Entries from Salvian Nardocci’s Annals for 19 January, 1880 and 28 October, 1882 Confrater Osmund Rice January 19 Clothing of Confrater Osmund of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Rice, and of Confrater Leo of the Holy Cross, Devlin. Both novices made their profession in due time. Confrater Osmund died on 27 October 1882, in Torquay, at his parents’ house, where he had been sent by the Provincial for the benefit of his health, being earnestly requested by the good parents of the youth. His fellow student, Confrater Leo, also had died a fortnight before, at St. Anne’s, Sutton. He died on 16 October. They were both very good, and most promising youths. October 28 Death of Confrater Osmund Rice During this month of October, the cruel hand of death had already cut down three of our poor brethren in the Province, but was not as yet satisfied. Another young victim had to be immolated in the person of Confrater Osmund of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, alias Walter J. Rice. Confrater Osmund was born at Torquay, Devonshire, England, on 19 July, 1856, from Protestant parents. He was clothed with our holy habit in Broadway, on 19 January 1880, together with Confrater Leo (see above) and made his profession on the 20th of the same month of the following year, with his companion Confrater Leo. Confrater Osmund was a convert from Protestantism, and after his conversion he manifested great desire to embrace the monastic life. Having applied to our Provincial, he was received into our Order and was sent to the Novitiate, where he gave great satisfaction to his Superiors, and was admitted in due time to make his profession. Not long after the poor youth got very ill, and our Superiors didn’t spare any means to preserve the precious life of the good student. The best Doctors in London were consulted, but the youth did not derive much benefit. His good mother, although Protestant, visited him in St. Joseph’s, Highgate, several times, but when she saw that Doctors and medicines were of no avail, she requested our Provincial to let her son to go with her to Torquay, and under her care and new physicians she hoped that her son would soon recover. To her grief however, he got worse and died in her house, on 28 October, 1882. R.I.P.