Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: In December we begin the Jubilee Year of Mercy. On November 22, we celebrate the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, when there will be a special second collection for the U.S. Catholic Bishops’ Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD).
Official notices: Nov. 20, 2015
November 20-21, National Catholic Youth Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana.
November 24, Priests’ Day, St. Patrick’s Seminary & University, Menlo Park, California.
November 26, 9:00 am, Thanksgiving Day Mass, Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, downtown Honolulu.
November 28, 10:00 am, Mass for West Hawaii Vicariate Island Treasures Celebration, St. Michael Parish, Kona.
Photo: Papal blessing
Bishop Larry Silva blesses a painting of Pope Francis in the downtown Honolulu chancery lobby, Oct. 27.
Bishop Silva’s Arlington lecture, ‘Who am I to judge? …’
The bishop’s lecture is titled “Who Am I to Judge? Divine Mercy and Diabolical Deception.” Bishop Silva explained that the talk is based on the homily he gave on Divine Mercy Sunday earlier this year.
Official notices: Nov. 6, 2015
November 6, 9:00 am, Augustine Educational Foundation Board, Chancery, downtown Honolulu; 10:30 am, Augustine Educational Foundation Members Meeting, Chancery.
November 6-8, 65th Annual Diocesan Congress Filipino Catholic Convention, Hilo Hawaiian Hotel, Hilo.
November 7, 7:00 am, Memorial Mass for Diocesan Congress Filipino Catholic Convention, Hilo Hawaiian Hotel, Hilo.
Bishop to preside at Year of Mercy opening
Bishop Larry Silva will preside at ceremonies next month to open in Hawaii the Jubilee Holy Year of Mercy, Dec. 8 to Nov. 20, 2016, proclaimed by Pope Francis as “an extraordinary moment of grace and spiritual renewal.”
New guidelines for lectors offer liturgical principles, practical advice
Speak clearly, with reverence. Understand what you are reading. Prepare. The diocesan Office of Worship has issued an 11-page guide on how to be a good lector, listing both liturgical principles and practical advice such as this.
Bishop reconfirms liturgical norms regarding ‘sacred gestures’
Bishop Larry Silva issued on July 20 a “General Decree on the Use of Hula in the Liturgy,” a brief 125-word document that “reiterates” that the rules on the liturgical use of Pacific Island and Asian “sacred gesture” issued in 1999 by Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo “remain in effect as particular law for the Diocese of Honolulu.”
Official notices: Oct. 23, 2015
October 23, 10:00 am, Meeting of the Bishops of the San Francisco Province, San Francisco, California.
October 24-25, Episcopal Visitation, St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Kailua.
October 27, 9:30 am, Bishop’s Administrative Advisory Council, Chancery, downtown Honolulu; 11:30 am, Diocesan Stewardship and Development Commission, Chancery.
Bishop Larry Silva | Reflections on the Visit of Pope Francis: Excitement was for the office more than the person
What a great blessing it was to be able to participate in the visit of Pope Francis to the United States of America! I had the privilege of joining a small group from Hawaii, then a large group of U.S. and international bishops in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. Hundreds of thousands of people attended — […]
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