Damian Lundy (1944–1997) was a

religious brother A religious brother (abbreviated Br. or Bro. as a title) is a laity, lay male member of a religious institute or religious order who commits himself to following Christ in consecrated life, usually by the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. E ...

of the de La Salle Order. He was born as Michael Lundy in Sowerby Bridge in

Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ) is an area of Northern England which was History of Yorkshire, historically a county. Despite no longer being used for administration, Yorkshire retains a strong regional identity. The county was named after its county town, the ...

on 21 March 1944. Some sources state that he died in 1996, but others that it was in 1997 at the age of 53. He entered the De la Salle Brothers order in 1960. He is widely respected as a leading innovator in many forms of Catholic ministry and education in the UK. He is credited with devising the current standard form of Catholic Residential Youth Work and for writing many popular hymns and prayers and leading seminars and conferences. In 1975, Damian founded

St Cassian's Centre St Cassian's Centre is a Catholic Youth Retreat Centre in the village of Kintbury in the English county of Berkshire. It is owned and operated by the Ireland, Great Britain and Malta District of the de La Salle brothers. The centre was set up ...

Kintbury Kintbury is a village and civil parish in the West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England, between the towns of Newbury and Hungerford. The village has a convenient railway to and , proximity to other transport and local cultural destinations ...

, in Berkshire, a widely visited and respected Catholic Youth Retreat Centre, which is still operating. He is remembered for his popular hymn, ''Walk in the light'', and for verses 3-5 added to Jimmy Owens' hymn ''This is my body, broken for you''.

Publications

Lundy's writing include: * ''What's the Point of It All? (Scripture for Living)'', 1992 * ''Songs of the Spirit,'' 1978 * ''Hymns Old and New'' – with Kevin Mayhew, 1980

References

1943 births English Roman Catholics De La Salle Brothers British Christian hymnwriters English hymnwriters 1996 deaths {{UK-reli-bio-stub