Servant of God

Brother Marinus LaRue

Religious Brother

Type of Cause

Heroic Virtues

birtH – Death

1/14/1914 - 10/14/2001

Birth Location

Philadelpha, Pennsylvania

Region of Country

Mid-Atlantic

State or territory

New Jersey

“I think often of that voyage. I think of how such a small vessel was able to hold so many persons and surmount endless perils without harm to a soul. The clear, unmistakable message comes to me that on that Christmastide, in the bleak and bitter waters off the shores of Korea, God’s own hand was at the helm of my ship."

- Servant of God Brother Marinus LaRue, reflecting on his rescue of 14,000 refugees when he was a Merchant Marine captain

Name of Guild or Sponsoring Organization

Guild

Guild of Brother Marinus LaRue

Diocese leading cause

Paterson

Location of Shrine or Burial

Andover, New Jersey

Feast day

N/A

Email info for cause or shrine

brothermarinuscause@gmail.com

Address for cause or shrine

Apostleship of the Sea of the United States of America 1500 Jefferson Dr. Port Arthur, TX 77642

Date Declared
Servant of God

03/25/2019

Date positio
Approved

Date Declared
VEnerable

1st set of miracles approveD
^or Decree of Martyrom
^or Offer of Life

DatE
Beatified

2nd set of miracles
Approved

DatE
Canonized

Biography

Coming soon!

Prayer for Beatification or Canonization or intercession

God, our Father, Creator of the seas, Protector of refugees, and all those in need, You called Captain Leonard LaRue to recognize Your Son Jesus Christ in the faces of the Korean refugees, and led him as Brother Marinus to a life of prayer and service in the tradition of St. Benedict.

May his life be an inspiration to us, and lead us to greater confidence in Your love so that we may continue his work of caring for the people of the sea, welcoming those who are refugees from war, and deepening all the faithful in their prayer and work of service.

We humbly ask that you glorify your servant Captain Leonard LaRue/Brother Marinus on earth according to the design of your holy will.

Through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Books

SHIP OF MIRACLES

THE MARINER AND THE MONK: CAPTAIN LA RUE, BROTHER MARINUS, AND THE RESCUE AT HUNGNAM