Thomas Moorehead

Thomas Moorehead was a member of the Legion of Mary in the New York Archdiocese. Tommy was an example for all men and women who wish to follow Christ. His path was that of our Lord’s Mother Mary. He was consecrated to Jesus through Mary, wore Mary’s brown scapular, prayed numerous rosaries every day, belonged to the Carmelite Third Order and was active in the Legion of Mary. But most of all Tommy showed us how to imitate our Blessed Mother’s virtues by his profound example.

For 40 years he served our Mother in the Legion, and with the exception of his last night on earth, never missed a weekly meeting. Such was his dedication and obedience. When Tommy was asked to do something that would call attention to himself, he would say”…place me under obedience and I will do it…” He was always seeking God’s will in a situation, and not his own, by the path of obedience.

Tommy began his day with the 6:30 Mass every morning. He was indefatigable in his efforts for our mother Mary and the service of Christ in others. His apostolate was in the hospital, taking the patients to Mass and talking to them about Jesus and Mary.

His total consecration to Jesus through Mary was according to the formula of St. Louis Marie De Montfort in the treatise “True Devotion to Mary”. In that consecration, Tommy gave Mary all his worldly and spiritual goods past, present and future. He lived that consecration. He read Butler's "Lives of the Saints" every day and never ceased to be amazed at what they had accomplished. It never occurred to him that might be one of them.

He was saintly in the fashion of St. Therese, the Little Flower, quiet, simple and prayerful.