Dominic Longo, O.S.A.

1897 – 1985 (March 28)

Dominic Longo, one of two sons and four daughters of Francesco Longo and Maria Trombetta, was born on July 28, 1897, in Santa Caterina, Calabria, Italy. He immigrated to the United States in 1926 and was naturalized on June 29, 1927. He came to know the Augustinians in South Philadelphia, where he served as sexton in the parishes of Saint Mary Magdalene de Pazzi and Saint Nicholas of Tolentine.  He served in the U.S. Army from October 8, 1942 to January 27, 1943 and received an honorable discharge.

In 1947, Dominic entered the Augustinian community at Saint Mary’s Parish in East Vineland, New Jersey, as a candidate for the brotherhood. In 1951 he entered the Order as a novice and after a year at Good Counsel Novitiate, New Hamburg, New York, he professed first vows on April 27, 1952. Brother Dominic then returned to East Vineland where he served first at Saint Mary’s Parish and then, from 1956, at Our Lady of Pompeii Parish, as sacristan, gardener and cook for the community. He made his solemn profession on April 27, 1955. In 1970, he was assigned to Saint Augustine Preparatory School, Richland, NJ. He claimed that he was assigned there to teach English!

Brother Dominic spent his entire life as a professed religious among the people of southern New Jersey. He was well known to the clergy and people of the Diocese of Camden. He lived a full, joyful and prayerful life, relatively free of illness, a brother known for his fraternal and convivial manner, his generosity and thoughtfulness. From 1980 until his death he lived in the Bishop McCarthy Residence, a nursing care facility, in Vineland, N.J. 

The words of his novice master, Father Henry Caffrey, recommending him for simple profession, remained true througout his religious life: “Brother Dominic has manifested a simple, pious, and docile spirit as a religious during his novitiate year. He has been a willing and energetic worker in all tasks assigned to him. He has shown a real interest in everything pertaining to the common good.”

Father Stephen LaRosa noted at his funeral: “the simplest things in his environment were always beautiful because his soul was filled with the beauty of the Holy Spirit. Dom prayed for his death and wanted it to be a celebration. He invited many to his funeral. He loved youth and often distributed candy at the Prep, as sports events and at Mass, He was ecumenical – had love for everyone. He loved a good time, made you laugh, lifted your soul because he found Jesus in everyone he met. He was devoted to the rosary which he prayed three times a day.” 

Brother Dominic died on March 28, 1985 at the age of 87. His funeral Mass was celebrated on April 1, 1985 at Our Lady of Pompeii Parish, East Vineland, after which he was buried in the Augustinian section of Saint Mary’s Parish Cemetery, East Vineland, N.J.

Michael J. Locke, O.S.A.

1860 – 1929 (December 10)

Michael Joseph Locke, the son of Thomas Locke and Mary Ryan, was born in Callan, County Kilkenny, Ireland, on October 8, 1860. He had two sisters and six brothers, one of whom, Joseph, was also a member of our Province. Michael entered the novitiate at Villanova, PA in 1878, professed simple vows on September 27, 1879, completed his undergraduate studies at Villanova and, in 1881, was sent to Rome to pursue theology. He was solemnly professed on September 28, 1882 in Naples, and was ordained to the priesthood at Saint John Lateran, Rome, on March 24, 1883, by Cardinal Raffaele Monaco La Valetta.

From 1885 to 1895, he taught in the Studium at Villanova. He then taught at Saint Monica's in Rome for four years after which he returned to Villanova to teach again from 1899 to 1901 

Beginning in 1905, Father Locke was assigned to various parishes of the Province: Saint Augustine, Philadelphia; Saint Rita, Philadelphia; Saint Augustine, Andover; and at Saint Denis' in Ardmore. From 1917 until his death, he taught theology at Saint Mary's Hall, Villanova. 

Father Locke died in Philadelphia's Misericordia Hospital on December 10, 1929 at the age of 69. He is buried at Villanova in the Community Cemetery.
 

Joseph A. Locke, O.S.A.

1856 – 1892 (April 22)

Joseph Augustine Locke, was one of seven sons and two daughters of Thomas Locke and Mary Ryan, born in Callan, Kilkenny, Ireland, on February 9, 1856. His younger brother, Michael Locke, also became a member of our Province. Joseph entered the novitiate at Villanova, Pennsylvania, on December 8, 1875, and was ordained to the priesthood in the Cathedral Chapel in Philadelphia, PA, by Bishop Wood on June 16, 1880.

After ordination, Father Locke taught philosophy and theology at Villanova from 1880 to 1887, when he left for Rome, Italy, to teach there until 1890. When he returned to the United States, he served at Saint Mary's in Lawrence, MA; Saint Augustine's in Philadelphia, and at Saint Augustine's in Lansingburg, NY.

Father Joseph Locke died of rheumatism of the heart at Lansingburg the age of 36 on April 22, 1892, and is buried at Saint Augustine's in Troy.
 

John F. Lipp, O.S.A.

1928 – 2012 (December 3)

John Francis Lipp was born on August 18, 1928, in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, one of two  sons and three daughters of John J. Lipp and Barbara E. Smith. He was baptized on August 26, 1928, at Saint Fidelis Church, Mahanoy City and attended Saint Fidelis Parish School, and Mahanoy City Public High School. He entered Augustinian Academy, Staten Island, New York, as a postulant in 1946, and was received as a novice on September 9, 1947. After a year at Good Counsel Novitiate, New Hamburg, New York, he professed first vows on September 10, 1948. He then attended Villanova College, and received a BA in Philosophy in 1951. He went to Augustinian College, Washington, DC, for theological studies, and at the same time, attended the Catholic University of America and received an MA in German in 1955. He professed solemn vows on September 10, 1951, and was ordained to the priesthood on September 12, 1954, at Saint Mary's Hall Chapel, Villanova, , by Bishop J. Carroll McCormick.

Father Lipp John was assigned to Saint Nicholas of Tolentine Parish, Jamaica, New York, as a summer assignment in 1955, and then was assigned to teach at Saint John of Sahagun Friary and Archbishop Carroll High School, Washington, DC. From 1963 to 1969, he taught at Austin Preparatory School, Reading, Massachusetts. In 1969 he was assigned to Saint Thomas Monastery and was appointed Assistant Director of Admissions for Villanova University, where he remained until 1979. After a brief assignment to Assumption/Saint Paul Parish, Mechanicville, New York, in 1979, he returned to Austin Preparatory School, as a teacher, until 1983. From 1983 to 1985, he served as associate pastor at Saint Nicholas of Tolentine Parish, Atlantic City, New Jersey, and from 1985 to 1992, he served as associate pastor at Saint Rita of Cascia Parish, Philadelphia. In 1992 Father Lipp returned to Saint Thomas Monastery and served as chaplain, first at Sacred Heart Hospital, Norristown, Pennsylvania and then at Haverford State Hospital, Haverford, Pennsylvania. 

In his retirement, Father Lipp continued to reside at St. Thomas of Villanova Monastery. He died in Bryn Mawr Hospital on December 3, 2012.

A funeral Mass was said on Monday morning, December 10, 2012 in the Chapel of the St. Thomas of Villanova Monastery, Villanova, Pa. Fr. Mickey Genovese, O.S.A., Prior Provincial, was the celebrant and Fr. Harry J. Erdlen, O.S.A., gave the homily. Fr. Lipp is buried in the Augustinian plot at Calvary Cemetery, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.

John B. Leonard, O.S.A.

1867 – 1939 (March 8)

John Bernard Leonard, son of John Leonard and Ellen Walsh, was born on July 20, 1867, in Lawrence Massachusetts, and baptized on July 21st in the Church of Saint Mary there. In 1886, he entered the novitiate at Villanova, Pa., where his two brothers, Augustine and Daniel, had preceded him into the Order. On October 4, 1887, he professed simple vows, and on May 23, 1891, he was ordained to the priesthood in the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Philadelphia, Pa.

Shortly after his ordination to the priesthood, Father Leonard taught Latin and Greek at Villanova College, then served in the parish of Saint John the Baptist, Schaghticoke, N. Y., and was a member of the Mission Band. He was stationed at Saint Mary's Parish, Lawrence, for sixteen years, during which time he served the parishioners of Saint Monica Parish, Methuen. His last assignment was to the parish of Saint Augustine, Andover, Mass.

Father Leonard died in Lowell, Mass. on March 8, 1939. Prior Provincial, Father John T. Sheehan, O.S.A., celebrated the Requiem Mass at Saint Augustine Church, Andover, and Father Thomas B. Austin, O.S.A., pastor, preached. Father Austin summarized the life of Father Leonard saying, "He was a professed, a priest, a professor, a preacher, a pastor, a prior. Above all else he was a good religious and a good priest." 

A second Mass was celebrated in Saint Mary's Church, Lawrence, by a cousin of Father Leonard, Father Daniel Hughes of New York. Father Leonard's surviving brother, Father Daniel J. Leonard, O.S.A., joined the hundreds of priests who were present for the ceremonies. In his eulogy, Father Daniel J. O'Mahoney, O.S.A., who worked with Father Leonard on the Mission Band, indicated, "I recall the pleasant memory of being assigned on some of these missions, and I can say truthfully that he made an ideal missionary….I asked one of his brethren in the Order what he thought was Father Leonard's predominant virtue and his prompt answer was, 'Kindness.'" 

Father Leonard was buried in St. Mary Cemetery, Lawrence. He was 72 years of age. 

James A. Leonard, O.S.A.

1862 – 1894 (March 22)

James Augustine Leonard, son of John Leonard and Helen Walsh, was born on Good Friday, April 17, 1862, in Lawrence Massachusetts, and was baptized on Easter Sunday in the Church of Saint Mary, Lawrence. On February 2, 1882, he entered the novitiate at Villanova, Pa., and professed vows on February 2, 1883. He studied in Rome, and, on April 9, 1887, he was ordained to the priesthood by Cardinal Parocchi at the Basilica of Saint John Lateran. Two of his brothers, Daniel and John also became friars of our Province.

Father Leonard served in the parish of Our Mother of Consolation, Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, and, in New York, at the parishes of Saint James Minor, Carthage, Immaculate Conception, Hoosick Falls, and Saint Patrick, Cambridge.

Father Leonard died in Cambridge, after a week’s illness, on Holy Thursday, March 22, 1894, at the age of 32. His funeral Mass was celebrated on Easter Monday at Cambridge, with burial the following day in Saint Mary-Immaculate Conception Cemetery in Lawrence, Massachusetts. 

Daniel J. Leonard, O.S.A.

1859 – 1941 (July 25)

Daniel J. Leonard, son of John Leonard and Helen Walsh, was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1859. He entered the novitiate at Villanova, Pennsylvania in 1880, and was ordained to the priesthood in Philadelphia, Pa. in 1885 by Archbishop Patrick Ryan. His brothers John and James were members of the Province of Saint Thomas of Villanova.

Father Leonard served as an assistant at Atlantic City, New Jersey, Schaghticoke, New York, and at Lawrence, Massachusetts. In 1901, he was appointed rector and pastor at Cambridge, New York, a position he held until 1918. He was then named prior at Saint Mary's in Lawrence, and later served as prior at the Villanova Monastery, Saint Mary's in Waterford, New York, and at Saint Patrick's in Cambridge.

Father Leonard was 82 when he died at Saint Mary's in Lawrence after a long illness. He is buried in Saint Mary's Cemetery in Lawrence. 

Daniel J. Leonard, O.S.A.

1859 – 1941 (July 25)

Daniel Joseph Leonard, son of John Leonard and Helen Walsh, was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, on December 8, 1859. He entered the novitiate at Villanova, Pennsylvania, in 1880, and made profession of simple vows on December 8, 1881. He was solemnly professed on December 9, 1884, and following studies, was ordained to the priesthood in the Cathedral of Philadelphia on January 11, 1885, by Archbishop Patrick Ryan. His two younger brothers, John and James, also became friars in our Province.

Father Daniel was assigned as an assistant at Saint Nicholas of Tolentine Parish, Atlantic City, New Jersey, in July, 1885 and remained there until June, 1889, when he was transferred to Saint Mary’s, Lawrence, and then shortly after to Chestnut Hill. In May, 1890, he was sent to Saint Mary’s, Waterford, N.Y., but two months later moved to Saint Joseph’s Parish, Greenwich. In 1892 he was sent to Saint John’s in Schaghticoke, and put in charge of the mission at Valley Falls in 1893. There followed brief assignments to Saint James, Carthage and Saint Mary’s, Lawrence. In 1902, he was appointed rector and pastor of Saint Patrick’s Parish, Cambridge, New York, a position he held until 1918 when he became prior at Saint Mary's Parish, Lawrence. He later served, from 1922 to 1924, as prior at Villanova Monastery, but resigned in 1924. He then became prior and pastor at Saint Mary's Parish, Waterford, New York, and in 1926, rector again at Saint Patrick's in Cambridge.

His final assignment was to Saint Mary’s, Lawrence, where he died at 81 years of age on July 25, 1941, after a long illness. He had been a religious for 60 years and a priest for 56 years. Though older than his two friar-brothers, Father Daniel outlived them both. Following his Requiem Mass celebrated on July 28th at Saint Mary’s by Prior Provincial, John Sheehan, O.S.A., Father Daniel Leonard was buried in Saint Mary's Cemetery in Lawrence.

Father Leonard’s death marked the passing of the last of a family well known in Catholic musical circles over a long period of time. His brother, Thomas Leonard, had been organist for nearly fifty years at Saint Mary’s Church, Lawrence. His sister, Mother Mary Loyola, S.N.D., was head of the Music Department at Trinity College, Washington, D.C., for many years. While at Villanova, Father Leonard was organist and director of the College choir. He wrote original liturgical compositions which became highly popular. It was he who set to music the poem “O Virgin Mother, Lady of Good Counsel,” written by Philadelphia’s poet-laureate, Eleanor Donnelly.
 

John F. Lehane, O.S.A.

1908 – 1977 (May 4)

John Francis Lehane was born July 29, 1908 in Lawrence, Massachusetts to Jeremiah F. Lehane and Helena Donovan. He was baptized August 5, 1908 at St. Patrick Church, Lawrence, and received the Sacrament of Confirmation May 11, 1922 at St. Mary Church, Lawrence. He was received into the novitiate on September 9, 1928, and professed simple  vows on September 10, 1929, and solemn vows on September 10, 1932. He earned a B. A. in Philosophy from Villanova College, in 1933, and then pursued theological studies at Augustinian College, Washington, D. C. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 9, 1936. He did additional studies at The Temple School, Washington, and at St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri.

Father Lehane's first assignment was in 1937 to St. Thomas High School, Rockford, Illinois, as teacher. Assignments to St. Matthew Parish, Flint, Michigan and St. Rita High School, Chicago, Illinois, followed. Father Lehane was on leave from the Order for several years, but returned to the community in 1965. He was assigned to Augustinian Academy, St. Louis, from 1966 to 1968, and then once again to St. Rita High School, Chicago, from 1968 to 1971. He was appointed procurator at Mendel Catholic High School, Chicago, in 1971.

Father Lehane was visiting members of his family when he suffered a stroke, which caused his death on May 4, 1977. He is buried in the Augustinian Plot at St. Mary Cemetery, Lawrence. 

Cornelius R. Lehane, O.S.A.

1912 – 1995 (March 11)

Cornelius Raymond Lehane, son of Jeremiah Lehane and Helena Donovan, was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, on September 28, 1912. He had four sisters and five brothers, one of whom, John, was also a member of our Order. Conny, as he was known among the Augustinians, was baptized on October 13, 1912 at Saint Mary's Parish, Lawrence. He was received into the novitiate on September 11, 1930, professed simple vows on September 12, 1931, and solemn vows on September 12, 1934. He attended Villanova College, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy in June, 1935, and after completing theological studies at Augustinian College, Washington, DC, was ordained to the priesthood on June 7, 1938 in Washington.

Father Lehane's first assignment was to Saint Rita High School, Chicago, from 1939 to 1946. For the next 20 years, he ministered in the educational apostolate. From 1946 to 1950, he was assigned to Saint Thomas High School, Rockford, IL., and in August 1950 he returned to Saint Rita High School. From August 1959 to 1962, Father Lehane ministered to the students at Mendel Catholic High School, Chicago. 

In 1962 Father Lehane served in the missionary apostolate, as Mission Superior to the Augustinians working in the Japanese Missions from 1962 to 1963. With the founding of the Midwest Mission apostolate in Peru, he was sent there as the Mission Superior from 1963 to 1965. Father Lehane returned to Saint Rita High School during the middle of the 1965 academic year. In 1967, he entered into parochial ministry, serving as associate pastor of Saint Clare Parish, Chicago until 1971. He then took up residence at Saint Rita Monastery, Chicago while serving as Province Counselor from 1971 to 1974. In August, 1973, he was transferred to Tolentine Center where he served the community as prior from 1975 to 1983.

He served as Personnel Director from 1971 to 1979. From 1979 to 1985, he was Director of Internal Ministry. On September 11 1985 the senior members of the Province elected Father Lehane to be the Chairman of the Senior Status Commission. He resided in retirement at Saint Nicholas of Tolentine Monastery until he suffered a stroke in February, 1995. Father Lehane died on March 11, 1995 following a period of suffering and debilitation. He was a sincere and sympathetic person by nature and was willing to extend himself to the needs not only of his fellow Augustinians but also their parents and families. His enthusiasm and concern for others are the hallmarks of his ministry.

Father Lehane is buried in the Augustinian plot at Saint Mary's parish, Lawrence, MA. 

Bernard A. Lazor, O.S.A.

1925 – 2007 (January 14)

Bernard Aloysius Lazor, O.S.A., was born on February 5, 1925, in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, the son of John A. Lazor and Anna Marcini. He had two sisters and a brother. He was baptized at Saint Mary Slovak Church in Mahanoy City, and received his education at Saint Mary's Parochial School, and Mahanoy City Public High School. In 1942 he became a postulant at Augustinian Academy, Staten Island, NY. He was received, on September 9, 1943, into Good Counsel Novitiate, New Hamburg, NY, and professed simple vows on September 10, 1944. He received a BA in Philosophy from Villanova College in 1948 and professed solemn vows on September 10th of the same year. He began theological studies at Augustinian College, Washington, DC, and was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop John McNamara on June 5, 1951 at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, DC. Father Lazor was sent to complete his studies in Rome in 1951. There he received the Licentiate in Sacred Theology from the Gregorian University, and then studied at the Pontifical Biblical Institute, beginning in 1952. He received the Licentiate in Sacred Scripture in 1956. 
 
Father Lazor was assigned to Augustinian College in 1957 and remained there until 1971, during which time he served as sub-master of professed students from 1957 to 1958, as master from 1958 to 1968, moderator of provincial higher studies from 1965 to 1968, and prior from 1968 to 1971. Throughout these 14 years, he taught Sacred Scripture to the theological students at Augustinian College, and then to students of the religious communities who founded the Washington Theological Coalition in 1968.

In 1971, Father Lazor was assigned to Saint Thomas Monastery and Villanova University, where he lived for the rest of his life. At the university he taught Sacred Scripture as associate professor in the Theology and Religious Studies Department, until his retirement in 2006. He was chaplain of the university's basketball and football teams and an ardent fan of all of the university's sports teams. He ministered on weekends throughout his priesthood, serving in parishes in Mahony City, PA and Phoenixville, PA.

Father Lazor was an example of dedication to prayer, the liturgy and religious life. He preached many retreats and days of recollection, and never turned down the opportunity to share with others his love for the Word of God. He was inspired by St. Jerome's dictum: "Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ." He saw his ministry as a means to bring others closer to the Lord that he knew and served.

Father Lazor passed away on January 14, 2007, at Haverford Rehabilitation Center in Havertown, PA. A Mass of the Resurrection was celebrated January 18 at Saint Thomas of Villanova Church, after which he was buried at Calvary Cemetery in West Conshohocken, PA.

Paul W. Layng, O.S.A.

1915 – 1940 (February 9)

Paul Wright Layng, son of Frank H. Layng and Frances Wright, was born in Carthage, New York on January 2, 1915. He was a graduate of Carthage’s Augustinian Academy in 1933 and entered Augustinian Academy, Staten Island, N.Y. as a post-graduate postulant. He entered the novitiate at New Hamburg, N.Y. in 1935, and was professed the following year. He pursued studies at Villanova College and was solemnly professed in September, 1939. He was to have graduated from Villanova in June, 1940.

Paul died in Misericordia Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, on Friday, February 9, 1940 at the age of 25, with his parents at his bedside. He had been ill with an intestinal ailment, complicated by peritonitis and bronchial pneumonia. He underwent a major operation from which he failed to rally.

His funeral was held on Monday, February 12, in Saint Thomas of Villanova Church. Burial followed in the Community Cemetery at Villanova. In addition to his parents, he was survived by a sister and a brother.

Robert V. Lawrence, O.S.A.

1909 – 1994 (November 21)

Robert Vincent Lawrence was born July 19, 1909 in McSherrystown, Pennsylvania to Francis J. and Mary Lawrence. He entered the novitiate on September 9, 1928 at New Hamburg, New York, and professed simple vows in the Order on September 10, 1929. After studies at Villanova College, Villanova, Pennsylvania, and at Augustinian College, Washington, D.C., he was ordained a to the priesthood on June 9, 1936 in Washington.

Father Lawrence earned a Master's Degree in History from Catholic University of America, Washington, in 1937, and did advanced studies at DePaul University, Chicago. From 1937 to 1962, Father Lawrence was assigned to St. Thomas High School, Rockford, Illinois. When the new Province of Our Mother of Good Counsel was formed in 1941, he became a member of that Province. While stationed in Rockford, Father Lawrence traveled to St. Adrian Church, Chicago Illinois, each week-end to minister there. He was a teacher at St. Rita High School, Chicago, from 1962 to 1968, and served there first as sub-prior and then as prior.

He returned to Rockford in 1968, serving as associate pastor and then pastor of his beloved St. Mary Parish. In 1992, because of failing health, he was transferred to St. Nicholas of Tolentine Monastery, Olympia Fields, Illinois, where he resided in retirement.
Father Lawrence died in his sleep November 21, 1994 while recuperating from an illness at Mercy Rehabilitation Center, Chicago Heights, Illinois.

He is remembered most fondly for his rosary makers, a group of devoted people in Rockford who made more than 300,000 rosaries beginning in 1983. He had a great devotion to the Blessed Mother and the daily praying of the Rosary. He was a kind and mild-mannered individual and wanted everybody to have a happy heart.

Father Lawrence is buried in the Augustinian plot at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Illinois.
 

Rev. Francis X. Lawlor, O.S.A.

1917 – 2013 (November 5)

Francis Xavier Lawlor was born November 21, 1917 in Bronx, New York, to Martin T. Lawlor and Margaret Lawlor, and was baptized on December 25, 1917 at St. Luke Church, Bronx. He received the Sacrament of Confirmation and his elementary education at St. Rita Church, Staten Island, New York, after which he entered Augustinian Academy, Staten Island, which granted him a diploma in 1935. He was received into the novitiate on September 9, 1937, and professed simple vows on September 10, 1938, and solemn vows on September 10, 1941. He earned a B. A. In Philosophy from Villanova College, Villanova, Pennsylvania, in 1942, and then pursued theological studies at Augustinian College, Washington, D. C.  He was ordained to the priesthood on May 22, 1942.

Father Lawlor taught at Saint Rita High School, Chicago, Illinois, from 1946 to 1968.  From 1950 to 1968 he also served as citywide Moderator of Chicago Inter-Student Catholic Action, an organization of students from the Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Chicago. During these years he was active with the Christian Family Movement, the Knights of Columbus and several block clubs in the vicinity of St. Mary of Mount Carmel Church, Chicago. He was actively involved with Citizens for Decent Literature, and was a leader in the fight against pornography.

After a brief assignment at Cascia Hall, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Father Lawlor  was on a leave of absence from the Order. He was a delegate to the 1968 Illinois State Constitutional Convention, where he was a member of the Bill of Rights Committee. He served from 1971 to 1975 as a Chicago Alderman, representing the 15th Ward in the City Council. In 1975 Father Lawlor returned to community life and was assigned to St. Mary Parish, Rockford, Illinois.  He was Director of the Pro-Life Committee of the Diocese of Rockford from 1976 to 1984.  In 1984 he became director of Moral Decency in Media in Rockford. He retired from that position in 1992, maintaining his community at St. Mary Parish, Rockford, and continued his involvement in pro-life and anti-pornography activities as a volunteer.

In 1994 he was assigned to Immaculate Conception/St. Henry Parish, St. Louis, Missouri, where he provided sacramental ministry as his age and health permitted. When the Archdiocese of St. Louis closed this parish in 2005, Father Lawlor moved to Tolentine Monastery, Olympia Fields, Illinois. In 2010 he was assigned to the newly formed Blessed Stephen Bellesini Friary, located at Franciscan Village, a senior housing and health care community in Lemont, Illinois.

Father Lawlor is remembered as an intense man, totally committed to any campaign to which he dedicated his time and energy in the cause of truth, justice, and life. died November 5, 2013 following a long gradual decline in health.  He was 95

His Funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Rita of Cascia High School Shrine Chapel, Chicago, on Saturday, November 9, 2013, with burial in the Augustinian Plot, Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, IL.

Joseph F. Laverty, O.S.A.

1920 – 2006 (September 30)

Joseph Francis Laverty was born on October 2, 1920, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Joseph Laverty and Beatrice Kelly. He was baptized on October 17, 1920, at Saint Francis de Sales Church, Philadelphia, and attended St. Francis de Sales Parish Elementary School, St. Athanasius Parish School, and Northeast Catholic High School In 1939, he entered Augustinian Academy, Staten Island as a postulant, and was received into the novitiate on September 9, 1940. After completion of a year at Good Counsel Novitiate, New Hamburg, New York, he professed simple vows on September 10, 1941, and began studies at Villanova College, graduating with an AB degree in 1945. He professed solemn vows on September 10, 1944, pursued theological studies at Augustinian College, Washington, D.C., and was ordained to the priesthood on June 8, 1948 by Bishop John M. McNamara at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, D.C.

Father Laverty was assigned as assistant pastor at Our Mother of Good Counsel Church, Los Angeles, California in 1949. In 1951 he was transferred to Villanova University, where he taught biology and lived in one of the school's student residences. From 1953 to 1963, he taught biology and religion at Msgr. Bonner High School, Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania. From 1963 to 1973, he was assistant pastor at several parishes: Saint Mary Church, Waterford, Saint James Church, Carthage, Saint John Church, Schaghticoke, all in New York, and Assumption Church, Lawrence, Massachusetts. In 1973, he was assigned to Saint Thomas Monastery, Villanova, Pennsylvania. He then served at Saint Rita Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1974 to 1976, and at Saint Nicholas of Tolentine Church, Atlantic City, New Jersey from 1977 to 1978. In 1978 he was transferred to Saint Thomas of Villanova Monastery. 

Throughout his life, Father Laverty was troubled with poor physical health. He underwent a number of eye operations, which never appreciably improved his sight. His person health difficulties, however, made him a kind and compassionate visitor to the sick and hospitalized. In all of the parishes where he was assigned, as well as during his time at Saint Thomas Monastery, he ministered to the sick.

Fr. Laverty passed over to the Lord early on Saturday morning, September 30, 2006, just a few days short of his 86th birthday. His Funeral Liturgy was celebrated on Tuesday, October 3, 2006 in the Saint Thomas Monastery Chapel, with burial in the Augustinian section of Calvary Cemetery, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.
 

Teodoro Olazaran Larrinaga, O.S.A.

1902 - 1955 (February 14)

Teodoro Olazaran Larrinaga was born in Durango, Spain, on April 28, 1902, one of two sons and three daughters of Juan Olazaran and Maria de Larrinaga. He was received into the novitiate on September 16, 1917 and professed simple vows on September 18, 1918 for the Province of Castille. He made solemn profession on October 14, 1923, and was ordained to the priesthood on August 21, 1926, in Leon, Spain.

Father Teodoro served as musical director and organist in various communities in Spain. In September 1931 he departed for missionary work in Puerto Rico, and in December 1931, was assigned as an assistant at the Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel, South Philadelphia. In May 1933, he was designated an assistant at the mission church of Saint Nicholas of Tolentine Church, Philadelphia, and in January 1935, was transferred to Our Lady of Pompeii Church, Dobbs Ferry, New York. Among his labors in each of the parishes where he ministered, was his service as an accomplished musician and choir director. 

On February 11, 1955, he was assigned to Saint Nicholas of Tolentine Parish, Philadelphia. Three days later he died suddenly from a fall from the roof of the friary, which doctors at Saint Agnes Hospital judged was the result of a heart attack. 

Father Teodoro was buried on February 17, 1955, in the community cemetery at Villanova according to the wishes of the then Commissary Provincial, Father Henry Greenlee, O.S.A.

Stephen J. La Rosa, O.S.A.

1933 – 2006 (October 12)

Stephen Joseph La Rosa was born on May 23, 1933 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, one of two sons and one daughter of Stephen LaRosa and Louise DiSanto. He was baptized on October 10, 1933 at Saint Nicholas of Tolentine Church, Philadelphia, and attended the city’s public elementary and high schools, graduating in 1951. He then served in the military as a member of the Armed Ordnance Corps and left the service in 1955 to attend St. Joseph's College, where he obtained a BS in Psychology in 1959. He entered the Vice Province of Our Mother of Good Counsel as a novice in September, 1959, at Good Counsel Novitiate, New Hamburg, New York, and professed simple vows on September 10, 1960. He professed solemn vows on September 10, 1963. He then went to Villanova University for course work in Philosophy, and then, in 1961, to Augustinian College, Washington, DC, for his theological studies. He was ordained to the priesthood on January 30, 1965 at Saint Thomas of Villanova Church, Villanova, Pennsylvania.

Father LaRosa’s first assignment was to Saint Augustine Preparatory School as teacher. In 1967 he was appointed the school's headmaster and he held that office until 1982. During that time the school grew from 90 to 230 students, added a sports complex, chapel and more classrooms and expanded academic courses and sports programs. In 1982, Father Steve was elected Vice Provincial of the Vice Province, and continued his work at the school. In 1990, he once again assumed the office of Prior Provincial, when Richard DeFulgentiis, OSA, his successor had died. He held that office until 1995 when the Vice Province was merged with the Province of Saint Thomas of Villanova. Father Steve then returned to full-time work at the school as its President until 1998, when he became President Emeritus and Director of the Alumni Association, offices which he held until the time of his death. During his many years at the Prep he worked to create an academic environment that encouraged study and intellectual challenge, as well as a Christian environment in which young men learned the impact of Gospel values on career and life decisions.

Father Steve also served the Diocese of Camden for many years as a consultant, as a member of the Diocesan Priests' Council and as the Vicar for Religious Men. He was well known throughout the six counties of southern New Jersey that make up the Diocese of Camden.

Father Steve was known for his exuberant spirit, his outgoing and friendly graciousness, his dedication to the Gospel and to the ideals of Christian education. He worked to draw people together into a community of service and love.

Father Steve moved to Saint Thomas Monastery, Villanova, after a diagnosis of cancer and deterioration of health that warranted greater monitoring of his health. On October 12th, the day that he entered into Hospice Care at the monastery he passed over to the Lord, with family members, friars, hospice and nursing staff present. He was 73 years old.

Philip Lariscy, O.S.A.

1782 – 1824 (April 6)

Philip Lariscy, was born in 1782, in Callan, Kilkenny, Ireland, entered the novitiate at Grantstown in 1807, and professed vows on May 20, 1808. He studied at St. John's College in Waterford, where he was ordained to the priesthood. At the close of the War of 1812, he and Timothy Brown left the friary in county Cork, having been delegated as missionaries to Irish Catholics in Canadian Provinces. Father Lariscy spent three years in Newfoundland, where he was stationed at Harbour Grace, a mission established by the Augustinians in 1770. In 1816, he became an assistant to Bishop Thomas Scallan, at St. John's and Prince Edward Island, followed by a year in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Then, after a trip to Ireland, he arrived in the United States, where he continued ministry in New England states and other locations along the Atlantic coast, including Manhattan, Long Island and Staten Island. He was the first priest to offer Mass in Patterson, New Jersey, and in Brooklyn, New York. 

In 1818, John Lefevre de Cheverus, the first bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, discovered Father Lariscy, whom later he valued as a possible vicar-general. In 1819, with financial assistance from the people in Newfoundland, Father Lariscy built St. Augustine Chapel in Dorchester Heights, South Boston, which is still used today for special occasions. The chapel is recognized as "the oldest standing Catholic church building in the Archdiocese." During the four years he spent in the Boston area, Father Lariscy served the people in Salem, Lynn, Lowell and New Bedford, Ma. On June 25, 1890, John Gilmary Shea, editor for the New York The Catholic News, wrote, "probably the first priest to preach and hear confessions in Irish in Boston was Father Philip Lariscy, O.S.A., who built St. Augustine's church." On July 2, 1890, John G. Shea wrote in his column, "This hardworking priest built also a little church at New Bedford, which was the only shrine of Catholicity there for many years. After serving in New England he labored on Staten Island, in New Jersey and up the North River. He is one of the pioneer priests of Patterson. He finally retired to the house of his Order in Philadelphia and died there in the prime of life."

Bishop Cheverus wrote of him, "He is strong and robust and pious. He has already brought back some hardened sinners. He preaches in Irish every Sunday at the first Mass…. He is a humble man and asks for nothing except work."

In 1821, Father Lariscy left Boston for New York. He became a member of the community at St. Augustine Parish in Philadelphia, Pa., where he had performed sixty-four baptisms from December 27, 1822, to February 15, 1824.

Father Lariscy died on April 6, 1824 at the age of 42. He is buried in the vault at St. Augustine's in Philadelphia.

Stephen F. Lanen, O.S.A.

1902 – 1968 (November 7)

Stephen Frederick Lanen was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts on July 16, 1902, to Frederick Lanen and Mary Garrity. He received his primary education there at Saint Mary Parochial School, and his secondary education at Saint John's Preparatory School in Danvers. In 1920 he began studies at Villanova, but by February, 1921, he had decided to enter the Augustinian Order. He was received into the novitiate in February, 1921 and made his simple profession of vows on February 19, 1922. He was solemnly professed on the same day in 1925. Stephen finished his collegiate studies in June 1924 and went onto study theology. He was ordained to the priesthood in the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia on June 11, 1927 by the most Reverend Michael J. Crane, D.D., Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia. He celebrated his first Solemn Mass the following day in Saint Mary's Church, Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Father Lanen was assigned to Cascia Hall Preparatory School in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1928. After several years there, he was transferred in 1936 to Augustinian Academy on Staten Island. In 1937 he was assigned to Villanova where he was a member of the English Department. In 1938 he was assigned to Saint Nicholas of Tolentine Parish, Jamaica, New York, and in August, 1945, was to the Province Mission Band. He became its rector in 1951, and in 1953 he continued in this post while also serving as a definitor of the Province. 

Father Lanen received a temporary assignment to Saint Augustine Parish, Troy, N.Y., in December, 1958, and the following November returned for another three years of teaching at Villanova. In January 1962 he was assigned to Merrimack College, in North Andover, Massachusetts, where he taught until failing health forced him to stop.

Death came following a serious operation for cancer of the throat in New England Baptist Hospital on Thursday, November 7, 1968. The Funeral Mass was celebrated at Merrimack’s Chapel of Christ the Teacher on November 11. Burial was in the Augustinian plot of Saint Mary's cemetery, Lawrence, Massachusetts.
 

John J. Lamond, O.S.A.

1909 – 1993 (October 13)

John Joseph Lamond was born on July 20, 1909, in Lawrence, Massachusetts to John J. Lamond and Margaret I. Hennelly. Two of his brothers, Bernard and Augustine, also became members of the province. Baptized on July 25 at Saint Mary's Church, Lawrence, John attended the parish school, and graduated in 1922. He entered Augustinian Academy, Staten Island, New York, as a postulant, and graduated in 1926. He then was admitted to the novitiate and professed simple vows on August 16, 1927. Three years later he professed solemn vows at the collegiate seminary at Villanova College, Villanova, Pa. After graduation in 1931 with an A.B. degree, he began the study of theology at Augustinian College in Washington, DC. During the summer months he took courses in religious education at the nearby Catholic University of America, and on June 13, 1943, he was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop McNamara in the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC.

Father Lamond's first assignment in 1935 was to the University of Saint Augustine, Iloilo City, the Philippine Islands, where he taught English and public speaking. In 1939 he returned to the United States and was assigned to Saint Mary's Church in Rockford, Illinois, where he served as an assistant and taught religion at the nearby Muldoon High School. In 1941 he served in Cuba as an assistant at San Agustin Church, Marianao, Havana, while also conducting adult education courses in Catholic Action. Returning to the States in 1944, he was assigned to Saint Laurence O'Toole Church in Lawrence, Massachusetts as assistant and hospital chaplain. The following year he was moved to Saint Mary's Church and placed in charge of the Portuguese Catholic Community at the Church of Saints Peter and Paul. In 1956 Father Lamond was appointed pastor of Olde Saint Augustine's Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Two years later he was assigned to the church of the Immaculate Conception in Hoosick Falls, New York as pastor and prior. In addition, as pastor he also served as principal of Saint Mary's Academy, the parish high school. In 1962 Father Lamond returned to Lawrence and the Hispanic apostolate, which was to occupy so much of his efforts, first at Saint Augustine's Church and in 1966, at Saint Mary's, where he directed the Spanish Center. Upon his retirement in 1979 he was assigned to Our Mother of Good Counsel Monastery on the campus of Merrimack College, North Andover; however he continued his ministry to the Hispanic population of the Merrimack Valley.

In 1976 Father Lamond was honored with the Immigrant City Award citing his more than three decades of service to the Spanish and Portuguese communities. A member of Saint Mary's parish remembered Father Lamond as a "great friend whom we could always count on, he not only spoke our language, but he knew our culture and understood us." In addition to his work with the Hispanic community, Father Lamond worked to promote vocations to the priesthood and religious life. He was a regular contributor to Contact, the vocational magazine of the Archdiocese of Boston and co-authored a book Why I Became a Priest.

Father Lamond died suddenly on October 13, 1993 at Holy Family Hospital, Methuen. Massachusetts, at the age of 84. His brother, Father Augustine Lamond predeceased him in death by two years; his brother, Father Bernard, followed Father John in death one month later.

A Mass of Christian Burial, presided over by Bishop John R. McNamara, was celebrated October 17 at the Collegiate Church of Christ the Teacher on the campus of Merrimack College, North Andover. Interment was in the Augustinian plot of Saint Mary's cemetery, Lawrence, Massachusetts.