Edward C. Donnelly, O.S.A.
1838 – 1887 (July 14)
Edward Charles Donnelly was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on June 4, 1838, the son of Peter Donnelly and Anna Bloomer. He entered the novitiate at Villanova on September 23, 1856, and made his first profession of vows on October 15, 1857. He was ordained to the priesthood on May 5, 1862 by Bishop Wood in the Cathedral Chapel.
Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year A
The word of God is like a seed that falls on good ground that will yield a fruitful harvest. By using the imagery of a farmer whose seed falls on good and bad soil, Jesus offers us a meditation that can help us examine our consciences to see and understand what might be the condition of our receptivity to God’s word growing within us.
Thomas G. Delaney, O.S.A.
1898 – 1969 (July 13)
Thomas G. Delaney was born in Philadelphia on December 24, 1898, one of nine children of Michael Delaney and Mary Gilligan, and was baptized there in St. Monica’s Church on January 2, 1898. As a young boy he went to Ireland with his family where he received his primary and secondary education. After his return to the United States, he entered the novitiate at Villanova, on June 25, 1921, and made his profession of vows the following year on June 26, 1922. He pronounced solemn vows on June 21, 1925, and was ordained to the priesthood on August 2, 1925, at Villanova by Bishop Thomas Walsh of Trenton, New Jersey.
Harry A. Cassel, O.S.A.
1924 – 2011 (July 13)
Harry Anthony Cassel was born on September 1, 1924, in Norristown, Pennsylvania, one of four sons and one daughter of Harry A. Cassel and Catherine M. Quigley. Harry was baptized on September 21, 1924, in Saint Patrick’s Church, Norristown, and attended Saint Francis of Assisi Parochial School in the same city. In 1938, he entered Saint Matthew High School, Conshohocken, Pa. and in 1942, enrolled at Augustinian Academy, Staten Island, New York, as a postulant. He was received into Good Counsel Novitiate, New Hamburg, N.Y. on September 9, 1943, and made his profession of simple vows on September 10, 1944.
Carmen J. Coletta, O.S.A.
1907 – 2002 (July 12)
Carmen John Coletta was born September 28, 1907 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, to Theodore Coletta and Rose Greco. He was baptized at Holy Rosary Church, Lawrence, on December 15, 1907, and attended Holy Rosary Elementary School. He graduated in 1928 from Lawrence Evening High School and did additional studies at McIntosh Business College. After working in the mills of Lawrence, he entered the Augustinian Academy at Mount St. Rita, Staten Island, New York.
Joseph J. Gildea, O.S.A.
1913 – 2000 (July 12) Joseph Gildea was born on July 26, 1913, in Lawrence, Massachusetts, one of six children of James E. Gildea and Mary J. Fitzgerald. He attended Saint Patrick’s Parochial School in Lawrence and Lawrence High School. He entered the minor seminary of the Order in 1930, and on September 12, 1931, […]
Patrick Duffy, O.S.A.
– 1877 (July 11)
Patrick Duffy was born in County Cavan, Ireland, the son of Michael Duffy and Catherine Munroe. He immigrated to the United States and made his profession of vows as a brother at Villanova, Pennsylvania, on November 19, 1870. He was the sibling of Brother Stanislaus Duffy of our Province.
Joseph T. Conroy, O.S.A.
1900 – 1987 (July 10)
Joseph Thomas Conroy was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Philip Conroy and Susan McPherson on February 11, 1900. He was baptized at Our Lady of Victory Church in Philadelphia, and attended West Catholic High School in Philadelphia. At the age of nineteen, he enrolled as a postulant at Villanova Preparatory Seminary on the campus of Villanova College, from which he graduated in 1921. In June of that year he began his novitiate and professed simple vows on June 25, 1922. Three years later, on June 26, 1925, he professed solemn vows.
George W. Conley, O.S.A.
1908 – 1957 (July 8)
George William Conley, son of George Conley and Elizabeth Bastian, was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts on February 18, 1908. Following his early education, he attended Augustinian Academy on Staten Island, New York, and entered the novitiate on August 15, 1926 at New Hamburg, New York. He made simple profession of vows on August 16, 1927 and solemn profession on the same day in 1930 at Villanova. He received his B.A. degree from Villanova College in 1931. Following theological studies, he was ordained to the priesthood by John McNamara, Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore in the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC, on June 12, 1934. He remained in Washington to do graduate work at The Catholic University of America.
Laurence J. Conneen, O.S.A.
1910 – 2000 (July 7)
Laurence Joseph Conneen, one of nine children of Michael L. Conneen and Gertrude Woodside, was born on May 17, 1910, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended Saint Clement Parochial School in Philadelphia and later, Saint Denis Parochial School, Ardmore, Pa. He entered the minor seminary of the Province in 1926, and on September 10, 1929, was received into the novitiate. He professed simple vows on September 11, 1930, and solemn vows three years later. Upon graduation from Villanova College in 1934 with a B.A. in philosophy, he pursued theological studies at Augustinian College, Washington, DC, where he was ordained a priest by Archbishop Michael Curley of Baltimore, on June 15, 1937.