St. Damien de Veuster of Moloka'i

St. Damien of Moloka'i

At last the great day the Islands of Hawaii have yearned for is upon us! Sunday, October 11th, Pope Benedict XVI will canonize Fr. Damien a saint. What a joy it will be for us the next time we sing the Litany of saints to hear the name of one of our own... "St. Damien, Pray for Us." While not everyone is able to be in Rome for the canonization, the Church in the Diocese of Honolulu will have the opportunity to celebrate its joy as a relic of St. Damien will be presented for Veneration in the various Churches of the Diocese.

The Relic of St. Damien will be received by the North Kona Catholic Community on Sunday, Oct. 18th with a procession of a picture of St. Damien and the Relic at the beginning of the 7am Mass at St. Michael's. At the conclusion of the Mass there will be an opportunity for Veneration of the Relic.

The Relic will next be received at Immaculate Conception Church at 9am. Here the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick will be celebrated.

At 2pm in the afternoon the general public will be invited to join the Catholic Community in an Ecumenical Prayer Service at St. Michael's (tent). Refreshments will be served following the service.

At 6pm the Spanish Community will receive the Relic and after their Mass there will be Devotions celebrating St. Damien.

Each of the above celebrations will provide opportunity for the Veneration of the Relic of St. Damien. We do hope you will join in the celebrations praising God for one of our own who has made it: St. Damien, pray for us.

A COMMUNAL CELEBRATION OF THE SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK ... will take place Sunday, Oct. 18th at 9am at Immaculate Conception Church in Holualoa. If you are seriously ill or will undergo surgery very soon, or if you have a loved one who is ill, we would like to invite you to come and pray for healing and receive the Anointing of the Sick and also venerate our new saint. St. Damien.

LIVE VIDEO VIEWING OF THE CANONIZATION OF ST. DAMIEN DE VEUSTER On Saturday, Oct. 10th at 9:30pm at Immaculate Conception Hall, we would like to gather all our parish Youth for viewing the canonization of St. Damien. Come and share your time with friends and watch history in the making with a front row seat! Refreshments will be served. Any questions, call John Paul at 217-6886.

MORE CANONIZATION INFORMAITON

On Sunday, Oct. 11^th, It will be preceded on Oceanic Cable OC16 at 9pm by an hour-long video documentary on Fr. Damien, being prepared by a local film company under the direction of Venny Villapando, a member of the Diocesan Fr. Damien/ Mother Marianne Commission. On Sunday, Oct. 11th (Hawaii Time), the following will be broadcast: