Background
Rev. John H. O'Rourke, SJ was born in Newark, NJ on September 14, 1856, the son of Irish immigrants Thomas and Rosanna O'Rourke.
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Career
Early John was the nephew of a famous architect Jeremiah O'Rourke. He was ordained a priest at Woodstock College in Maryland in 1888. He was Master of Novices of the Novitiate at Frederick, Maryland during the years 1890-1904 and led the transfer of the Novitiate to St-Andrew-on-Hudson, Poughkeepsie.
NY in 1903. In 1904 he began a career as a Retreat Master, leading over a hundred religious retreats across the United States. Father O'Rourke authored several religious books published by Apostleship of Prayer in New York: 1909 Under the sanctuary lamp: The hills that Jesus loved. Reflections for the holy hour 1912 The Fountains of the Savior.
Reflections for the Holy Hour 1914 On the Hills With Our Lord 1916 On Israel's Hills. Reflections for the Holy Hour 1917 Journeys With Our Lord. Reflections for the Holy Hour 1921 The Mountains of Myrrh.
Reflections on the Sacred Passion The library at Woodstock College was constructed with donations from Mr. and Mrs. Francis P. Garvan and named in memory of Father O'Rourke. A book about O'Rourke's life entitled "A Moulder of Men" was written by W. Coleman Nevils, S.J. and published in 1953, Apostleship of Prayer, New York.
