"Benedictine Father Jerome Young Dies:
MOUNT ANGEL - Benedictine Father Jerome Young Died Dec. 8 after a long struggle with leukemia. He was 54. Born Feb. 25, 1958 in Portland, he studied first in Eugene before going on to Harvard College where he received a degree in classical languages. He made his profession in 1982. In 1986, he received a Master's degree of Theology from Mount Angel Seminary and was ordained a priest by (then Archbishop) Cardinal William Levada. He went on to earn an S.T.L. in Moral Theology in 1994 while studying in Rome. He excelled in classical languages and theology and taught in the seminary where he won respect not only as a teacher but as a spiritual director for many seminarians and non-seminarians. For many years he served as secretary to the Senior Council and the Chapter, and he was the Abbey Acquisitions Librarian and Library Board member. He also assisted in the formation of junior monks as a member of the Formation Council. He is survived by two sisters, nieces, nephews and two grandnephews. A Vigil will be held Wednesday, Dec. 11, at 7:30 p.m., followed by a Funeral Mass at 10 a.m., Thurs., Dec. 12, at the Mount Angel Abbey Church."
From the Oregon Catholic Sentinel, Dec. 12, 2012.
MOUNT ANGEL - Benedictine Father Jerome Young Died Dec. 8 after a long struggle with leukemia. He was 54. Born Feb. 25, 1958 in Portland, he studied first in Eugene before going on to Harvard College where he received a degree in classical languages. He made his profession in 1982. In 1986, he received a Master's degree of Theology from Mount Angel Seminary and was ordained a priest by (then Archbishop) Cardinal William Levada. He went on to earn an S.T.L. in Moral Theology in 1994 while studying in Rome. He excelled in classical languages and theology and taught in the seminary where he won respect not only as a teacher but as a spiritual director for many seminarians and non-seminarians. For many years he served as secretary to the Senior Council and the Chapter, and he was the Abbey Acquisitions Librarian and Library Board member. He also assisted in the formation of junior monks as a member of the Formation Council. He is survived by two sisters, nieces, nephews and two grandnephews. A Vigil will be held Wednesday, Dec. 11, at 7:30 p.m., followed by a Funeral Mass at 10 a.m., Thurs., Dec. 12, at the Mount Angel Abbey Church."
From the Oregon Catholic Sentinel, Dec. 12, 2012.
"Benedictine Father Jerome Young Dies:
MOUNT ANGEL - Benedictine Father Jerome Young Died Dec. 8 after a long struggle with leukemia. He was 54. Born Feb. 25, 1958 in Portland, he studied first in Eugene before going on to Harvard College where he received a degree in classical languages. He made his profession in 1982. In 1986, he received a Master's degree of Theology from Mount Angel Seminary and was ordained a priest by (then Archbishop) Cardinal William Levada. He went on to earn an S.T.L. in Moral Theology in 1994 while studying in Rome. He excelled in classical languages and theology and taught in the seminary where he won respect not only as a teacher but as a spiritual director for many seminarians and non-seminarians. For many years he served as secretary to the Senior Council and the Chapter, and he was the Abbey Acquisitions Librarian and Library Board member. He also assisted in the formation of junior monks as a member of the Formation Council. He is survived by two sisters, nieces, nephews and two grandnephews. A Vigil will be held Wednesday, Dec. 11, at 7:30 p.m., followed by a Funeral Mass at 10 a.m., Thurs., Dec. 12, at the Mount Angel Abbey Church."
From the Oregon Catholic Sentinel, Dec. 12, 2012.
MOUNT ANGEL - Benedictine Father Jerome Young Died Dec. 8 after a long struggle with leukemia. He was 54. Born Feb. 25, 1958 in Portland, he studied first in Eugene before going on to Harvard College where he received a degree in classical languages. He made his profession in 1982. In 1986, he received a Master's degree of Theology from Mount Angel Seminary and was ordained a priest by (then Archbishop) Cardinal William Levada. He went on to earn an S.T.L. in Moral Theology in 1994 while studying in Rome. He excelled in classical languages and theology and taught in the seminary where he won respect not only as a teacher but as a spiritual director for many seminarians and non-seminarians. For many years he served as secretary to the Senior Council and the Chapter, and he was the Abbey Acquisitions Librarian and Library Board member. He also assisted in the formation of junior monks as a member of the Formation Council. He is survived by two sisters, nieces, nephews and two grandnephews. A Vigil will be held Wednesday, Dec. 11, at 7:30 p.m., followed by a Funeral Mass at 10 a.m., Thurs., Dec. 12, at the Mount Angel Abbey Church."
From the Oregon Catholic Sentinel, Dec. 12, 2012.
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