Fr. Paschal Smith, 1920-2009

• Fr. Paschal J. Smith, C.P.
• Born: July 30, 1920
• Professed: August 15, 1945
• Ordained: February 27, 1951
• Died: December 21, 2009

Fr. Paschal J. Smith, C.P. died last night at 9:14 p.m. at Long Island Jewish Hospital.  Fr. Ted Walsh, C.P. was at his bedside. Fr. Paschal’s heart gave out after battling an infection.

Father Paschal was born Joseph J. Smith in Poughkeepsie, NY. He was professed 8/15/45 and ordained 2/27/51. Educated at Richmond High School, Jamaica High School, Fordham University and the Passionist Seminaries in Dunkirk, Scranton, Jamaica and Union City, Paschal also received an MA in Psychology from Assumption College, Worcester, MA (1973). He served on the Retreat team at St. Paul’s, Pittsburgh (1951-1957) and was a Founder of the Passionists in the Philippines from 1958 to 1967. He then worked at Calvary Retreat Center, Shrewsbury (1967-1971), as a Psychologist for the Worcester Detention Center (1971-1976), as Vicar in Shrewsbury (1976-1978)  and then as a teacher at St John’s High School, Shrewsbury (1978-1979). He was Chaplain at Creedmoor Psychiatric Center from 1980 to 1990 and an itinerant preacher from 1990 to 2003 in Pelham.  Since 2003 Paschal was de familia here in Jamaica. His sisters Eleanor and Marie pre-deceased him in March of 2008.

The Funeral arrangements for   Fr. Paschal Smith, C.P.

Wake: Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Immaculate Conception Monastery Public Chapel
2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Prayer Services at 2:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m.

Funeral: Thursday, December 24, 2009
Immaculate Conception Monastery Choir
11:00 a.m.    Funeral Mass
Presider:     Very Reverend Joseph Jones, C.P.
Homilist:     Very Reverend Peter Grace, C.P.,

Interment:    Immaculate Conception Monastery Cemetery