Redemptorist Father Pablo Straub (1932-2013)
Posted on 10/23/2013 4:56:40 PM PDT by NYer
CANCUN, Mexico — Father Pablo Straub, who regularly appeared on EWTN television and whose voice was heard on EWTN Radio, died Oct. 21 in a hospital in Cancun, Mexico.
A member of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, colloquially known as the Redemptorists, and a priest for 55 years, Father Straub was easily recognized and well loved from the numerous series he hosted and the retreats he gave over the years.
“Father Pablo was a longtime host on EWTN and a friend to many of us here at the network,” noted Michael Warsaw, chairman and chief executive officer of the EWTN Global Catholic Network. “We feel a profound sense of loss at the news of his passing.”
It was easy to mistake Father Straub as having a Hispanic background. Born in May 1932 in East Rockaway, Long Island, at an early age he entered a Redemptorist seminary in the Hudson Valley in New York, and, while there, he learned Spanish from some classmates.
After he was ordained in 1958, he was assigned to missionary work, where he became proficient with his newly acquired language. His ministry serving the poorest of the poor took him to Puerto Rico for 20 years, then to the Philippines, the Andes Mountains of Peru and, finally, Mexico for more than 20 years.
Father Straub was active not only in Mexico, but also in the United States, giving missions and retreats frequently through his media outreach. He was a gifted speaker and was comfortable in front of a camera. Often, Father Straub would appear holding a large crucifix.
“Father Pablo carried the cross of Christ with him throughout a life spent professing our Lord’s all-merciful love to the multilingual Catholic masses of the Americas,” remembered Doug Keck, the president and chief operating officer of EWTN.
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Redemptorist Father Pablo Straub (1932-2013)
May our Lord welcome him with open arms, ping!
Something about this priest’s death made me cry. There was something special about him for sure.
He was a holy man.
RIP.
Yes he was. RIP Father Pablo.
(His short video clips on EWTN where he shared his wisdom about various spiritual matters with us were great. I remember some where he blessed the TV audience with that large crucifix he often carried.)
The parish in which I grew up was staffed with Redemptorists. I can, to this day, remember some of the sermons and personal conversations with these good men.
God bless and keep Fr. Straub in His eternal embrace.
Lord Jesus, rest Thy servant Pablo with the saints and send us more priests like him.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, amen.
{sigh} Forget it! It keeps changing after I post it. :(
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