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Platt now lives on Lockwood Avenue, only a few houses from Corpus Christi鱿鱼视频app rectory, in the same family home where he and his nine siblings spent most of their formative years.

Platt has no doubt about what influenced his decision to go into the priesthood.

鈥淢y parents were my greatest influence,鈥� he said. 鈥淢y father was a convert from Anglicanism to Catholicism. He said it was the only rational step to take, despite the fact that his own mother never forgave him.

鈥淢y mother Leonora (Leigh) had been a schoolteacher and her father was a school principal. We had family prayer always, including recitation of the Rosary every night. Our faith was the strong anchor for our family life.鈥�

He has many mentors in his development as a priest. Chief among them was his first pastor, Fr. Robert Walsh, at St. Paul鱿鱼视频app parish on Power Street.

鈥淎fter my ordination on June 5, 1948, I felt so privileged to start my ministry at Toronto鱿鱼视频app 鈥榤other church,鈥� and it was here that I first felt my attraction to working with and for the poor. We used to hear Confessions at the House of Providence, then next door to the church. But all the priests I worked with were great.鈥�

Platt was assigned to several other parishes over the years 鈥� Holy Name, St. Cecilia鱿鱼视频app, St. Mary鱿鱼视频app in Victoria Harbour, St. John Fisher. He was founder of St. Thomas More in Scarborough, where he remained for 16 years. One of his favourite memories about priestly life comes from there.

鈥淚 was really happy with the beautiful stained glass window installed in my honour at St. Thomas More,鈥� he said. 鈥淚t shows More (as depicted in a famous painting by Holbein) with his family.鈥�

Another memorable time was the opening of St. Luke鱿鱼视频app Lodge, a 96-suite residence for those on fixed incomes which opened at St. Luke鱿鱼视频app parish in Thornhill in 1989. He was pastor at St. Luke鱿鱼视频app for 18 years.

鈥淚 had an idea of putting the rectory over the church hall, and in the place of the old rectory, constructing this residence,鈥� he said. 鈥淭he Ministry of Housing co-operated and everything fell into place.鈥�

Platt has positive feelings about the church and the priesthood today.

鈥淭he Gospel teaches us we have lean years and fat years. Our Lord said He鈥檇 be with us for all days, and this gives us hope. As for the priesthood, it鱿鱼视频app been a great delight and happiness and I鈥檇 recommend it to anybody. 鈥�

Platt is still remembered for his generosity while at St. Luke鱿鱼视频app. On his golden jubilee, when asked by parishioners what he would like as a commemoration, he replied, 鈥淚 want nothing for myself, but I would like to see established at St. Augustine鱿鱼视频app a professorship in theology for a diocesan priest.鈥� That was done in 1998 and donations are still coming in to that endowment fund.

(Williams is a Contributing Editor to The Catholic Register.)