Abbot Robert was informed last evening, 27 April, after 11:00 PM that Br. Edward had died. Earlier that day, Abbot Robert had visited Br. Edward at Carroll Manor and administered the Anointing of the Infirm to prepare him for his final journey.
Later today an obituary and, perhaps, details of the funeral and burial schedule will be posted here.
The community of Holy Cross Abbey thanks all of you who have been praying for Br. Edward and sustained him by your concern and attention to him.
John says
May our Lord comfort the Brothers at Holy Cross Abbey and Br. Edward’s family in your sorrow, and fill you all with His joy and peace as Br. Edward passes into eternal life with Him.
Joe McLean says
Uncle Jimmy, Please rest in peace, your life’s journey is complete — go now and meet your maker and be with and enjoy your mom Catherine, your dad Alex and brothers Joe and Billy Love Ya Joe Jr.
Chuck Edwards says
I am glad Uncle Jimmy’s journey is over. His last years were such a struggle. He got what he yearned for – eternal life. I will always have good memories of visits to Spencer and Berryville, of his wit and words of wisdom.
Bill Nolte says
I think it was late in March or early this month that I last visited Brother at Carroll Manor. It was not clear that he knew I was there. The staff told me he did respond occasionally, but that day he seemed to make changes to the channel on the device attached to his headset, but little more.
My inclination, after a very few minutes, was that I might as well leave. My second thought was that sitting in silence with a Trappist monk was not that unusual an idea. I don’t know whether anything I did for Brother in the next half hour, holding his hand and then taking him back to the sunroom, did anything for him. But it was a blessing for me. RIP.