Obituary Notice
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permenant ¥ : St. Joseph's Retreat, Highgate Hill, . LONDON JN. & . Pather Vincent of- Our Lady of Mount darned peacefully paosed away to his eternal reward on Sunday eveliing + 7th. Aug. 1927 at St. Joseph's Retreat, Highgate, Lone ons For gome time previously gmall hope had teen entertained | of His Tecovery trea a long and weary fliness.° = . a Educated at the Jesuit College, Clongowes. Wood, Kildare, he left freland early in i604 for the Argentine, where shortly after his arrival he entered the Pagsionisat Order and was pro« fessed on the 16th of August. of the’ tollowing year. Hie studies having been dompleted, he was ordained and dpent some years of arduous work améngst the South American Indias of the Andes, until abt a comparatively early age he wad f Lled upon to accept the responsibility of Reetor at the Pasaiohist Retreat of Holy Groas, Buenos Airé4s Here he endeared binselt | at) the Irish-Ar- dpulation’ and when he eVentually’ cane’ to join the gentine then” Aa, ‘Anglo«Hibernian Province of the Oder, great sorrow and regret were felt at hia departure. For several’ years he was the Superior* of the English- . ppeahing Church in Paria and performed his duties with the greatest eredit to himaelf, his Order and the benefit of souls. uring the great war he was @ Chaplain to the English and — American armies and aid much good work in ‘this position. P, Without any premonitary signs he nas ‘suddenly stricken with paralysis on the Friday of Passion Week last ‘year, and though receiving every care and attention he remained an in« valid for the long and weary months until God called him to his reward, For this last summons, Fr. Vinéent was well pre» pared, He lived the life of 4n exemplary Pasaionist Priest, remarkable especially for his charity towards others and the sweetness and genlality of his disposition which endeared him to -everybody « ; Fr. Vincent Logan (1873-1927) 4
diel hein . ro cere mee - ~- During hie long dlinéss, he never gave any sign of being unwilling to bear the heavy burden Bhat God had given him to oaPry, although with hie intellect a8 keen and alert. aad ever,it must have been a great privation for him not to speak and especially to be deprived of the consolation of say- ing Holy Maga. In a spirit of faith and peéby he prepared hinself for the end whith he had longed and prayed for, It was gradual — and fieaceful, and surrounded by his brethren he reoéived the last blessinga of the Churoh. Shortly afterwatds he quietly breathed his last. a ; ; Oe Fr, Vincent hada large oiréle of friends both lay and ¢leridal., A few days before he d4é4 and while he was yet perfectly conscious he was very much consoled by 4 beautiful letter from His Emminence Cardinal Botttne who had known Fr. Vinoent intimately, and in touching words conveyed his ayn--- pathy and promise of prayers. me ot _ “th addition t6 his own brethren, there wete many of . the neighbouring pitiestaand people of the pariah present at the Soleiin Requiem Masa on Wednesday morning = 10th August - whieh was followed by the internment in the Monastery grounds. “May hés soul rest in peace, \ | (Sa) Inalak of? v1 Drt. a ee Seer |
Source: Obituary Notices, Provincial Archive, St Joseph's Province. Passionist Congregation.