By Jennifer Rector Hawaii Catholic Herald During Lent, bishops all over the world bless oil that will be used throughout the year for sacraments. In the Diocese of Honolulu, it’s no different. With Easter upon us, priests from different islands have been assisting Bishop Larry Silva with blessing the oils during chrism Masses. Bishop Silva […]
Photo: Blessing of the chrism
Bishop Larry Silva breathes over the holy chrism, part of the rite blessing one of three holy oils at the Chrism Mass for the Kauai vicariate, March 14, at St. Theresa Church in Kekaha. The Chrism Mass is celebrated every year during Lent. The other oils blessed are the oil of catechumens and the oil […]
Holy Week 2022 in Photos
Chrism Mass – April 12, 2022 The Chrism Mass is the annual liturgy where oils for use in administering the sacraments are blessed. Bishop Larry Silva pours and stirs balsam into the Chrism oil and then breaths the “breath of the Holy Spirit” into the sacred oil. at the April 12, 2022, Chrism Mass at […]
Maui holy oils
Students from St. Anthony School, Wailuku, carry the parish holy oils for St. Rita Parish in Haiku and St. Gabriel Mission in Keanae, left, and Christ the King Parish, Kahului, at the Maui/Lanai vicariate Chrism Mass, March 24, at St. Anthony Church in Wailuku. Bishop Larry presided at the liturgy. Representatives from each parish were […]
Images from the Chrism Mass
From top, Bishop Larry Silva breaths over a container of olive oil symbolizing consecration by the the Holy Spirit while blessing the sacred chrism, one of three holy oils blessed at the Oahu Chrism Mass March 22 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. The bishop pours balsam, an aromatic resin, into the chrism. The other […]
Photos: Blessing of the holy oils
Representatives from Oahu parishes brought oils to be blessed for sacramental needs, right, to the Chrism Mass at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, April 6. Bishop Larry Silva, above, was the main celebrant of the Mass. He blessed and consecrated the Sacred Chrism by stirring fragrant balsam into a large container of oil placed in […]
Photos: Chrism Mass
Bishop Larry Silva pours balsam into a container of olive oil as he prepared the sacred chrism during the Chrism Mass at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu, March 17. Deacon John Coughlin, below, carries oil to the sanctuary. The Chrism Mass is the annual liturgy where oils for use in administering the sacraments […]
