Fr. John Henry Bordeaux of the Mother of Grace, O.C.D., entered eternal life on November 30, 2022, at the age of 86.  He was born in Lafayette, Louisiana on February 6, 1936, entered Immaculata Minor Seminary in Lafayette at the age of 14. In 1953, he joined the Oklahoma Province of the Discalced Carmelite Friars, in which he made his first religious profession of vows on July 16, 1955. He was ordained a priest on May 26, 1962. Earlier this year, he celebrated with great joy 60 years of priesthood.

Throughout his years as a Discalced Carmelite Priest, Fr. Henry served the people of God in Oklahoma City, Dallas, San Antonio, Dilley, and Little Rock. In Arkansas, he helped establish the Catholic community and church of Glenwood. Fr. Henry was noted for his joyful, prayerful and community-minded spirit and for his love of the Blessed Virgin Mary. He was wholeheartedly dedicated to his priestly ministry, especially as confessor and spiritual director.

Fr. Henry was preceded in death by his parents, John and Mabel (Baquet) Bordeaux, twin brother Ferdinand Bordeaux, and sister Janie Bordeaux. He is survived by sister Gloria Bordeaux Knapp, and other extended family.

Funeral services for Fr. Henry are as follows:  Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 6pm Rosary and 6:30pm Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Little Flower, San Antonio.  Thursday, December 8, 2022, Mass and burial at Marylake Monastery, Little Rock, AR.