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Ar dheis
Dé go raibh a anam
"May his soul be on God's right side"
Brother
Livinus Bellew passed away shortly after 10 am, January 2, 2006 in Huntington
Beach, California.
He
was born in the town
of Ballimacard, County Galway on July 8, 1919.
Along with Brothers
Raphael Phelan, Romanus Jacob,
Hilary Deering, and Ignatius Mulkeen, Livinus was one of
the original pioneer Brothers of St. Patrick who came to Santa Monica,
California to teach in 1948.
He taught in St. Monica's, Mater Dei
in Santa Ana, and Pater
Noster in Los Angeles.
His former students still remember what a fine teacher he was. Livinus was
elected leader of the American Province in 1970.
He was an
avid gardener and cultivated a beautiful rose garden at the Novitiate in Midway
City.
Brother Livinus had an aura of spirituality around him.
His prayers and devotions brought many back to the Church. His enthusiastic
personality will be missed by the entire Southern California community.
There was standing room only in the Chapel as almost 150
people attended the Rosary including Right Reverend Eugene Hayes, Abbot of St.
Michael's Abbey and Fr. John Shevlin, S.V.D. Fr. Marcos Gonzales, a former student of
the Brothers, led the Rosary, and he and
many others spoke highly of Livinus.
Mass was celebrated by
Bishop Dominic Luong in the Chapel at the Novitiate
in Midway City.
Fr. Marcos Gonzales, Fr. Jim
Hartnett, Fr. Gleason and Fr. John Neneman were concelebrants. Brother
Philip Shepler read a moving tribute to Livinus. Over 100 attended the
Mass including many members of the Knights of Columbus, the Ancient Order of
Hibernians, the LAOH and representatives of the Presentation Sisters. Also
attending were Sr. Eymard Flood, O.S.C. Vicar for Women Religious,
Diocese of Orange, Ms. Frances Clare, Principal Mater Dei High School, many former students and friends of the Patrician
Brothers.
Livinus was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City
in a hillside grave overlooking the ocean. Brothers Edwin Guidera, Ignatius Mulkeen, Hillery, Raphael Phelan and Romuald O'Sullivan
are also buried in Holy Cross.
Click
Here for Memorial Mass Booklet for Brother Livinus (pdf format)
Click
Here for Biography of Brother Livinus (pdf format)
Requiescat in Pace
It is with sorrow and a sense of loss
that we learned last week of the death of Bro. Ignatius Mulkeen. His death was sudden and unexpected
and occurred on 20 November 2002 at Midway City, California.
 Ignatius, the quiet man of the
California outpost, was born in Bekan, Co. Mayo (near
Knock) in 1924 and made
First Profession on 15 August, 1941. He was a member of the pioneer group of five
who answered the call for Patrician education at St. Monica's H.S.
in Santa Monica in
1948. That's almost fifty-three years ago and all his work since then
has been in that area.
He taught in St. Monica 's, Mater Dei in Santa Ana, and Pater
Noster in Los Angeles.
And even after he had retired from the classroom he continued to do volunteer work in a
number of institutions devoted to the rehabilitation of public-school
drop-outs and gang
members.
A past pupil of his, Fr. Marcos
Gonzales, led the Rosary in the Chapel in Midway City and spoke glowingly of
Ignatius. His funeral
Mass was celebrated by Bishop Todd Brown, Bishop of the Diocese of Orange and
the homily was preached by Fr. Jim
Hartnett, a past pupil of the Brothers in Mallow.
Ignatius was buried in Holy Cross
Cemetery in Los Angeles, beside Raphael Phelan and Romuald O'Sullivan.
Our deepest sympathies
to his sisters, Sr. Oliver and Margaret and his brothers, Gregory, John and
Austin.
Ar Dheis De go raibh a Ana
source:
http://www.patricianbrothers.com/
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In Memory of
Brother Edwin Timothy Guidera, FSP
Provincial of the Brothers of St. Patrick
United States of America
Birth: October 29, 1924
Death: Nov 30, 2004 |
 A vigil and
rosary were held at 7 pm, Thursday, December 2, 2004 in the Chapel of the
Brothers of St. Patrick in Midway City, California. A Mass was celebrated on
Friday at 11 am in the Chapel with Father James Hartnett, Pastor of Blessed
Sacrament Church in Westminster, CA as the Celebrant assisted by three priests
including Father John Shevlin, Chaplin of AOH Division One. The Chapel was
packed with clergy and friends of Brother Edwin including the Archbishop of the
Orthodox Church. Jim Steele, District Deputy of the Knights of Columbus
attended as did Judd Mercado from Council 6020. His sister and three nephews
from Ireland were able to be present.
Brother Philip Mulhall, Past Superior General from
Australia attended as did Brothers Philip Shepler and Kevin Minihan of Los Angeles. Our prayers go
out to Brother Livinus, Brother Matthew and Brother Aquinas of the Novitiate in
Midway City.
Brother Edwin was a kind and gentle man who will be greatly
missed by the AOH and the community. His ready smile and great personality have
been a comfort to many over the years.
Click
Here for Biography of Brother Edwin (pdf format)
Bro. Hilary Deering
1919 - 2005
 BROTHER
Hilary Joseph Deering who died on Friday, January 21, 2005 at Queen of Angels
Hospital, Los Angeles, California, was a native of Ballybit, Rathvilly, and was
older brother of Councillor Micheal Deering, current chairman of Carlow County
Council.
Brother Hilary (85) had lived in LA since 1948 when he was one of six Patrician
Brothers invited by the late Cardinal McEntyre to teach in the Archdiocese of
Los Angeles.
Born on July 9, 1919 into a farming family Joseph Deering was the seventh of ten
children of Patrick and Mary Deering. He was educated at Rathvilly National
School before, at the age 12, transferring to the Patrician Brothers School in
Tullow.
On reaching the age of 16 he left the family farm and joined the Patrician
Brothers boarding school at Mount Wolseley, Tullow.
In 1938 he made his religious vows with the Patrician Brothers, having taken
the name Brother Hilary in religion Upon graduation from Mount Wolseley, Hilary
attended University College Galway, from where he graduated with a degree in
mathematics and science. Two years later he took his degree in higher
education.
He taught in the Patrician Brothers School in Galway city and at the Order's
College in Ballyfin, Co Laois.
Then came the invitation from the Los Angeles Archdiocese where Brother Hilary
went to become Principal of the Boys High School in Santa Monica. During that
time he taught many prominent young students. One of his more serious students
was the famous actor, Robert Wagner.
While teaching at the Boys’ High School, Hilary worked on his Masters degree
from UCLA, on completion of which he taught at Mount St Mary's College. He
served on the Diocesan Board of Education under Cardinal McEntyre and Cardinal
Timothy Manning.
After several years he became the principal of Pater Noster High School on San
Fernando Road. It was a great source of satisfaction to Hilary that he
helped many families achieve higher education. Viewed as a man of visionary
ideas for education, Hilary Deering saw educa-tion as the gateway to success and
was a man, who gave his life for the success of others.
St Bernard's Church, LA was Brother Hilary's spiritual home. Monsignor Pat
McNulty, who studied at St Patrick's College, Carlow, was his spiritual advisor.
Daily Mass was a must for Hilary and Monsignor McNulty made the Mass a reality
for a man who was deeply and fully committed to the religious life.
Hilary had greatly enjoyed coming home to Rathvilly over the years when he
renewed many friendships. He had a great dedication to the Rathvilly, Tullow
areas.
The concelebrated funeral Mass for Brother Hilary was celebrated at St. Bernards. Chief concelebrant was Hilary’s brother, Monsignor Mark Deering, Waco,
Texas.
Bishop Gerald Wilkerson, Auxiliary Bishop, Los Angeles, who represented Cardinal
Roger Mahoney, presided at the Mass. Burial took place in the cemetery of the
Holy Cross, Culver City, California.
To coincide with the funeral Mass in the US, a special Mass of remembrance was
celebrated in St Patrick's Church, Rathvilly on Wednesday night at 7 pm, The
chief concelebrant was Fr Paddy Dowling; first cousin of Brother Hilary. The
attendance included family and friends of Brother Hilary as well as Patrician
Brothers and officials and members of Carlow County Council.
Brother Hilary is survived by his Brothers Monsignor Mark, LP (Laz), Baltimore,
Maryland and Micheal, as well as his nephews in Ireland and England. Nephews and
nieces include Mr Pat Deering, Ballyoliver, Rathvilly who is vice chairman of
Carlow County Board of the GAA, Mrs Mary Kane (Swords, Co Dublin), Mrs Brigid
Saruwatari (Bourlum Wood, Carlow) and Miss Elizabeth Deering junior Ballybit,
Rathvitly). He is also survived by his sisters-in-law Mrs Elizabeth Deering (Ballybit)
and Mrs Mildred Deering (Baltimore).
Prayer Request
"Christus in corde omnium" translates to "Christ in the
heart of everyone" which comes from the prayer the Breastplate of St Patrick.
Brother Raphael Phelan
Died January 29, 1954
Born in Ireland, he joined the Brothers of St. Patrick in
1904 and taught in Ireland until 1919 when he traveled to Australia to serve as
Provincial Superior. He went to India in 1929 and served there until 1948.
He was a member of the pioneer group of five
who answered the call for Patrician education at St. Monica's H.S.
in Santa Monica in 1948. He was
the Superior at St. Monica's High School. He is buried in Holy Cross
Cemetery in Los Angeles
Brother Romuald James O'Sullivan
1929 - 1975
 Born
in Cloneen, County Kilkenny on September 2, 1929, he entered the Juvenate of the
Brothers of St. Patrick in September 1943. He took his final profession on
August 15, 1951. Romuald taught at St. Joseph's College in Galway from
1951 to 1955 when he left for California. He taught at St. Monica's High
School from 1955 to 1966 and from 1970 to his death in 1975. He also
taught at Pater Noster and Mater Dei High School.
His untimely death at age 46 was a shock to the students and faculty.
Countless numbers of people of all walks of life paid living testimony to the
inspiration, guidance and the sound intellectual formation received at his
hands. From him, they derived that incentive and determination to achieve
the full measure of their potential, many attaining the highest pinnacle in
their professions. Especially in his role as teacher, counselor and
confidant, he fostered in youth that discerning judgment that would enable them
to channel their abilities into their academic pursuits. During the years
he taught in the three California schools, he had acquired an understanding that
few of his peers equaled. For a man gifted by nature with a brilliant mind
and by study and research with a singular expertise in his chosen field, it must
be remarked that he carried his distinctions with an easy grace and a true
humility. Whether as teacher, principal, athletic director or fund
promoter, he carried out his responsibilities in an unflurried manner.
Kind and generous by nature, he seemed to take a particular delight in doing
little favors that brighten and cheer the lives of others.
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