The $15 million capital campaign to renovate the 175-year-old Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace received an award last fall from the International Catholic Stewardship Council, an organization that promotes Christian stewardship and Catholic philanthropy. The Parish Capital Campaign Materials award for excellence was presented to the cathedral’s capital campaign core committee members Mark […]
Cathedral basilica to host presentation on relics
In preparation for the arrival in Hawaii in November of the relics of Italian Capuchin Franciscan mystic and stigmatist St. Pio of Pietrelcina, also known as Padre Pio, the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace is hosting a special presentation on the topic of saintly relics in its Kamiano Center, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Oct. […]
Cathedral to host Vivaldi’s ‘Gloria’ concert
The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace is hosting a concert of the Cathedral Choir and the Honolulu Festival Orchestra performing “Gloria in D, RV 589” by Antonio Vivaldi, a familiar and popular piece among the composer’s sacred works, at 7 p.m., Sept. 11, in the cathedral at 1184 Bishop Street. Soloists are Paula […]
Built of ‘living stones’
175th anniversary Mass unveils a major step in the cathedral basilica’s extensive renovation effort By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The church is metaphorically described as built of “living stones” — the faithful, with Christ as the foundation. The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, constructed of coral blocks cut from the reef off […]
Cathedral to mark 175th with Mass in renovated sanctuary
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The diocese will celebrate the 175th anniversary of the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace with the blessing of the church’s renovated sanctuary at a 6 p.m. Mass, Aug. 16, celebrated by Bishop Larry Silva. The actual anniversary is a day earlier, Aug. 15. The church was dedicated […]
Komohale
Father (later Bishop) Louis Maigret’s Aug. 15, 1843, journal entry recording the day of the dedication of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace was certainly succinct. It starts with a single word, “Komohale,” Hawaiian for “housewarming,” or “coming into a new house.” The image above is from Bishop Maigret’s journal from the Sacred Hearts […]
Photo: Final touches
A worker applies stain to the inside of the decorative canopy that will cover the cathedra, or bishop’s chair, Aug. 2 in the sanctuary of the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. The canopy matches the larger baldacchino above the old altar. The sanctuary is undergoing extensive renovation as part of phase two of […]
The history of Catholicism’s mother church in Hawaii
Compiled from the writing of Father Louis H. Yim, Sacred Hearts Father Robert Schoofs and the website of the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace July 7, 1827: The first Catholic missionaries arrive in Hawaii. July 14, 1827: The first recorded Mass on Hawaiian soil is celebrated in a grass hut on a rented […]
Cleaned and restored, stained glass windows reinstalled in cathedral
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Four stained glass windows were reinstalled in the sanctuary of the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace on June 18 after being sent to Omaha, Nebraska, for repairs and refurbishment. Mark Lambrecht of Lambrecht Studios, who did the stained glass restoration, was on hand to oversee the windows’ […]
Cathedral has been confirming 2nd graders for 26 years
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald While 32 Hawaii parishes are preparing this month to give the sacrament of confirmation to students in the second grade, one parish has been doing it for 26 years. In 1992, the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace began confirming second graders at the same time they received […]