Obituary Notice
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Fr. Sylvius Rudden (1901-1948) , Sy/yius hudden THR REV. FR, SYLVIUS OF OUR LADY OF PERPRTUAL SUCCOUR EE De eh ee ee ee le the Province of St. Patriok sustained a great lose in the . death of Fr, sylvius 6f Our Lady of Perpetuel Suscour which ovourr- - ed at Relfast on the Feast of our Lady's Presentation, 21st Nove, 1948, - | Oo | Born ab Ashwoud on 15th July, 1901, philip Rudden. entered the . Novitiate at the beginning of January, 1920 and toek in Religion the name of Sylvius of Our Lady of Perpetual Suscour, On the Feast . of the Hpi phany of the following year he was professed, Immediately — after Profession he began his atudien in 5t, Anne'w Retreat, Sutton, where he was ordained on.16th September, 1926. His firet appoint~ ment ea a Profeswed Priest was as Direoter of Studentsa in St, Paul's —Retréat, Mount Argue, and he dontinusd in that office until 1930 “when he waa transferred to Bt. Mungots Retreat, Glasgow. ‘After the Chapter of 1932 he was appointed Viear of St. Mungo's, and at the “fellowing -Provineial Chapter he was transferred as Vicar to 3t. Gabriel's, The Graen, He was elected Rector of St, Gabriel's at. the Chapter of 1938. From 1941, until 10448 he remained as 6 member or the Communi ty of St, Gabriel's; when he was elected Reotor of the ‘Retreat of Mary. {omaculate, Musselburgh. He returned once more to Bee Mungo! s after the Chapter of LOA, and was only a few monthe . “engaged: on Parish Work when his health, ‘suffered a Bevere oollapse. 80 severe was the odliapse that from the very beginning there was wae very little nope that he weld ever fully radover, After nine monthe, however, he recovered eurfiodentiy to return to Ireland, tut while Yeouperating he. suffered a pelepae whieh proved fatel,
- Only: forty-seven years ‘of agd, be death was a severe blow to the Previnoe Of Bbe Patelok. Ae 8: misedoner he wae. a vigorous. proasher,: end hie seed for souls. was dndeed dutatending, - He: aid net new ‘whet it wae tu epee hinoolty ‘etd to, otek an. ontent did nie | prime: of tite when ne ean: ne Longer ble for aotive work, “yor one fared with: io enthuviasi for the solvoston of. BOULe,: for one whe _ undoubtedly Qived only to work thie mst have been: a heavy vressy But he aooented i with heroie resignation, His: sufferings for” Almont ry year ‘wore wohl High unbearabley yet he never complained, “Hie omly- oonesrn was ‘Lest he - phould eause trouble. to. others. Those privileged. +o atbend him during nis Lliness realized that only a man of deop spirituality sould ouffer Ho: aheerfuliy,- BO. heroloally, Fre sylviue woo a man of solid piety, ‘ut: ‘& phety deveid of frills. His — wanes of duty wae at Bak ‘times the prinetpie of his daily Life. | Both as c Bupexior and a subjsat he was fecrleds in the ‘execution of that autye “ALweya |regulor: in the Observance and An the keeping of he Ruley he gould fever relax when. duty wae te. be done, Indeed, it wae. his: eet sense of duty: whieh: inepived hin as & Passiontnt in his monnetie ‘and: aieuionary mene | | But the “depth of hte opti tuality was never ween until the Cress “dey heavily on his shouldere, {t was then: thet we realised. his “worth oe and: the Lows whieh hie death would rings: “Be died ‘ae he Aiveds fide ‘pprenen vo suttoring: wan nothing Less. than herole. te aveens hte itiness with ehevrtaa tesignation wan, for him, only aHether. duty i” ry duty whieh he axeouted with all his haart and soul. ‘May she whe undoubtedly was the inspi vetion of hla | | beroiea *and on whene veast he died °) Fest hie good soud An | penees _ |
Source: Obituary Notices, Provincial Archive, St Joseph's Province. Passionist Congregation.