Obituary Notice
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Fr. STANISLAUS Curran: (1872-1948), FATHER | STANISLAUS QURRAN 4 Os Pao ie aie aera wk lin sd es a ie a rn a abs ae vm oh On on an cee. ste a “The tidings of the ‘death of ‘gatner “Stanislaus mst have caused. no® Little astonianment in the Provinoe of Ste Josephs In the beginning of hip Allnese ‘none of nis brethern suspected. anti je ene ea Say “that within the: short apace of a week his aid “would. nave returned toe the ‘hands of nis Creator. on November L3th,. the day. following: his feast aay, ne agcompanied the students on a long walks ‘tne day waa very cold, and it is feared that. father ptanishais contracted a endl. but hig untiring ener gy and his anxiety, for. the progress. ofr the. Students did not. permit him to remain gon ined ta his& HOR. He cont imed his duties as Leator , and on Saturday evening. attended the Confessional. On. gunday norning during his- preparation for tan ! becane go weak that ne: had to refrain from offering the Holy : gacrifice. He returned to ved, ‘but. his condition gave. ne ermal Shee HI EER “st ee : pie! orp ahss oat Jonn* 8. hrf vate Houpital. “te ‘sorte vor nls ‘pret on wednesday morning. he. ssemed an ‘the beat of spirits). ‘and “@xpre _the hope that he world be able to leave the hospital aw On the mor nang of the following aay “(nur sday ) a change for ‘the: worse toox place. AS the day aavarieed it was evident ‘that, the 7
~ ALL the efforts of medical skill and mirsing were camera anaes and late on faursday evening he Lost consaiousness, ana remained in this state "abil the end which took place on friday morning at 14306 Father bernard tne Reoter, Father. Atonard, his brother, Pier eh age ees EEO anda. Fathery Suet wera present when he vreatner forth his ‘souk —_ into the hands of hie Maker. Father Utanislaus had just eonpleted his twenty=rigtn year ‘ag a Pagaionist, being Profeased on Sept anber jath, 1693, After a, brilliant course he was raised to the dignity at Priesthodd on the 4th June, 1898, by His Grace, Most Revs Drs walsh. For some time after nis ordination, he was atationed in London where nis atlat aunxkihkinax abilities ag o preacher |were recognised y and nis “services Trequent ly called into requisition, supgequentiy he wm transferred to Kount Ar gne to undertake the duties. of Léotor, a position for whiah he was unuamally wilted, The datter years or nie-autite- ‘were-epeitt-on-th-wngitwnMiaelon werd: bb auigi by hia eloquent preaching to disped the elouds of ' error and hereay 3 and his efforts ag @ lapourer in the utssionary field were crowned. © with great succese.— hy the death of Father Stanislang Ged has repeated the les¢on when he.has so atten taught ue before * Romember van ‘tnat. thew art duet, and unte dust shalt thoy return", and. in nis esas. a most. forcible empnasis has poen given: to the wordings.
~ ge Ris aoath Was a fitting termination to bis exemplary tite, and the Community: of Holy. Corse are consoled in their afflection by. the: cirounstanoes that attended. the last hours of hig Priestly. careers. ~ At the coming of our. BLeesed Lord he was found prepared . Like the wine, virgins An the Gospel, mit n his amp web trimmed “ana wo cee bnp en tavather ye Hepes OULD Be OU a et og PTT, basin neuter tie “burning brightly in his hands. Ke Nas strengthened in his last agony. not onby” by the ‘sacraments of the Churehy but also by. tne d1soapaine and influence: or a good and well ordered Lire, its Lordship, the Host Rev, ir. Macrory Bishop of own “ana ‘Connor, presided at the ovsewiisa, at wi ten were present a yery. Large. nuaber of OOP BY \ SHAHARDS G Ba rs ‘Re Ober s-
Source: Obituary Notices, Provincial Archive, St Joseph's Province. Passionist Congregation.