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50 years ago — Aug. 10, 1973
NEW FLAGS—Father Alan A. Nagai, pastor of Our Lady of Sorrows Parish in Wahiawa, smiles his appreciation of the papal flag just presented by Our Lady of Sorrows Council No. 6302 Knights of Columbus. Stephen J. Furin and Armond Charbonneau look on. Both are members of the Council. The American flag (not shown) was also presented to the parish by the knights.
25 years ago — July 24, 1998
Shattered peace
A vandal’s rocks smash 70-year-old-stained glass windows of Maui’s Holy Rosary Church
Members of Holy Rosary Church (Paia) are still picking up pieces of stained glass from 72-year-old windows that vandals smashed last week by hurling rocks through them.
They’re also trying to mend their hearts, with the hope that some good could emerge from the senseless tragedy.
“I think all of us have experienced a sense of loss,” said the pastor Father Gary Colton as he began a special parish meeting Sunday for members to air their grief. “I’d like to start with a prayer service. There’s no blessing for stained glass window, but there is a prayer of blessing for an image connected with Mary.”
10 years ago — July 19, 2013
Destination Rio
Bishop Silva is among two dozen from Hawaii headed for World Youth Day in Brazil
By the time you read this, about two dozen pilgrims from Hawaii will be on their way to one of the biggest Catholic events of the year.
Their bags are packed with passports, city maps, practical Portuguese phrase booklets, Brazilian currency, rosaries and prayer books. It’s a modest survival kit for World Youth Day July 23-28 in Rio de Janeiro.
The name of the Vatican-organized event for young Catholics is a misnomer. The “Day” is actually an intense, almost weeklong faith-building experience. For five days, our Island pilgrims will merge in Brazil with hundreds of thousands of faithful from more than a dozen countries. The city of Rio will become a festive hub of catechesis, fellowship, concerts and liturgies. Pope Francis will join the celebration on his first trip back to his home continent of South America since being elected pontiff.
