By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva is celebrating 27 out of 44 parish Confirmation ceremonies in the diocese this year. Vicar general Msgr. Gary Secor will celebrate 17. Most confirmations are administered during the season of Easter — this year from Easter Sunday, April 15, until Pentecost Sunday, June 4. Some of […]
THIRD IN A SERIES | Religious education and Catholic schools: Sharing responsibilities; family, church, school
Questions about implementing the proper order of the sacraments of initiation are already being posed to our diocesan offices. At the heart of many of these queries is a care and concern about our desire to understand and successfully support parents, clergy, catechists, teachers and the entire parish community in each of their various roles […]
Photo: Confirmation anointing
Bishop Larry Silva anoints with chrism the forehead of a young parishioner at St. Anthony Church, Kailua, as part of the Rite of Confirmation during an evening Mass, May 28. The bishop has been administering the sacrament of Confirmation at various parishes around the Islands, through which confirmandi are bestowed with the gifts of the […]