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Reverend James Boyce, O.Carm. T he Province of the Most Pure Heart of Mary, Order of Carmelites, mourns the death of the Reverend James Boyce, O.Carm., who died at the age of 60 on February 21, 2010, at Saint Vincent’s Hospital in New York City. Visitation for Father Boyce was held on February 25 and 26, 2010. The Mass of Christian Burial was held on Saturday, February 27, 2010, at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Tenafly, New Jersey, with burial following immediately after Mass at Mount Carmel Cemetery. Father Boyce was born to (the late) Joseph George Boyce and (the late) Gertrude Helen (Meagher) Boyce on November 10, 1949, in Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada. His given name at baptism was James John. He is survived by his brother, Raymond Boyce, and his sister, Diane Forestell. James John Boyce attended Loyola High School and Marymount High School, and also studied music at L’école Normale de Musique, in Montréal, Québec. After graduating high school in 1966, he pursued undergraduate studies at McGill University, Brother Gabriel Murray, O.Carm. where he earned a B.A. in French and a B.Mus. in Piano. James subsequently attended the Washington Theological Coalition in Washington, DC, where he earned an M.A. in Theology. During his theology studies, James also earned an M.M. in Piano from the Catholic University of America. On November 15, 1972, James received the Carmelite habit and professed simple vows to the Carmelites in the Province of the Most Pure Heart of Mary on December 8, 1973. On December 17, 1976, James made his solemn profession with the Carmelites at Saint Therese of Lisieux Church in Creskill, New Jersey, and the next day was ordained a deacon. On June 4, 1977, he was ordained a priest by the Most Reverend Robert Garner, Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, and celebrated his first Solemn Mass on Sunday, June 5, 1977, both at Saint Therese of Lisieux Church. After his ordination, Father James went on to earn an M.A. and a Ph.D. in Musicology from New York University. Father James began his ministry in 1977 serving as Parochial Vicar at Saint Joseph Parish in Bogota, New Jersey, and a year later as Associate Pastor of Saint John the Evangelist Parish in Leonia, New Jersey. In 1980 Father James was assigned as Parochial Vicar at Saint Cecilia Parish in Englewood, New Jersey, and later at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Tenafly, New Jersey. In 1989 he became Pastor of Saint Therese Parish in Creskill, and in 1998 returned to Saint John the Evangelist Parish in residence. Father James began teaching music in the Department of Art History and Music at Fordham University in New York in 1998. He also served as Chair of the Department for several years. An internationally recognized scholar, Father James published numerous academic articles and several books on Carmelite liturgy. His most recent book, Carmelite Liturgy and Spiritual Identity: the Choir Books of Krakow, was published in 2009. In February, 2010, shortly before his death, Father James was promoted to the rank of Professor at Fordham University. In May 2009, he was appointed Commissary Provincial of the Eastern Commissariat of the Carmelite Province of the Most Pure Heart of Mary, a position he held until his death. May he rest in peace. Memorials in honor of Father James Boyce can be made to the Society of the Little Flower, 1313 Frontage Road, Darien, Illinois 60561. Th d he Province of the Most Pure Heart of Mary, Order of Carmelites, mourns the death of Brother Gabriel Murray, O.Carm., who died peacefully at the age of 79 on March 1, 2010, at the Greater Niagara General Hospital in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Visitation for Brother Gabriel was held Thursday, March 4, 2010, at Mount Carmel Monastery Chapel in Niagara Falls, Ontario. The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Friday, March 5th, at Mount Carmel Monastery Chapel, with burial following immediately at Our Lady of Peace Cemetery. Brother Gabriel was born to (the late) Henry Frank Murray and (the late) Helen G. (Dyer) Murray on January 24, 1931, in Arlington, Massachusetts. His given name at baptism was Henry Francis. Henry Francis graduated from Melrose High School in Melrose, Massachusetts, in 1949. He worked on a dairy farm before entering the Brothers’ Novitiate in Akron, Ohio. On September 7, 1959, Henry Francis received the Carmelite habit. He professed simple vows to the Carmelites in the Province of the Most Pure Heart of Mary on September 8, 1960, at the age of 29, taking the religious name of Gabriel. He made his solemn profession of vows at the Carmelite Novitiate in New Baltimore, Pennsylvania, on September 8, 1963. After his solemn profession, Brother Gabriel remained a member of the New Baltimore community, serving in the culinary and farm sections until 1968. He was then assigned to the maintenance of the Carmelite Spiritual Centre in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Brother Gabriel was a man of many ordinary abilities which he performed very well, serving the community and guests for forty-two years at the Mount Carmel Spiritual Centre, where he remained until his death. May he rest in peace. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Society of the Little Flower (Ontario), Carmelite Missions, or Mount Carmel Spiritual Centre
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