Click here to see photos from Holy Week in Hawaii and at the Vatican.
Pope Francis’ role in Holy Week liturgies is undetermined
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — As Pope Francis continues his convalescence, the Vatican published a full calendar of Holy Week and Easter liturgies with no indication of who would preside or be the main celebrant. The list of Masses and other liturgies, released by the master of papal liturgical ceremonies March […]
Holy Week
The Diocese of Honolulu, led by Bishop Larry Silva, celebrated the conclusion of Holy Week and the beginning of the Easter season.
Nicaragua asserts control over church during Holy Week
By David Agren OSV News CUERNAVACA, Mexico — Catholics turned out in large numbers to celebrate Holy Week in Nicaragua. But the ruling Sandinista regime prohibited public exhibitions of faith — such as processions and reenactments of the passion of Christ — as it continued exercising control over religious activities in what’s becoming an increasingly […]
Pope prays that Easter joy breaks through gloom of sin
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — On a bright spring morning, Pope Francis prayed that Christians would experience the joy of Easter and allow Christ’s resurrection to be “the light that illumines the darkness and the gloom in which, all too often, our world finds itself enveloped.” […]
Images of the year’s holiest days
The year’s holiest days Here are photos from Holy Week, April 2-8, celebrated by Bishop Larry Silva.
An energizing, exhausting, holy week
It’s a lot of work organizing all the services and liturgies on the Triduum days and more leading up to Easter By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald By the Easter Vigil, April 16, Bishop Larry Silva’s voice had begun to crack after more than a week of singing, preaching, praying and greeting. He had been […]
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 […]
Photos: The holiest of days
Images from the Chrism Mass and the Sacred Triduum
Photos from the holiest of weeks
Holy Thursday Bishop Larry Silva washes the feet of Anne Chipchase during the Holy Thursday Mass April 1 at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in imitation of Jesus washing the feet of his Apostles at the Last Supper. (Photo courtesy of Miguel Heraclio) Good Friday During the Good Friday liturgy […]