FR. PETER LARISEY, S.J. JESUIT 1929 – 2020. Peter Larisey of the Society of Jesus died on April 30, 2020 at St. Michael’s Hospital (Toronto). Born in Dartmouth NS, he was the son of William Larisey and Mary Laing. He was 91 years old and in his 68th year as a Jesuit. He was ordained a priest in 1965. Having successfully curated 2 major art exhibits at Regis College (Toronto), he studied at Columbia University in New York where he earned a PhD in Art History. In 1993, he was short-listed in the Governor General’s Book Awards for his work Light for a Cold Land – Lawren Harris’s Work and Life – An Interpretation. At the time of his death, he was completing a major manuscript on the relationship between religion and modern art. Peter was interested in persons and in everything beautiful. He was a zealous pastor who loved All Inclusive Ministries and The Little Brothers of Jesus.

Funeral celebrations will be delayed to a later date. Arrangements have been made through Rosar-Morrison Funeral Chapel (Toronto). As your expression of sympathy, a donation may be made to the Jesuit Advancement Office, 43 Queen’s Park Cres. E., Toronto ON  M5S 2C3 (t: 416-481-9154). Condolences may be left at www.rosar-morrison.com.

Published in the Toronto Star on May 5, 2020.

Please join us in praying for the repose of Fr. Larisey’s soul and for the Jesuits of Canada during this time of crisis.

Take, Lord, and receive all my liberty,
my memory, my understanding,
and my entire will,
All I have and call my own.
You have given all to me.
To you, Lord, I return it.
Everything is yours; do with it what you will.
Give me only the grace to love you
that is enough for me.