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1841 – 1926 (June 24)

John Hugh Devir was born in County Donegal, Ireland on December 23, 1841 to Henry Devir and Catherine Gibbons. He immigrated to the United States in September, 1864 and entered the novitiate at Villanova, Pennsylvania, on January 5, 1866. He made his profession of simple vows on January 19, 1867, and was solemnly professed on January 20, 1870. John was ordained to the priesthood in Saint Augustine’s Church in Philadelphia by Bishop Thomas Becker of Wilmington, Deleware, on January 30, 1870.

1898 – 1950 (June 24)

Charles Patrick Brown was born in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on October 17, 1898 to John Brown and Mary Lyons. He entered the novitiate at Villanova, Pa. in 1924, and, following his novitiate, professed first vows on June 26, 1925. He made solemn profession on the same date in 1928, and was ordained to the priesthood at the National Shrine in Washington, D.C. on June 9, 1931 by Bishop Thomas Shahan.

1879 – 1959 (June 24)

Charles James Baker was born on Staten Island, New York, on May 24, 1879, to Charles Baker and Angelina Fulton. He attended Augustinian Academy, after which he was employed for several years as a clerk. Charles entered the novitiate at Villanova, Pennsylvania, on July 3, 1904, and professed simple vows on July 4, 1905. He was solemnly professed on July 6, 1908, and on Thanksgiving Day of that same year, was ordained a subdeacon by Augustinian Bishop William Jones of Puerto Rico at Villanova. He was ordained to the priesthood in the Philadelphia Cathedral by Bishop Edmund Prendergast on May 14, 1910.

1846 – 1925 (June 23)

John Frail, son of Michael and Mary Frail, was born in County Galway, Ireland on June 24, 1846. He was vested at Villanova, Pennsylvania on December 1, 1901, and was professed on July 7, 1908 with the name Brother Possidius.

1886 – 1930 (June 20)

Matthew John Corcoran, son of Michael Corcoran and Bridget Murphy, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 23, 1886, and baptized in St. Augustine’s Church there on August 1st. He was confirmed by Cardinal Gibbons in September, 1896. After attending public schools and Central High School, he entered the novitiate at Villanova on July 3, 1904, and made his profession of simple vows on July 4, 1905.

1829 – 1912 (June 19)

Thomas Augustine Field was born in Kilbrin, County Cork, Ireland in 1829. He entered the novitiate at Villanova, Pennsylvania in 1868, and was ordained to the priesthood in the Philadelphia Cathedral by Bishop Wood in 1871. He had studied in Indiana with the Holy Cross Society at Notre Dame before joining the Augustinians.

1928 – 2017 (June 19) Joseph Xavier O’Connor was born on May 26, 1928, in Lawrence, Massachusetts, the son of John E. O’Connor and Elizabeth O’Connor. He had two brothers and five sisters, and was baptized on June 4, 1928, at Saint Mary’s Church, Lawrence. He attended Saint Laurence O’Toole Parish School and Central Catholic […]

1868 – 1943 (June 18)

Robert E. Fitzgerald, one of four sons and five daughters of Patrick Fitzgerald and Ellen Ryan, was born in Emly, County Tipperary, Ireland, on August 20, 1865, and was baptized on August 31 of the same year. He entered the novitiate in Ireland in 1887, was simply professed on November 11, 1888, and was ordained to the priesthood in Ireland on June 9, 1892.

1891 – 1976 (June 18)

Ruellan Pius Fink was born November 30, 1891, in Littlestown, Pennsylvania to Basil Fink and Ella Noel. He received his early education in parochial schools of Littlestown and East Liverpool, Ohio, and Moundsville, West Virginia. In 1908 he entered the Augustinian program of formation at Villanova College, Villanova, Pennsylvania, and was received into the novitiate on June 20, 1912. He professed simple vows on June 20, 1913, and solemn vows on June 20, 1916.

1921 – 1978 (June 18)

William Michael Cusick was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on December 29, 1921, to William M. Cusick and Mary Higgens. He was baptized on January 1, 1922, in the Church of St. Joseph, Minooka, Pa. He attended public grammar schools and Central High School in Scranton, Pa., graduating in June 1939. While in high school he was a member of the band, the baseball team and the French club. On October 12, 1942, after a few years of employment, he enlisted in the United States Army and served outside the continental limits of the United States from May 24, 1943 to August 11, 1945. On November 2, 1945, he was honorably discharged as a technician fourth grade. A year later he enrolled at Villanova College in the school of Chemical Engineering.