Neal Henry Lawrence OSB

1908-2004

An Honored Man

From within dark church
I could see the bright sunlight
And beckoning trees,
Yet I was still held in prayer
Caught up in God's sweet presence.

Tanka Poem

Biography

Burial at Sea

Order of the Rising Sun

Distinguished Achievement Award

Death Notice

Rev. Dr. Neal Lawrence OSB died in Japan on 3 November 2004.He was a member of Trinity Benedictine Monastery in Fujimi (Nagano) and Saint John's Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota, U.S.A. 

A memorial mass was celebrated at Meguro Catholic Church in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo, at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, November 17.

Fujimi Website
Saint John's Abbey