By Jon James Special to the Herald After a three-year absence due to COVID-19, the contemplative Taize Prayer around the Cross service will be held again at the University of Hawaii Newman Center-Holy Spirit Parish on Good Friday evening, April 7 at 7:30 p.m. Taize Prayer around the Cross stems from a tradition adopted by […]
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 […]
Pope leads Way of the Cross in empty, torch-lit St. Peter’s Square
By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — For the first time in his papacy, Pope Francis led the Way of the Cross from St. Peter’s Square rather than Rome’s Colosseum, where it has been held annually for more than five decades. Two rows of torches lit the pathway from the stage set […]
Photos: Friday of the Passion of the Lord (Good Friday)
Bishop Larry Silva privately held the “Celebration of the Passion of the Lord” on Good Friday afternoon, April 10, at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Honolulu due to the COVID-19 virus pandemic. A small number of clergy and lay ministers were in attendance, and the Mass was broadcast live at hictv.com […]
Newman Center to host Good Friday Taize prayer around the cross
The Newman Center/Holy Spirit Parish at the University of Hawaii will host its annual Taize Prayer around the Cross at 7:30 p.m., Good Friday, April 19. The Newman Center is at 1941 East-West Road, mauka of the Korean Studies Center on the university campus. Parking is available in front of Newman on UH campus or […]
Despite new law, some Irish pubs will remain closed on Good Friday
By Michael Kelly Catholic News Service DUBLIN — While Irish pubs will be allowed to open and serve alcohol on Good Friday, March 30, for the first time in 91 years, some pub owners have vowed to remain shut and observe the tradition. President Michael D. Higgins signed the law change into effect in advance […]
