Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Events across Hawaii tie into Jubilee Year celebration

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Hawaii Catholic Herald Now that the Holy Year has officially begun, the Diocese of Honolulu plans to join the worldwide celebration in which Pope Francis calls the faithful to be “pilgrims of hope.” Bishop Larry Silva inaugurated the Holy Year, or Jubilee Year, in Hawaii on Christmas Eve at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in […]

Updated liturgical rules for this time of pandemic

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This is the text of the memorandum from the Office of Worship updating coronavirus pandemic protocols in church MEMORANDUM To: Clergy, parishes and Catholic faithful From: Rev. Alfred Omar Guerrero, Director Date: Nov. 10, 2021 Subject: Updated liturgical directives for the new liturgical year during the time of pandemic The following are the updated liturgical […]

Newman Center pastor to replace outgoing Office of Worship director

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Father Alfred Omar Guerrero has been named the director of the Office of Worship for the Diocese of Honolulu. The pastor of the Newman Center/Holy Spirit Parish at the University of Hawaii at Manoa will continue that role while adding on the responsibilities of guiding liturgical protocols and resources. The appointment is effective April 14, […]

Office of Worship director leaving isles for California

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Deacon Modesto Cordero, who as director of the diocesan Office of Worship led Hawaii’s clergy and lay worshippers through the complexities of pandemic-safe liturgical protocols, is leaving the islands with his wife Nydia Aileen at the end of May for a new home and new job in southern California. […]

 2021 Lenten Regulations during the COVID19 pandemic

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Diocese of Honolulu  2021 Lenten Regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic By the diocesan Office of Worship The dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass is extended through Feb. 16, 2021 (Tuesday before Ash Wednesday). FASTING In the dioceses in the United States, Catholics age 18 through 59 are bound to fast on Ash Wednesday […]

Christmas choirs permitted with limits, Office of Worship director says

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The Christmas church choir may again regain its traditional niche in the celebration of the season as long as that niche comes with Plexiglass and room for distancing. Deacon Modesto Cordero, director of the Office of Worship, explained what is allowed and what isn’t in his latest pandemic memorandum […]

Office of Worship helps parishes prepare for Christmas crowds

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Christmas is coming. This holiday year, traditionally high church attendance will collide with pandemic-imposed social distancing. The diocesan Office of Worship is offering suggestions on how to deal with that. On Oct. 30, Deacon Modesto Cordero, director of the Office of Worship, sent out his latest in his series […]

No diocese-wide Mass restrictions, but caution urged in light of coronavirus

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald On Feb. 5, Father Pascal Abaya, rector of the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, told the congregation at the noon Mass that the blood of Christ would no longer be distributed communally by cup, a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of germs during flu season. The […]