By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Arrion Rosales-Llantos is nervous. In a week he will take the biggest step of his life. On May 19 he will be ordained a priest. “To say that the priesthood is a profound commitment to God and his people is an understatement,” he told the Hawaii Catholic Herald last […]
North shore native sixth Sacred Hearts priest ordained since fall
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva ordained Oahu native Michael “Maiki” Kamauoha as a Sacred Hearts priest on Jan. 24, the last of six ordinations to the priesthood for the religious congregation’s U.S. province that began in the fall. Father Kamauoha, who is known to family and friends as Maiki (pronounced Mikey), […]
From Hawaii to India for an ordination
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald A long and culturally rich Mass, large attendance, and a huge reception with copious amounts of rice. Those elements all stood out to the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary’s U.S. provincial superior when he traveled to India last month for a priestly ordination of a […]
Bishop ordains transitional deacon at home parish in Kona
Bishop Larry Silva ordained Arrion Rosales-Llantos a transitional deacon July 1 at his home parish of St. Michael in Kailua-Kona. About a dozen priests and five deacons participated in the ordination. In attendance were the new deacon’s parents, Philippine immigrants Errol Llantos and Lovette Rosales-Llantos of Kona and family members Lourdes Perlas Rosales and Christina […]
San Diego bishop ordains Deacon Rinaldi to priesthood
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego John Dolan ordained Maui man Dario Rinaldi to the priesthood for the Diocese of Honolulu May 20 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in a solemn liturgy during which nearly 50 priests welcomed him into their brotherhood. Bishop Dolan was a last-minute substitute for […]
Deacon Dario Rinaldi of Makawao, Maui, will be ordained a diocesan priest on May 20
‘Sense of completion’ By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Deacon Dario Rinaldi’s journey to priesthood culminates on May 20 when Bishop Larry Silva will ordain him as a diocesan priest at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu. On May 2, the Hawaii Catholic Herald spoke by phone with Rinaldi, 29, as he finished up […]
Jesuit Matthew Yim of Holy Trinity Parish ordained deacon
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Matthew Lonoikamakahiki Wah Tim Yim, the son of Judge Patrick and Santa Marie Yim of Holy Trinity Parish in Kuliouou, was ordained a deacon Oct. 23 by Jesuit Bishop Michael C. Barber of Oakland, Calif., in Oakland’s Cathedral of Christ the Light. Yim, a Jesuit, was one of nine […]
From Maui to Miami, following The Way
Local boy is ordained a priest for the Neocatechumenal Way in Florida By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald On May 8, at a liturgy more than 4,700 miles away from where he grew up, Father Paul Pierce became a Catholic priest for the Archdiocese of Miami. This vocation would have surprised his younger self, Father […]
Priestly ordination of Father ‘Ace’ Tui filled with the vibrancy of Hawaii’s Samoan Catholic Community
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald In a celebration where exuberance challenged the pandemic’s caution to keep one’s distance, Bishop Larry Silva ordained to the priesthood Ese’ese Filipo “Ace” Tui May 21 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. The two-hour, 15-minute liturgy joined the ancient rituals conferring the “sacred order of the presbyterate” by the […]
Mother’s prayers, wisdom helped guide vocation of ‘Ace’ Tui
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Who calls Deacon Ese’ese “Ace” Tui from American Samoa every Sunday, his first and most constant source of vocational support and counsel? “My mother!” said the seminarian. The prayers and wise advice of Miriama Tasi Toleafoa Aumaivao Tui will come to fruition at 6 p.m. May 21 at the […]