WITNESS TO JESUS | SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT This is the prepared text for the homily by Bishop Larry Silva for the second Sunday in Lent, delivered March 4 and 5 at Immaculate Conception Church, Ewa, on the occasion of his episcopal visitation. Isn’t life glorious? You get up every day to go to work […]

WITNESS TO JESUS | FIFTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME This is the prepared text of the homily by Bishop Larry Silva for the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, including eucharistic revival catechesis, delivered Feb. 4 and 5 at Sacred Hearts Church, Lanai City. The moon is a beautiful object. It lights up the night sky […]

WITNESS TO JESUS | SECOND SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME This is the prepared text of the homily of Bishop Larry Silva, delivered on the second Sunday of Ordinary Time, Jan. 15 at Immaculate Conception Church in Lihue, incorporating catechesis for the Eucharistic Revival [Pointing to the congregation] “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away […]

WITNESS TO JESUS | SOLEMNITY OF THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered by Bishop Larry Silva on Jan. 7 and 8, the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord, at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Honokaa. Today, throughout our diocese, we are asking all the parishes to […]

WITNESS TO JESUS | 32ND SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME Here is the prepared text of the homily by Bishop Larry Silva for the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, delivered Nov. 6 at the Mass for the Diocesan Congress of Filipino Catholic Clubs, Wailua, Kauai. Do you know what the word for “wives” is in Spanish? […]

WITNESS TO JESUS | 31ST SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME Here is the prepared text of Bishop Silva’s homily for the 31st Sunday of Ordinary Time, delivered Oct. 30 to the Korean Catholic Community at St. Andrew Taegon Oratory, Honolulu. Today you climbed a tree to see Jesus. You took the time out of your busy […]