Father Robert Young
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FATHER ROBERT YOUNG - PROGRAM ON INTRO TO THE DIVINE WILL
WHO IS FATHER ROBERT YOUNG? (now deceased)
“Fr. Robert Young was born in Orange, Texas, USA, on July 12, 1949. He was the eldest of five brothers and sisters. He was baptized in the Church of Saint Mary, where he received the sacraments and was nourished in faith. He attended elementary school, St. Mary’s High School, and the University of Dallas; U.C.L.A. at Berkley and Boston University, where he graduated.
He entered the Franciscan community of the province of St. Barbara, California. He lived the years required for Seminary; he took his first vows. in 1975 and was ordained a priest on September 11, 1982 in the Santa Barbara Mission in St. Barbara, California. After his ordination, Fr. Robert celebrated his first Mass in the Church of Saint Mary.
He was assigned to the ministry at Topowa Indians in Arizona, and later to several parishes: in Portland, Oregon; Three Rivers, California; San Francisco, California; Tularosa, New Mexico; Pensacola, Florida; Tallahassee, Florida, and Santa Barbara, California. For some time, he lived in the Holy Land, – he often said that he would have preferred to live again in the mountains of Jerusalem. At the time of his death, he was assigned to St. Petersburg, Florida, where he continued his ministry in the United States and Europe, devoted mainly to spreading the Divine Will.
At the beginning of his priesthood he met with Sr. Briege McKenna, who prophesied that his mission would be that of “Visitation”. After a while, his order led him to move to Israel at the site of Visitation, where he lived for a few years.
He was appointed as Papal Missionary of Mercy by Pope John Paul II. As a missionary, he traveled to many countries, holding retreats, and as a speaker was invited to participate in many conferences. He was honored to concelebrate Mass with Pope John Paul II.
Fr. Robert was a humble man, and his achievements, which he didn’t want to talk about, were many. He holds a Master in Theology, in English and in Philosophy. He spoke fluently in several languages, he played many musical instruments and sang, and was a talented writer and speaker.
Fr. Robert’s main mission over the last 16 years was to help others discover, know, love and live the Will of God in their lives, in particular by talking about the life and writings of the Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta.
He worked as director of Radio Maria in Alexandria, Louisiana. There he hosted a weekly radio program for the last six years on the spirituality of the “Kingdom of the Divine Will.” In April 2016, Fr. Robert received permission from his Provincial to be “Missionary to New Evangelization”, so he moved to the Friary/Retirement Community of St. Anthony’s in St. Petersburg, Florida. There he met a group of Divine Will every month at the Church Christ the King, in Tampa, Florida, to talk about the “Gift of Living in the Divine Will”.
Fr. Robert was very friendly. He made hundreds of friends around the world while serving in the United States and Europe. He was a quiet and peaceful man
Fr. Robert, as a good religious priest, was always a man of faith and charity, a man who loved to be alone in prayer with Jesus our Lord and the Blessed Virgin Mary, our Mother. He had the gift of good discernment. He appreciated and lived the vital virtues of obedience and humility. He was a priest who was faithful to the Word of God and to the Doctrine of the Church that he always sought to share and grow in all. A priest who defended and spent his life for the Mother Church and its mission, with great respect for his superiors and a disinterested love for his brothers and sisters in Christ. He was always cautious and tried, through a respectful dialogue, to create unity, especially in his work of spreading the Divine Will.”
Fr. Robert Young #1 Program on Introduction to The Divine Will
Fr. Robert Young 2nd Program Intro to The Divine Will
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Fr. Robert Young, OFM + 4th Program Intro to The Divine Will
Fr. Robert Young OFM+ 5th INTRO Program to the Divine Will
Fr. Robert Young OFM+ 6th INTRO to The Divine Will
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