Please pray for our brother Austin Milner of the Oxford community who died peacefully at Blackfriars this morning. He was born on 9th August 1935 and made his profession in the Order on 27th September 1954. He was ordained to the priesthood on 30th April 1960. He spent much of his life in the Caribbean, working in Grenada, Jamaica, and Trinidad. For the past few years he was a member of the Oxford community, lecturing and tutoring in sacramental theology and liturgy. The photograph below was taken during the celebrations to mark the golden jubilee of his ordination earlier this year. A full obituary of fr Austin will appear in due course.
Lord, you gave Austin your servant and priest the privilege of a holy ministry in this world.
May he rejoice for ever in the glory of your kingdom.
We ask this through our Lord, Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
Requiescat in pacem, et resurgat in gloriam !
ReplyDeleteA lovely and brilliant man. This is very sad news. I will pray for Fr. Austin and for your community.
ReplyDeleteEternal rest grant unto him, O Lord...
My Deepest condolences to the English Dominican Family on the passing of fr. Milner, O.P., I meet him in both England and the Caribbean. He was a very insightful in his passion for Dominican life and how it is lived. May he rest in Peace.
ReplyDeleteFr. Austin had a brilliant mind. in him there was no guile. he taught me at St. Michaels Seminary in Kingston Jamaica. we nicked named him 'big bird'. I later sat on the Liturgical Commission of the Archdioces of Kingston with him. He was a good priest. God give him rest from his labours. See you in glory land Fr. Austin!!
ReplyDeleteRev. KWA - Jamaica
Chukwu
ReplyDeleteAs an altar boy at St. Theresa's Church in Vineyard Town Jamaica, I recall Fr. Austin as a man after God's own and mindful of teaching us how to live as Christ did on earth. A great shepherd to the flock and humble servant in the Kingdom of God.
Chukwuemeka Nnacheta