief ‘Llimess, passed away at St, Andrew's Nurskag Heme, Glesgew, on the morning ef Wednesday the t5th. January. ‘Pr, Remuald, Ine wn in the werld as Richard Marlowe, Was bern iw Dublin em the 3rd, ef Deer? Ig8I, which would leave kim “andy im his thirty-eighth year When ke aied, His education, as & boy, was entrusted te the Jesuit Fathers, under whose influence ke came, fer severs] years, at Belvidere Cellege, Dublin. Living in tne vicinity ef our Retreat in Dublin, Richard jparygwe was early breught inte touth with the Passienists, and early attracted by. and snamour ied of, their life and werk, Evincing, in time, the usuel signs ef a religieus and priestly vecatien, his applicatien te be admitted inte the order was faveurably heard; and, crossing over te England,
: Be he entered upen his Nevitiate, in Nevember, 1899, at St, Savieur's Retreat, Breadway, Wercs, On the expiry ef his year's Nevitiate, ae made his religieus profession en the Sth, Decr. 1900, Returning te his mative city, he now hegan his studies fer the priestheed at St, Paul's Retreat, Meunt Argus, and, seven years later, was erdained py dhe test Rev, Dr, Dennelly, in the Diecesan Cellege ef Hely Cross, Clemliffe, Dublin, en 23rd, Sept. 1907, Thereafter, in all the varieus werks proper te his sacred calling, He. Remuald was successively engaged! first, ia our Retreat of St. Anne's, Sutten; then, skertly after the foundation of that Retreat, im Blessed Gabriel's, The Grasn, Enniskillen, where, as Vice*master, me did valuable seryice fer twe years in the interests ef nis erder, Transferred frem Eaniskillen te Breadway , Fr. Romueald remained there put a short while, when he was again transferred, and, this time, te 8t. Munge's Retreat, Glasgow, Coming nere dm July 1913, the remainder ef nis prbéestly career was spent amengsat the peeple of St. Munge's Parisn, to waose interests and welfare were ungrudgingly deveted the last five years of his zealeus and fruitful ministry, oF) until Ged, in His Previdemce, saw fit te take him to Himself, ; Knewa invariably te nis brethren as an exemplary religieus, prempt and zealeus in the discharge ef all the observances of kis nely state, and known to all with whem he came in contact as a hardwerking, sympathetic and devoted priest, aS might hence be expected, Fr, Remuald's death was in keeping with his life, It
oo wes. a worthy sequence te a life given unsparingl, te Ged's glery and service. "Fer what things says the Apestie, "Aman shall sew the same alse shall he reap" (del.VI.8 ) Tre truth of these werds is well berne eut in the case ef death, which generally assumes its character frem ene's previeus life, Always zealeus, befere all else, fer his persenal sanctificatien, wis spiritual and eterna) interests, this trait ef ckeeracter, in Fr, Remuald, came inte strikig evidence during wis last illness, | ‘Stricken dow with pneumenia, #11 that medical science and sci could de t@ pull nim threugh, was dene; but, peyend submitt ting resignedty te the assidueus attentions “ef Dectors and Nure es, frem the eutset , he himself seemed less concerned abeut his recevery than anxieus te crewd inte those test few precieus days of his life all the additienal merit he ceuld zccumulate. And this Ged, in His leving Previdenge, singularly enabled wim te de}; ror, strangely eneugh, cemsidering the malady frem which he died, Fr, Remuald retained ,threugheut his illness, the censcieus use of all his facul~ tties, and was clear-minded te the end, Seme shert while befere | breatwing his last, he again requested te have Hely Viaticum administered te him; and leng will these present cherish, as an inspiratien, the memery ef his lively faith, tae ardent ferveur, with Welok, fer the last time, he received, in the Sacrament ef His Leve, the same Lerd Wwhem he, chese to be his pertior: and hig 1
. “4 Labéeritanee fer ever, The last werds he was heard te utter, pefere clesing nis eyes in death, gave expressien te wis tender leve fer that crucified terd and Mastev he had véwed te serve, in becoming a Passienist, | | | . ’ ce i Walle@étaking te weart the lessen his example bequeathes te us « the Lesson, te make Life eur preparatien fer death! te Live well, if we would die well = Let us, at the same time, net fergé the duty of charity, perhaps even ef gratitude, we ewe te Fr, Remuald’s memery! te pray that his seul,Swith all the souls of the faitaful departed, threugh the mercy ef Ged, may rest in peace,
Source: Obituary Notices, Provincial Archive, St Joseph's Province. Passionist Congregation.