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- Comment: Please note that there should be no external links in the body of the article - see WP:EL. You have lots ... they all need to go. You should also be referring to the subject as Crilly, not as Marc, in the body. WP does not use first names. Tagishsimon (talk) 00:32, 21 December 2023 (UTC)
Marc Crilly (born May 29, 1958) is an American Roman Catholic Benedictine monk, priest, and abbot. He is a member of Saint Benedict Abbey located in Still River, Massachusetts.[1] He serves as its third abbot. The Abbey is part of the Swiss-American Congregation and the international Benedictine Confederation of monasteries.
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Early life edit
Marc Crilly was born on May 29, 1958 in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, USA, to Dr. Marc and Virginia (Badum) Crilly.[2] He is the third of eleven children. He attended high school at Indian Hills High School in Oakland, New Jersey, followed by in-house undergraduate studies at Saint Benedict Abbey in Still River, Massachusetts. He then attended the major seminary of Saint John's Seminary of the Archdiocese of Boston, Massachusetts.[3]
While Crilly was growing up, his family frequently visited Saint Benedict Abbey where the public is invited to worship with them and make private retreats.[4] In high school, he began visiting the Abbey on his own and in 1976, after graduation, he joined the community.[3]
Monastic life edit
After entering the novitiate, Crilly then professed his simple vows and on September 8, 1981, he professed his solemn monastic vows. He continued further studies in philosophy and theology in-house at Saint Benedict Abbey and in 1993, he completed his Master of Arts in Theology at Saint John's Seminary. On May 29, 1993, Crilly was ordained a priest at St. Leo Church in Leominster, Massachusetts.[5]
Crilly's primary contributions have been as Music Director, professor of Latin, Divine Office Book systemizer, Novice Master, and now as abbot. In his earlier years, he was an assistant in the barn when the Abbey had 120 dairy cows. He also assisted in the kitchen for many years. His community elected him third abbot of Saint Benedict Abbey on May 15, 2021. On August 14, 2021, Bishop Robert Joseph McManus of the Diocese of Worcester officially celebrated the Rite of Blessing of an Abbot on Crilly in St. John the Evangelist Church in Clinton, Massachusetts.[4] Around 650 people attended from the larger geographical area.[1]
Abbot Marc Crilly's Coat of Arms has a winged lion which represents Saint Mark. In the center of the Benedictine and Marian crosses lies a poppy symbolizing joy. He chose the following motto, "Caritas congaudet veritati" ("Charity rejoices in the truth," from 1 Cor. 13:6).[3] His feast day is April 25.
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- ^ a b "About Marc Crilly - St Benedict Abbey". 2022-02-23. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ Home, Vander Plaat Funeral. "Obituary for Virginia B. Crilly | Vander Plaat Funeral Home". Obituary for Virginia B. Crilly | Vander Plaat Funeral Home. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ a b c Taylor, Cassandra (2022-05-12). "TMC Announces 2022 Commencement Celebrant and Speaker". Thomas More College. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ a b "Bishop blesses new Benedictine abbot". The Catholic Free Press, Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
- ^ Laplante, Kathleen. Interview with Abbot Marc Crilly, 2024-01-09