Peter Mary Rookey

Fr. Peter Mary Rookey, O.S.M. (Lived from October 12, 1916 until September 10, 2014) was a Servite Friar in the Roman Catholic Church. [1]

Fr. Peter M Rookey entered the Servite Order on September 8, 1930, and professed solemn vows on November 1, 1938. He was ordained a priest on May 17, 1941.

Fr. Peter served the Servite Order in Wisconsin. Missouri and Illinois in the United States. He served as the Assistant General of the Servite Order in Rome from 1953 to 1959 and helped to extend the Order into Ireland where he served from 1948 to 1953.


Fr. Peter founded and was Director of The International Compassion Ministry(ICM), until his death.

About Fr. Rookey

Fr. Peter M. Rookey, O.S.M., a solemn professed friar and priest, died Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at Our Lady of Sorrows Monastery, Chicago, Illinois. He was ninety-seven years of age and a priest for seventy-three years. He was born October 12, 1916, in Superior, WI. Fr. Rookey entered the Servite Order on September 8, 1930, and professed solemn vows on November 1, 1938. He was ordained a priest on May 17, 1941. Fr. Peter served as Assistant Master of Novices, Mt. St. Philip, Granville, WI; Assistant Pastor, Assumption Parish, Portland, OR; Assistant Master of Students, Mater Dolorosa Seminary,Hillside, IL; Assistant Master of Professed Students, Novices & Postulants, Benburb Priory, Benburb, Ireland; Servite General Consultor, Rome, Italy; Assistant Pastor, Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, Chicago, IL; Servite Foundations in Louvain, Belgium and Germany; Assistant Pastor, St. Marie du Lac Parish, Ironton, MO; and Director of The International Compassion Ministry. Visitation was Saturday, September 13, and Sunday, September 14, 2014, at Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica, Chicago, IL. The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Monday, September 15, 2014, also at Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica, Chicago, IL. Interment was in the Servite Section of Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, IL.

The Miracle Prayer

To be able to listen to an audio version of Father Peter Mary Rookey, log onto www.padrepiodevotions.org, click onto "audio" and then click onto "Canticle of Love" to hear the recording of Father Rookey along with Donald and Carol Wichman praying the Dolars Rosary and the Miracle Prayer. This may also be downloaded to an audio file or MP3 format.

Lord Jesus, I come before You just as I am. I am sorry for my sins, I repent of my sins, please forgive me. In Your Name I forgive all others for what they have done against me. I renounce Satan, the evil spirits and all their works. I give You my entire self, Lord Jesus, now and forever. I invite you into my life, Jesus. I accept You as my Lord, God, and Savior. Heal me, change me, strengthen me in body, soul and spirit. Come, Lord Jesus, cover me with Your Precious Blood, and fill me with Your Holy Spirit. I Love You, Lord Jesus. I Praise You, Jesus. I Thank You, Jesus. I shall follow You every day of my life. Amen Mary, my Mother, Queen of Peace. St. Peregrine, the Cancer Saint, all you Angels and Saints, please help me. Amen.[The Miracle Prayer 1]

References

  1. ↑ "About: Friar Servants of Mary USA Province".
  1. ↑ Peter Mary Rookey, O.S.M., The Miracle Prayer, Imprimatur, Francisco Maria Aguilera Gonzalez, Auxiliary Bishop of Mexico (Chicago, IL: Servite Fathers, 1993)
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