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Father Jay Samonie | |
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| Born | 1930 |
| Education | St. John's Provincial Seminary Wayne State University |
| Occupation(s) | Priest, Archdiocese of Detroit |
| Title | Father |
| Parent(s) | Jacob and Mary Samonie |
| Website | Film Documentary Website |
Jay Samonie, Ph. D. (1930 – ) is a retired Detroit inner city priest, author, artist and pianist who writes that he has had mystical spiritual experiences, including communication with his spirit guide Jesus, and out of body experiences.
He is a self taught painter and pianist. A movie, Light: The story of Father Jay Samonie. has been made documenting his life. He speaks English, German, Spanish and Italian.
Family Origin
editOf Lebanese Decent, Long family line of Priests and Bishops (maiden = Fadool) (Assemani, Lebaneese)
Early Life
editFather hourly worker at Cadillac Motors for 25 years, then purchased and ran 2 grocrey stores 10 of 11 children
Education
editOur Lady of Sorrows Elementary School in Detroit, Michigan 1944 Started studying to be a Priest (age 14) Ordained in 1956 Master's Degree From University of Detroit in 1971 He Learned spanish while a summer job suring seminar working with mexican migrant workers near Bay City, Michigan Father Died 1955 (67) / His mother died 1958, at the age of 62, just before he was Ordained.
Career
editServed on Michigans Judicial Tenure Committee
Miracles
editMystical Experiences
edit- Samonie was 7 years on, and on May 26, 1937, the day of the Feast of Ascension of Jesus. His family lived across the street from Mt. Elliott Cemetary. In the morning, along with 3 siblings, he saw a vision lasting 1 hour over the cemetary. They "saw thousands, perhaps millions of oval-shaped objects going up to the sky, and others going down into the earth...
...Behind the objects in the sky, the vision also included three huge objects: A most beautiful lady dressed in blue and white..., ...a man with a beard. He was holding a child in the palm of his hand... and a massive cross."
- OBE while on a tour of the Mexican pyramids of Teotihuacan, near Mexico City.
- During one of his visions, he was admitted into the Great White Brotherhood
Controversy
editFather Jay was reported to the Church four times for heresy, which he considers "credits."
Published non-fiction works
edit- On My Way Home (1998)ISBN 1-57502-788-7
- Reflections On My Way Home (1999) ISBN 0739204866
- The Holy Spirit: Our Divine Companion Guiding Us On Our Way Home (2006) ISBN 9780975263617
- My Greatest Joys On My Way Home (2004) ISBN 978-0975263600
- Rite of Passage: Describing the Spiritual Rites of Passage of Rev. Jay J. Samonie (2006) ISBN 9780975263624
References
editInfluences
editSee also
editExternal links
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