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
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]
Rosary relay for priests at the co-cathedral
This year, the diocesan participation in the Global Rosary Relay for Priests will take place June 8 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. The Sorrowful Mysteries will be recited from 11:30 a.m. to noon. All are invited to participate spiritually in their homes, schools or offices. For information call diocesan coordinator Easter Almuena at the […]
Diocese urges suspension of communion cup during mumps outbreak
In response to the recent outbreak of mumps in Hawaii, the diocesan Office of Worship is advising parishes to suspend the distribution of the Sacred Blood during communion through the communal chalice for at least the three weeks, the length of incubation for the illness, or until the outbreak subsides. The advice was sent Oct. […]
New guidelines for lectors offer liturgical principles, practical advice
Speak clearly, with reverence. Understand what you are reading. Prepare. The diocesan Office of Worship has issued an 11-page guide on how to be a good lector, listing both liturgical principles and practical advice such as this.
