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A Profile of the Pastor
The Rev. Jerome Joseph Day, O.S.B., was installed as pastor in 2002 by
the Rt. Rev. Matthew K. Leavy, O.S.B., abbot of Saint Anselm Abbey, on behalf
of the Most Rev. John B. McCormack, bishop of Manchester.
A native of North Adams, MA, in the Diocese of Springfield, Father Jerome
was born in 1953, the son of the late Charles F. and J. Marjorie (Costello)
Day. He and his family were active in Saint Francis of Assisi Parish in North
Adams. He was educated at Saint Joseph elementary and regional high schools
in North Adams and received his diploma in 1971. He entered Saint Anselm College,
Manchester, NH, and received his B.A. degree summa cum laudein English
in 1975. After a stint as an English teacher at Pinkerton Academy, Derry,
NH, and as a reporter for his hometown newspaper, he pursued graduate studies
at University College Dublin in Ireland from 1977 to 1978, when he received
his M.A. degree with honors in Anglo-Irish Studies.
From journalist to monk, priest, professor
and pastor
Upon returning to the U.S., Father Jerome taught high school English briefly
in Massachusetts and Vermont, then in 1980 rejoined his hometown daily, The
North Adams Transcript, where he served as a reporter, city editor and editorialist.
In 1983, he was named the top newsroom executive, managing editor - the youngest
in Massachusetts at that time. In 1986, Father Jerome became editorial director
of The Lowell Sun in Lowell, MA. He also has written and edited for The Berkshire
Eagle in Pittsfield, MA, The Greenfield (MA) Recorder in Greenfield, MA, and
The New Haven (CT) Register organization. During the 1980s, he also served
as an occasional correspondent for The Boston Globe and taught English part-time
in programs at North Adams State College (now Massachusetts College of the
Liberal Arts) and Williams College. He has received a number of journalistic
awards from New England press organizations.
Father Jerome entered Saint Anselm Abbey as a novice in 1989, and, after a
year of study, prayer and reflection under the direction of the Rev. Placidus
H. Riley, O.S.B., his novice master, he professed simple vows in 1990. He
professed solemn, or lifelong vows, of conversatio morum ("conversion
of manners," understood to include poverty and chastity), obedience and stability,
on Nov. 21, 1993, on the Solemnity of Christ the King. Following studies for
the Roman Catholic priesthood at Saint John's Seminary, Boston, he received
a M.A. degree with honors in dogmatic theology. Father Jerome was ordained
a deacon in 1994. On June 3, 1995, the vigil of Pentecost, he was ordained
a priest in the abbey church by the Most Rev. Joseph J. Gerry, O.S.B., bishop
of Portland, Maine, and former abbot of Saint Anselm.
Graduate studies in Montreal and Dublin
In 1997, Father Jerome began doctoral studies in communications at McGill
University in Montreal, Quebec in Canada. As part of his research on the evolution
of the literary and dramatic representation of the Irish Famine (1845-1850),
he returned to Ireland, where he earned a M.Phil. degree in Irish theater
studies at Trinity College Dublin. He received his Ph.D. from McGill in 2001.
In addition to his assignment as pastor of Saint Raphael, Father Jerome teaches
part time in the Department of English at Saint Anselm College. He is a member
of the committee that administers the Certificate in Communication, serves
as faculty adviser to The Saint Anselm Crier, the student paper, and is adviser
to the Irish Club. He also is a member of the college Governing Board. Academically,
he participates in the activities of the American Conference for Irish Studies,
the Canadian Association for Irish Studies, the International Association
for Irish Studies, the College Media Advisers Association and the Nineteenth
Century Studies Association.
Father Jerome's sister, Katherine Ann (Day) Corriveau, lives in North Adams
with her husband, Paul. They have four grown daughters.
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WORSHIP SCHEDULE
Lord's Day Mass
Saturday (Vigil) 4:00 pm
Sunday 7:30 am, 9:30 am, 5:00 pm
Daily Mass
Mon, Tue, Wed 12:00 noon
Thursday 8:30 am
Friday 6:00 pm (Novena to St. Michael)
National Holidays
Mass 9:00 am
Holydays
Please call for Schedule
Confessions
Wed 11:30 am, Fri 5:30 pm,
Sat 3:30 pm, Sun 4:30 pm |
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Pastor's Internet
Links
Saint Anselm College
Saint Benedict Acadamy
Order of Saint Benedict
Diocese of Manchester
McGill University, Montreal
Trinity College, Dublin
Saint John's Seminary, Boston
Diocese of Springfield
University College, Dublin
New Hampshire Catholic Charities
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