By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald John Jacob Akau can trace his “long and winding” journey to becoming a priest back to his childhood in Pahala, on Hawaii island. Akau, 39, would celebrate pretend Mass — “playing priest with sandwich bread,” he said, a towel tied around his neck to resemble a vestment. And […]
Tae-young Jeon, seminarian, Diocese of Suwon, South Korea: I like to talk to God
VIRIDITAS2: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald My name is Tae-young Jeon and I am a seminarian of the Suwon diocese in South Korea. After studying for a year at Saint Patrick’s Seminary in Menlo Park, California, I finished Theology 2. This is my pastoral year (spent in service […]
Icon dedication
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: Wisconsin commissioning
John Akau, a seminarian of the Diocese of Honolulu, was commissioned for parish ministry at the Rite of Commissioning eSeminarians Involved in Pastoral Service, during Mass at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology, Sept. 7, in Hales Corners, Wisconsin. Akau, far left in the photo, commissioned for service in the Wisconsin parishes of St. […]
He wanted to serve others, so was priesthood calling?
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Arrion Rosales-Llantos had already registered for his third year at the University of Hawaii-Hilo, for classes in administration of justice and history, when he mentioned to his pastor in Kona that he was considering the priesthood as a career. The pastor, Father Konelio Faletoi, urged him to enter the […]
Photo: Seminarian instituted as lector
John Akau, a seminarian for the Diocese of Honolulu, was instituted as a lector at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology in Wisconsin with four others by Bishop Robert M. Coerver of Lubbock, Texas, on March 9. The ministry of lector, which allows him to read the Scripture readings at Mass, except the Gospel, […]
Photo: Hawaii candidate for Holy Orders
John Akau, seminarian of the Diocese of Honolulu, is pictured at his Rite of Admission to Candidacy for Holy Orders, celebrated Nov. 10 with five other men from around the country at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology in Hales Corners, Wisconsin. The Rite of Admission to Candidacy is the first formal step toward […]
Edgar Allen Pobre, diocesan seminarian: Finding joy in every moment
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald I was born in Honolulu on June 21, 1996. I am primarily Filipino, with a few other Asian, Spanish and European ethnicities mixed in. I grew up in Waipahu my entire life with my father, mother and older sister. I attended Waipahu […]
Deacon ordination of Ese’ese Tui delayed
The ordination of seminarian Ese’ese “Ace” Tui to the transitional diaconate previously scheduled for May 15 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Ewa Beach has been postponed due to the limitations imposed by the coronavirus pandemic, Bishop Larry Silva announced May 2. “After careful re-consideration of the lockdown situation we are currently experiencing, Seminarian […]
Ordination still on, location has changed
The ordination of seminarian Ese’ese Tui to the transitional diaconate continues to be scheduled for 6 p.m., May 15, Bishop Larry Silva announced April 7, but the venue has changed from the Co-Cathedral of St Theresa to Tui’s home parish of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Ewa Beach. Normally, local ordinations are scheduled for […]