Godfrey Hallisey died in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1964, after 64 years of religious life.
Born in Ireland, Godfrey moved to America when his father died, and worked on the Railroad. He would spend his free time at a library and acquired an education by good reading.
When he was 30 years old and working at the Detroit Depot, he learned of the Capuchins and then asked to join the Capuchins. He served as tailor, cook and porter most of his Capuchin life.
He was very witty with a charming sense of humor and a placid personality. One night he awoke to find a stranger in his room, after someone had left the monastery door unlocked. Godfrey calmly took him down the stairs and outside. Ten minutes later, the man was in his room again. He had put his foot in the door and it did not close. Godfrey told the friars about it saying, "Sure, and this time I escorted him to the door with a bit of firmness and made sure it was locked behind me."
In his retired years he cared for the refectory and loved the extra time he had for reading and visiting the Blessed Sacrament.
Born in Ireland, Godfrey moved to America when his father died, and worked on the Railroad. He would spend his free time at a library and acquired an education by good reading.
When he was 30 years old and working at the Detroit Depot, he learned of the Capuchins and then asked to join the Capuchins. He served as tailor, cook and porter most of his Capuchin life.
He was very witty with a charming sense of humor and a placid personality. One night he awoke to find a stranger in his room, after someone had left the monastery door unlocked. Godfrey calmly took him down the stairs and outside. Ten minutes later, the man was in his room again. He had put his foot in the door and it did not close. Godfrey told the friars about it saying, "Sure, and this time I escorted him to the door with a bit of firmness and made sure it was locked behind me."
In his retired years he cared for the refectory and loved the extra time he had for reading and visiting the Blessed Sacrament.
Godfrey Hallisey died in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1964, after 64 years of religious life.
Born in Ireland, Godfrey moved to America when his father died, and worked on the Railroad. He would spend his free time at a library and acquired an education by good reading.
When he was 30 years old and working at the Detroit Depot, he learned of the Capuchins and then asked to join the Capuchins. He served as tailor, cook and porter most of his Capuchin life.
He was very witty with a charming sense of humor and a placid personality. One night he awoke to find a stranger in his room, after someone had left the monastery door unlocked. Godfrey calmly took him down the stairs and outside. Ten minutes later, the man was in his room again. He had put his foot in the door and it did not close. Godfrey told the friars about it saying, "Sure, and this time I escorted him to the door with a bit of firmness and made sure it was locked behind me."
In his retired years he cared for the refectory and loved the extra time he had for reading and visiting the Blessed Sacrament.
Born in Ireland, Godfrey moved to America when his father died, and worked on the Railroad. He would spend his free time at a library and acquired an education by good reading.
When he was 30 years old and working at the Detroit Depot, he learned of the Capuchins and then asked to join the Capuchins. He served as tailor, cook and porter most of his Capuchin life.
He was very witty with a charming sense of humor and a placid personality. One night he awoke to find a stranger in his room, after someone had left the monastery door unlocked. Godfrey calmly took him down the stairs and outside. Ten minutes later, the man was in his room again. He had put his foot in the door and it did not close. Godfrey told the friars about it saying, "Sure, and this time I escorted him to the door with a bit of firmness and made sure it was locked behind me."
In his retired years he cared for the refectory and loved the extra time he had for reading and visiting the Blessed Sacrament.
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Bro. Godfrey Hallisey O.F.M. Cap.
1887 - 1964
Capuchin 46 Years
R.I.P.
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