Today at Mass we prayed especially for missionaries, which reminded me of this apostle in the south of our own country. Recently we did a Blog on the foundress of Maryknoll Sisters, Mother Joseph Rogers (6/7/17) and here is another related founder to the Order.
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With his religious background, he felt an attraction to the priesthood. En route to the seminary by ship, Thomas escaped death in the shipwreck of the Rebecca Clyde. He attributed his survival to the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary. After the accident, he returned home until January 1877. He was ordained in 1886. Father Price was the first native North Carolinian to be ordained to the Priesthood and was assigned to missionary work in the eastern section of his home state.
In 1898 he established Nazareth Orphanage. His plan was first to help the underprivileged of an area and thereby win the favor of the general population, who would then be more inclined to listen to the message of Christ. Following the success of the Nazareth Orphanage, he organized summer catechizing teams of seminarians.
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| Nazareth |
In 1902, Father Price opened a missionary training house at Nazareth
At the same time, Father James Anthony Walsh, of Boston Rome
Property was purchased at Ossining, New York, for the site of the new foundation, the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America (popularly known as Maryknoll).America
(James Edward Walsh, Francis Xavier Ford, and Bernard F. Meyer)
were ready for the foreign missions inChina
(James Edward Walsh, Francis Xavier Ford, and Bernard F. Meyer)
were ready for the foreign missions in
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| Fr. Price on left with Fr. Walsh |
This group of first four American missioners in China arrived in Hong Kong in October 1918. They then settled down in Yeungkong (now called Yangjiang) on the South China Coast Hong Kong for hospitalization.
After a trying trip, he arrived in the British Colony and was immediately taken toSt. Paul 's Hospital in Causeway Bay Happy Valley , Hong Kong . The date of his death was rather significant, as he had great devotion to Our Lady. He was only 59.
After a trying trip, he arrived in the British Colony and was immediately taken to
Father Price was known by many for his great love of God, his holiness of life, his devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and his faithful dedication to priestly ministry.
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