This Day in Province History: February 28, 1870
The body of Fr. Louis Edge, third pastor of St. Mary, Lawrence, arrived in Lawrence this day from Philadelphia, where, having gone to make preparations for the dedication of his new church, he was killed when the open carriage in which he was riding overturned.
This Day in Province History: February 26, 1960
Fr. Edward McCarthy appeared before the Definitory to report on the deteriorating conditions in Cuba and the serious risks to the continuation of our University. He noted that enrollment is expected to decline with the seizure of personal property and departures from the country.
This Day in Province History: January 25, 1996
A ceremony to welcome members of the former Good Counsel Vice-Province, recently suppressed, was held on this day at Saint Augustine Friary, Villanova.
First Sunday of Lent • Year A
As we begin our sacred retreat, the same words of the Father echo in our hearts: you are my beloved. My prayer is that we take that “if” and turn it on its head…as we discover together who we are and whose we are – and this, without a doubt.
This Day in Province History: February 24, 1907
Fr. William A. Jones was consecrated Bishop of San Juan, Puerto Rico, the oldest diocese in the new world. The ceremony took place in the Augustinian Church of El Cristo, Havana, Cuba.
This Day in Province History: February 23, 1751
Fr. John Rosseter was born at Wexford, Ireland, to Patrick Rosseter and Margaret Bent. As a diocesan priest he joined the Augustinians and was professed on May 31, 1784. He was a pioneer of the American Augustinian Mission.
This Day in Province History: February 22, 1800
This day in 1800 was declared by the United States Congress a national day of mourning in memory of President George Washington, who had died the previous year. Friar Matthew Carr conducted the services and preached on the occasion at St. Mary’s Church, Philadelphia.
This Day in Province History: February 20, 1845
Villanova College was forced to close due to the financial crisis caused by the burning of Saint Augustine Church. The college reopened in September, 1846.
This Day in Province History: February 19, 1863
Fr. James Darragh, ordained two years, wrote to his classmate, Fr. James Waldron, on this day in 1863 about his first winter in Upstate New York, where he had singlehanded care of the towns of Hoosick Falls, Cambridge and Salem. “The church is so dreadful cold that sometimes on Sunday I don’t know whether my feet or hands are on my body or not.”
This Day in Province History: February 18, 1925
The Provincial Definitory authorized the establishment of a novitiate at Madison, New Jersey, pending permission of the Bishop of Newark, New Jersey.