People gathered at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu Jan. 23 to mark the feast day of St. Marianne Cope with a special Mass. Bishop Larry Silva, above left, celebrated the Mass and blessed the first-class relic of St. Marianne, which was displayed for veneration. The Diocese of Honolulu and the Sisters of St. […]
Save the date! Celebrate St. Marianne on Jan. 23
Special to the Herald “I am not afraid of any disease; hence it would be my greatest delight even to minister to the abandoned.” (St. Marianne Cope) The public is invited next year to remember the legacy of St. Marianne Cope by attending a celebration on her feast day. Bishop Larry Silva will preside at […]
Photos: Celebrating St. Damien
At top, students from St. Patrick School in Kaimuki performed May 10 in front of the Damien statue at the state Capitol in downtown Honolulu during a ceremony honoring St. Damien on his feast day. Other schools that participated included Our Lady of Good Counsel School, Sacred Hearts Academy and Damien Memorial School; the service […]
Our Lady of Guadalupe: Isles honor our indigenous mother
By Jennifer Rector Hawaii Catholic Herald In Mexico every year on Dec. 12, as the sun peeks over the horizon, fireworks burst through the sky to greet Our Lady of Guadalupe on her feast day. On this day dedicated to her, thousands of pilgrims travel to see the miraculous image she left behind on the […]
May 10 marks 150th anniversary of St. Damien’s Molokai arrival
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald On May 10 the Diocese of Honolulu will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the day St. Damien de Veuster first set foot on Molokai and began a ministry of supreme charity and selflessness that would lead to his death there 16 years later and his canonization. May 10 is […]
Come to the celebration of St. Marianne Cope
St. Marianne Cope will be honored at the celebration of her birthday/feastday on Monday, Jan. 23, at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa at 6:30 p.m. Bishop Larry Silva will preside at the Mass. Come join the Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities and the youth of the diocese in presenting a prayerful […]