On Corpus Christi, the feast of the body and blood of Christ, parishioners on Maui and Oahu took part in Eucharistic processions.
Hawaii Catholic Herald
Msgr. Gary Secor held up the monstrance June 8 at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in downtown Honolulu during adoration and benediction marking the conclusion of Oahu’s Eucharistic procession, which started at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu. (Courtesy Dann Ebina)
Above: Participants in Maui’s Eucharistic procession walked in front of Baldwin High School in Wailuku as they headed from St. Anthony Church to Christ the King Church in Kahului. (Courtesy Glenn and Maddie Pascual / St. Anthony Church)
In Honolulu, participants walked along North School Street from the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa toward the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in downtown Honolulu. (Courtesy Dann Ebina)
La Salette Father Edison Pamintuan, pastor of St. Joseph Church in Makawao, carried the monstrance during Maui’s procession. (Courtesy Glenn and Maddie Pascual / St. Anthony Church)
Bishop Larry Silva was the first to carry the monstrance on Maui. Accompanying him were other clergy as well as Knights of Columbus from Christ the King Church and Maria Lanakila Church in Lahaina; the men carrying the canopy were Knights of Columbus from the Hispanic community. (Courtesy Glenn and Maddie Pascual / St. Anthony Church)
On June 8, the Diocese of Honolulu held its own Eucharistic Congress in communion with the upcoming National Eucharistic Congress. On Oahu, the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa hosted Mass and workshops.
Deacon Jonathan Lam assisted Bishop Larry Silva in the Eucharistic prayer during Mass at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu June 8 as Oahu also held events as part of the isles’ Eucharistic Congress celebration. (Courtesy Dann Ebina)
