Brother Roger RIP

12 May 1915 - 16 August 2005

We, at Wellspring, were deeply shocked and saddened to hear the news of Br Roger's death on Tuesday 16 August - particularly that this man of peace should die in an act of violence.

Br Roger's funeral

• Account and reflections on our visit here.

• Video and audio archives are available here (commentary in French)

• Taizé website - an account of the funeral; order of service and the addresses of Br Alois and Cardinal Walter Kasper and more can be found here

• One of our favourite pieces of Br Roger's writing - appropriate, perhaps for the day of his funeral, can be found here

Reflections on our previous visits to Taizé can be found here.

May he rest in peace.