Fr. Edson J. Wood, O.S.A.
Cullum: 492014
Class: Friend
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Date of Birth: September 17, 1946
Date of Death: April 9, 2014 - View or Post a Eulogy
Beginning in 1993, Fr. Wood served first as Assistant Chaplain and then in 2002 as Brigade Chaplain at the United States Military Academy, West Point. He was appointed as Brigade Chaplain by the president of the United States.
Fr. Wood suffered a stroke on Friday, March 21, 2014, was taken to Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, New York where he died on Wednesday, April 9, 2014. He was greatly loved by the Cadets and the Staff at West Point.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in the Church of St. Thomas of Villanova (Univ. Campus), Lancaster Ave., Villanova, PA, on Monday, April 14, 2014, at 11:00 AM. A viewing will precede the Mass from 9:00 AM to 10:45 AM. There will be additional services held at the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY. In lieu of flowers, the Augustinian Community of which Father Wood was a beloved member wishes contributions to be made to The Augustinian Fund, Care of Sick and Elderly, c/o Augustinian Provincial Office, P.O. Box 340, Villanova, PA., 19085-0340.
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chaplains feel 'sense of privilege' in ministering to cadets
Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church, West Point, NY.
CADET PRAYER
O God, our Father, Thou Searcher of human hearts, help us to draw near to
Thee in sincerity and truth. May our religion be filled with gladness and
may our worship of Thee be natural.
Strengthen and increase our admiration for honest dealing and clean thinking,
and suffer not our hatred of hypocrisy and pretence ever to diminish. Encourage
us in our endeavor to live above the common level of life. Make us to choose
the harder right instead of the easier wrong, and never to be content with
a half truth when the whole can be won. Endow us with courage that is born
of loyalty to all that is noble and worthy, that scorns to compromise with
vice and injustice and knows no fear when truth and right are in jeopardy.
Guard us against flippancy and irreverence in the sacred things of life. Grant
us new ties of friendship and new opportunities of service. Kindle our hearts
in fellowship with those of a cheerful countenance, and soften our hearts
with sympathy for those who sorrow and suffer. Help us to maintain the honor
of the Corps untarnished and unsullied and to show forth in our lives the
ideals of West Point in doing our duty to Thee and to our Country. All of
which we ask in the name of the Great Friend and Master of all.
Amen
