Rev. Bruce R. Swift, OSB

Deceased: 2014-12-25

Diocese: KANSAS CITY-KANSAS

ICTE Spring: 1992

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Fr. Bruce Swift, OSB, died Christmas morning. December 25, 2014,  at St. Benedict’s Abbey in Atchison, Kansas.

“He was received into the arms of the Divine Child when he died this morning in the presence of our Lord and surrounded by the prayers of his brothers,” posted St. Benedict’s Abbey.

Fr. Meinrad Miller, OSB, wrote that “Over many years of faithful service as monk and priest, he faithfully brought the mercy of the newborn Jesus to countless hearts in Confession, Mass, and Spiritual Direction, and now we entrust his soul to the care of Christ, whose Birth brings the Father’s mercy anew into our world.”

Benedictine College President Stephen D. Minnis remembered the 82-year-old Father Swift as one of the principal men who brought Marian consecration to Benedictine College.

The Abbey invites well-wishers to join them as they commend Fr. Bruce to God:

-Tuesday, Dec. 30 at 7:00 p.m.: Reception of the Body and Vespers for the Dead

-Wednesday, Dec. 31 at 10:30 a.m.: Mass of Christian Burial followed by lunch in the Refector.