Death of our Dear Priest Fr. Henry Charles of the Port of Spain

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Death of our dear priest Fr. Henry Charles





I just learnt of the death of our dear priest Fr. Henry Charles who died of a heart attack today. Fr. Charles was the parish priest of St. Mary's Church in St. James, Trinidad. In addition to being a priest, Fr. Charles was a qualified lawyer, holding a law degree from the George Washington University in the United States (US) and an LLM from the University of London. He attended St Mary’s College, Port-of-Spain and won an island scholarship in languages. He took an honours degree in Classics from University College Dublin, followed by a master’s degree from the Gregorian University, Rome. He went on to do further graduate studies in the US, with a master’s in Ethics from Harvard Divinity School and a PhD in Ethics from Yale Graduate School. He later taught ethics, theology and literature at the Regional Seminary in Trinidad, the University of the West Indies and at St Louis University, Missouri.
“My career has not been planned; I didn't set out to have all these degrees,” Charles said.

Prayer

O God, Thou didst raise Thy servant, Fr. Henry Charles to the sacred priesthood of Jesus Christ, according to the Order of Melchisedech, giving him the sublime power to offer the Eternal Sacrifice, to bring the Body and Blood of Thy Son Jesus Christ down upon the altar, and to absolve the sins of men in Thine own Holy Name. We beseech Thee to reward his faithfulness and to forget his faults, admitting him speedily into Thy Holy Presence, there to enjoy forever the recompense of his labors. This we ask through Jesus Christ Thy Son, our Lord. Amen.

Rest  in peace Brother.

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