Our Brother Alberic O'Connor passed away peacefully on Monday, August
3rd in the Abbey's infirmary. Born and raised in Bedford,
Massachusetts, he entered the monastery of
Our Lady of the Valley in Rhode Island, and after the fire in 1950 transferred with the community to St. Joseph's Abbey here in Spencer. He pronounced his
solemn vows in 1953. Over the span of sixty-seven years in
monastic life Brother Alberic served in the Trappist Preserves
kitchen, the retreat house, the laundry and as telephone operator and
refectorian. A monk of great vigor as well as gentleness, Brother Alberic's true
strength always rested in the long hours he spent in the stillness of personal
prayer. With gratitude for the
gift of his presence among us, we monks commend Brother Alberic's soul to your
prayer.
