Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré
Necrologium
ST. NORBERT ABBEY
DE PERE, WISCONSIN, U.S.A.
R.D. Sylvester Michael Killeen, O. Praem.
d. Friday, December 8, 2000
 

Our brother Sylvester Michael Killeen was a priest of St. Norbert Abbey, and its second abbot.  Born in Dobie, Wisconsin in 1905, he was vested in 1925 and ordained in 1930.  He earned a Doctorate in Philosophy from the Catholic University of America in 1939.  He served as principal of Central Catholic High School in Green Bay, Wisconsin when he was elected co-adjutor Abbot to Abbot Pennings in 1947.  He was formally installed as Abbot of St. Norbert Abbey on March 18, 1955 upon the death of Abbot Pennings, and continued in office until his retirement in 1970.  He was responsible for building the present buildings of the Abbey across the Fox River from St. Norbert College.  He was the Abbot Founder of Daylesford Abbey and of St. Norbert Priory in Lima, Peru.  During his tenure in office, he enthusiastically supported St. Norbert College and Norbertine High Schools in Delaware, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, as well as Norbertine parishes in Montana, Michigan and Wisconsin.  He died on Friday, December 8, 2000 at the age of 95. 

 
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Memento, Domine, 
Fratrum et Sororum Nostrorum,
Qui Nos Praecesserunt
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Remember, Lord
our brothers and sisters
who have preceeded us
and now sing in Your Presence.
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Rappelez-vous, Seigneur,
nos confrères et consoeurs
qui nous ont précédés
et chantez maintenant dans Votre Ciel
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Gedenk, Heer, 
Onze Medebroeders u. Medezustern
Die Ons Zijn Voorgegaan
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Erinnern Sie Sich, Herr, 
Unsere Mitbrüder und Mitschwestern, 
die vor uns gegangen sind,
In Ihrer Anwesenheit zu singen
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Recuerde, Señor,
nuestros hermanos y hermanas,
que nos han precedido
y ahora cante en su cielo
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Recorde, Senhor,
nossos irmãos e irmãs
que nos precederam
e cante agora em Seu Céu.
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Rest in Peace
Pray for us in our need
as we pray for you.