By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The funeral Mass for Father Patrick Henry Freitas Dec. 7 brought together people in Honolulu’s Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa whose lives he had touched in his 83 years on earth and his 57 years of priesthood — former parishioners including a group from rural Maui, catechists whom he taught […]
Letter to the Herald: Appreciating Father Freitas
I was deeply saddened to read of Father Patrick Freitas’ death in the Hawaii Catholic Herald, Oct. 8. Father Freitas was a kind and gentle priest who left a lasting impression in my life. He was an existentialist whom I could identify with. I enjoyed listening to his lectures during the long diaconate formation weekends. […]
Funeral Mass for Father Freitas scheduled
Funeral Mass of Father Patrick Freitas will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, 712 N. School Street in Honolulu. Bishop Larry Silva will be the presider. Visitation before Mass begins at 10 a.m. Refreshments will follow the Mass at the church hall. Father Freitas died Oct. 13 […]
FATHER PATRICK H. FREITAS | 1939-2022
Maui-born priest was a dedicated pastor, staunch religious educator By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Maui-born Father Patrick H. Freitas, who felt exceedingly privileged to be in the first generation of priests to implement the Second Vatican Council, a man of spiritual intensity and a self-described “happy learner,” died Oct. 18 in a Waipahu care […]