Brother Michelangelo Colussi Died on February 28, 2015
Brother Michelangelo Colussi died just three weeks after arriving at Mepkin to begin his observership. He had spent most of his adult life in monasteries throughout the world, but found the Trappists only three years ago.
Born in Argentina on March 28, 1957, he came to Mepkin on February 7, 2015. He was found in a coma induced by extremely low blood sugar on February 21. Despite all the best efforts of the emergency room and hospital personnel, he never woke from this coma. He was received into the community as a postulant on February 23 and died on February 28. His body was received on Tuesday, March 3 and he was buried on Wednesday, March 4 in the Abbey cemetery.
He is survived by his 83 year old mother and his one sibling, Ernesto. Both live in Argentina. Ernesto and his wife Liliana have four children, 22, 20, 14 and 8.
Please read Abbot Stan’s homily for more details of this remarkable man.