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“Providence College loves Pope Francis.”
| The message written by Providence College junior Joseph Day on a sticky note placed inside a zucchetto, or skullcap, he presented to Pope Francis during the Oct. 16 general audience in St. Peter’s Square. Pope Francis briefly placed Day’s cap on his head before returning it to the student. (Catholic News Service)Profile
Deacon Wally and Gwen Mitsui
Youth ministry coordinators, St. John Apostle and Evangelist Church, Mililani
Favorite Scripture quote: Deacon Wally — Psalm 46:10 (NRSV); Gwen — Luke 12:48
Book: Deacon Wally — “The Naked Now” by Father Richard Rohr; Gwen — “The Pillars of the Earth” by Ken Follett
Parable: Deacon Wally — Weeds among the Wheat; Gwen — the Good Samaritan
Commandment: Deacon Wally — “Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you.”; Gwen — “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your being, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.”
Prayer: Deacon Wally — “My heart is restless, until it rests in God”; Gwen: “Be still and know that I am God.”
Saint: Deacon Wally — St. Damien of Molokai; Gwen — our Blessed Mother Mary
Food: Deacon Wally — seafood; Gwen — sushi and lechon kawali
Most memorable priest: Deacon Wally — Father Bart O’Leary; Gwen — Father Bob Wynne, MM
Saints under 35
Garbed in Christ
Rolando Rivi became a seminarian at the tender age of 11 and was executed for his faith just three years later. His death at the hands of communist partisans in 1945 was deemed martyrdom earlier this year, paving the way for his beatification Oct. 5 in Modena, Italy.
Blessed Rolando was born in Italy in 1931. He donned a cassock upon entering the seminary, as all students did, and never ceased wearing it even when Catholics and his seminary came under threat from anti-faith factions. He also continued to read and serve in his parish.
He was kidnapped by communists April 10, 1945, from the woods in his hometown where he had gone to study. After three days of torture he was shot in the head and heart, and his cassock hung as a trophy outside someone’s home. (www.ncregister.com)
