Father Wilfred Scanlon, C.P., St. Paul of the Cross Province (1917-1999)

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Born July 16, 1917 he professed his Passionist vows on August 15, 1938 and was ordained on May 5, 1945. He was a preacher of Passionist missions, an associate editor of Sign Magazine. He was rector of St. Gabriel’s Monastery, Brighton, Massachusetts and received a Ph.D from Boston University. He also served in three parishes in the Archdiocese of Boston: St. Catherine, Lowell, St. Mary’s, Winchester and St. Louis de France, Lowell. When retired he assisted on weekends at St. Mary’s, Dracut. All were parishes in Massachusetts.