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50 years ago — Jan. 1, 1965
Mr. and Mrs. Raymondo Rellin of Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish were happy to be able to share their Christmas with a newborn infant. This is the first of many Christmases they will share with the baby as they have permanently adopted the child through Catholic Social Service. This agency anticipates babies of Oriental-Caucasian racial background will be needing adoptive homes in 1965!
25 years ago — Jan. 5, 1990
Oahu’s Catholic Bible Studies completes 7-year course
Amid shouts of “Alleluia!” Catholic Bible Studies closed its doors on Dec. 5 after completing a successful seven-year course. Many of the Bible students celebrated a special Mass of Praise and Thanksgiving at Our Lady of Peace Cathedral on Dec. 12 followed by a joyful luncheon.
Yolanda McAngus, Catholic Bible Studies chairperson, reported that nearly 25 students successfully completed the entire seven-year Scriptures course.
Catholic Bible Studies was formed in September 1983 to provide Christian laity with an in-depth study of the Scriptures. Since its beginning, the program has attracted nearly 1,000 students from every parish on Oahu. The program’s success also produced several similar programs in local parishes.
10 years ago — Jan. 14, 2005
Blessed exhumation
A parishioner of St. Jude Parish in Kapolei will lead the forensics team that will exhume the body of sainthood candidate Mother Marianne Cope this month in Kalaupapa, Molokai.
The Sisters of St. Francis have selected forensic anthropologist Vincent J. Sava to unearth the remains of their Hawaii founder for the formal identification required for her upcoming beatification. The work will begin Jan. 24 and is estimated by Sava to take three days.
The Vatican, on Dec. 20, approved a miracle attributed to Mother Marianne’s intercession clearing the way for her beatification. The date of her beatification has not yet been announced.
Sava, a quality and training manager at the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) Central Identification Laboratory in Honolulu, volunteered to do the exhumation as a “private citizen.”
