Bishop Larry Silva administered the sacrament of Confirmation to more than a dozen candidates from several Honolulu parishes in a combined ceremony at St. Anthony Church in Kalihi, June 1. Here, the bishop anoints with chrism the forehead of Raymond John Ramiro of St. John the Baptist parish. The sacrament of Confirmation bestows upon the […]
Photos: Bringing Christ to the streets
About 100 faithful braved the rainy and humid weather on June 2 to participate in the diocese’s annual Corpus Christi procession. The procession began at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa and winded through the streets of metro-Honolulu to the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace. Bishop Larry Silva and other clergy took turns carrying a […]
Photo: Leaving the council
Six members of the Diocesan Pastoral Council, each having completing their three-year terms, pose with Bishop Larry Silva, center, and Deacon Andy Calunod, right, for a parting shot at St. Stephen Diocesan Center. They are, from left, Joseph Mitchell (Maui), Tracy Hoevel (Windward Oahu), Maureen Saturnio (East Hawaii), Marjorie Fujimoto (West Hawaii), Kristine Cabudol (Leeward […]
Bishop Silva to lead annual Corpus Christi co-cathedral-to-cathedral street procession
Bishop Larry Silva on June 2 will lead the diocese’s annual 1.25-mile Corpus Christi procession from the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Kalihi-Palama to the downtown Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace. The observance of the feast, also known as the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, will begin with […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Regarding immigration reform
Dear Sisters and Brothers: Peace be with you! My ancestors came to Hawaii among the first wave of Portuguese immigrants in the late 1800s to work on island plantations. Around the same time, hundreds of newcomers also came from China, Japan, the Philippines and other countries. The descendents of these groups, and later others, melded […]
January meeting of bishop’s advisors addresses host of diocesan concerns
At the Jan. 25-26 meeting of the Diocesan Pastoral Council, Shirley Samonte of Lanai was welcomed as the new Lanai/Molokai representative. The introduction led to a discussion about each island needing its own representative. As a result, Molokai will get its own member beginning July 2014. The Diocesan Pastoral Council is Bishop Larry Silva’s mostly […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Easter message 2013
The risen Christ is in our midst today Repent, and believe in the Gospel!” Those were the words we heard on Ash Wednesday as we began our time of preparation for the memorial of the greatest event in the history of the world, the death and resurrection of Jesus. The call to repentance always implies […]
Bishop presides over mahalo Mass for Benedict XVI
Bishop Larry Silva celebrated a Mass of thanksgiving for Pope Benedict XVI in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace on Feb. 27, 12 hours before the Holy Father ended his papacy at the summer papal residence in Castel Gandolfo, Italy. The Mass’ second intention was for the Holy Spirit’s guidance in the election of […]
Bishop urges ‘greater effort’ by parishes to offer Penance during Lent
Seventeen Hawaii parishes have responded to Bishop Larry Silva’s request to make the Sacrament of Penance more available to parishioners during Lent, according to the diocesan Office of Worship. “During this Year of Faith, one of the great gifts that we need to make even more available to our people is the Sacrament of Penance,” […]
Bishop to lead Alaska ‘cruise of reflection and renewal’
Bishop Larry Silva, who has led pilgrimages to canonizations in Rome and to the Holy Land, this year will lead an “Alaskan Cruise of Reflection and Renewal” with Hawaii’s deacons, Aug. 9-18. But you don’t have to be a deacon to sign up for the tour, which is being coordinated by Seawind Tours & Travel, […]
