Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Icon dedication

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This icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God of Tenderness, was created by Honolulu seminarian transitional deacon Hai Francis Pham to celebrate the 125th Jubilee of St. Patrick’s Seminary in Menlo Park, California, where he is now studying. The icon, on hardwood measuring 11-by-14-inches, is dedicated to the victims of the Aug. 8 […]

Photo: Junipero Serra relic

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Sacred Hearts Sister Jane Francis Leandro kisses a first-class relic of St. Junipero Serra July 5 during the Diocese of Honolulu’s monthly holy hour for vocations at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. The event recognized the saint’s July 1 feast day and the work of Serra International, an organization named after the Franciscan missionary to […]

Photos: Corpus Christi procession

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Sacred street procession Top, altar servers lead the annual eucharistic procession down School Street in Honolulu June 11 on the Feast of Corpus Christi from the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa to the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. Above, Bishop Larry Silva leads prayers with the help of a bullhorn during the eucharistic procession […]

Photo: May crowning

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May crowning The Filipino Catholic Club of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Ewa Beach celebrated the traditional May crowning of the statue of Mary on May 20 with a sumptuous lunch followed by 5 p.m. Mass. Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary during the month of May is energized by her many apparitions: […]

Photo: On retreat

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Diocesan priests take a group photo May 17 at the annual priests retreat at St. Stephen Diocesan Center. Fifty-one priests attended, according to the diocesan Office for Clergy. Not all are in the picture. The retreat was directed by Bishop Timothy Freyer, auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Orange, California, pictured standing, far left. Deacon […]

Photos: Hawaii in Vermont

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Bishop Larry Silva celebrates Mass on April 23 commemorating the 180th birthday of Servant of God Joseph Dutton at Blessed Sacrament Church in Stowe, Vermont, the birthplace of the candidate for sainthood. Dutton, a Civil War veteran who spent the final 45 years of his life serving the people of Kalaupapa in atonement for his […]

Photo: Blessing of the chrism

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Bishop Larry Silva breathes over the holy chrism, part of the rite blessing one of three holy oils at the Chrism Mass for the Kauai vicariate, March 14, at St. Theresa Church in Kekaha. The Chrism Mass is celebrated every year during Lent. The other oils blessed are the oil of catechumens and the oil […]

Photo: Scouts Mass

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Bishop Larry Silva poses with a group of Catholic Boy Scouts of America and Father EJ Resinto, the chaplain for the diocesan Committee on Scouting, after a scout Mass and awards ceremony at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace March 18. (Photo courtesy of Dann Ebina)

Photo: Spirited conversation

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Deacon Jerry Tokars, right, of Kailua, Oahu, talks with Jesuit Father Phillip Chircop during the Diocese of Honolulu annual deacons’ retreat, Feb. 17-19, at St. Stephen Diocesan Center. Father Chircop led the retreat, the first in-person diaconate meeting since 2019. Seventy-six deacons and wives attended. (Photo courtesy of Deacon Keith Cabiles)