HAWAII HAWAII HAWAII HAWAII In letter to Island Catholics, White House asks a Kailua St. Damien’s feast day Celebration at Kapiolani Bishop Silva urges support artist to craft a special gift is not the customary Park planned to cap of immigration reform for Pope Francis date of death Year of Faith Page 2 Page 3 Page 3 Page 5 Hawaii Catholic Herald VOLUME 76, NUMBER 9 FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2013 $1
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“Jesus in Hawaii,” a mosaic by Karen Lucas based on the original painting by Martin Charlot, was unveiled at Saint Louis School, March 9. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz) 2 HAWAII )"8"**$"5)0-*$)&3"-%t"13*- Bishop Larry Silva Hawaii REGARDING IMMIGRATION REFORM Catholic Dear Sisters and Brothers: Except for Native Hawaiians and Native Americans, we are all immigrants or the descendants of immigrants. Peace be with you! Today’s newcomers are no different from us. They too Herald My ancestors came to Hawaii among the first wave want to work, raise and educate their families and enjoy Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu of Portuguese immigrants in the late 1800s to work on 'PVOEFEJO a better life. 1VCMJTIFEFWFSZPUIFS'SJEBZ island plantations. Around the same time, hundreds of We did not become a great country by keeping people newcomers also came from China, Japan, the Philippines PUBLISHER out, but rather by opening wide our doors. Our richness, Bishop Larry Silva and other countries. The descendents of these groups, energy and strength flow from diversity, new growth, and later others, melded to become one of the most beau- progress, accommodation, and our welcoming, pioneer- CJTIPQ!SDDIBXBJJPSH tiful ethnically-blended societies on earth. ing spirit. EDITOR Thanks in large part to the Hawaiian people, who were I join the rest of the bishops in the United States in Patrick Downes hospitable nearly to the point of their own ruin, Hawaii urging Congress to enact generous immigration reform QEPXOFT!SDDIBXBJJPSH gave birth to a vibrant new cultural blend, a preview of that provides a fair pathway to citizenship, ends employer a future global village. While Hawaii’s immigration story REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER exploitation and keeps families together. I am not afraid Darlene J.M. Dela Cruz has not been totally free of prejudice and discrimination, of the word “amnesty” because it means forgiveness and as a whole it has been raised by the aloha spirit into an compassion, values all Americans should promote. At the EEFMBDSV[!SDDIBXBJJPSH achievement of which we can be proud. same time, I support appropriate requirements for citizen- ADVERTISING Today our country faces a serious immigration di- ship. Shaina Caporoz lemma. The system is a mess. An estimated 12 million In the end, we are all instructed by Jesus — who with TDBQPSP[!SDDIBXBJJPSH undocumented immigrants live an unsettled existence, his parents once lived as a refugee in Egypt — to “wel- while legal immigrants have to endure years separated CIRCULATION come the stranger.” Donna Aquino from their families. Young men and women who were How can you help welcome the stranger? Visit the Jus- brought illegally into our country as children by their par- tice for Immigrants website at justiceforimmigrants.org EBRVJOP!SDDIBXBJJPSH ents now live in a legal limbo. And some states have re- to learn more about the position of our U.S. bishops and HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD sorted to taking anti-immigration enforcement into their how to contact your federal officials with an electronic *44/ 1FSJPEJDBM QPTUBHF own hands. QBJEBU)POPMVMV )BXBJJ1VCMJTIFEFW postcard. Or call your U.S. Senators at 202-224-3121 and FSZPUIFSXFFL JTTVFTBZFBS CZUIF Hawaii, though isolated by the vast Pacific Ocean, is U.S. Representatives at 202-225-3121 and urge them to Roman Catholic Church in the State of also affected by our broken immigration system. Not only support comprehensive immigration reform. )BXBJJ #JTIPQ4USFFU )POPMVMV )* do we have undocumented residents among us, but many God bless you and all the people of our land! of our legal permanent residents often have to wait years, Sincerely yours in Christ, ONE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION RATES even decades, before their spouses, children and siblings )BXBJJ are permitted to join them. This excessive hardship on .BJOMBOE .BJOMBOETUDMBTT our families could be easily fixed with more sensible laws. 'PSFJHO Contrary to what many people think, undocumented POSTMASTER immigrants pay taxes and contribute to the economy. At 4FOEBEESFTTDIBOHFTUP the same time, they are not permitted to take advantage Most Rev. Larry Silva )BXBJJ $BUIPMJD )FSBME #JTIPQ 4USFFU )POPMVMV )* of welfare or other public assistance and are less likely Bishop of Honolulu than legal citizens to commit crimes. OFFICE Hawaii Catholic Herald #JTIPQ4U )POPMVMV )* PHONE Official Notices FAX Bishop’s Calendar Catholic Charities Hawaii Dinner, tors Roundtable, First Hawaiian Reverend Raymund Ellorin as WEBSITE April 27, 8:00 am, Mass for Hee Hing Restaurant, Kapahulu. Bank Center, downtown Honolulu. Chaplain of St. Francis Healthcare XXXIBXBJJDBUIPMJDIFSBMEDPN Knights of Columbus Annual [Fr. Gary Secor] [Fr. Gary Secor] System of Hawaii, with residence at E-MAIL Meeting, Queen Kapiolani Hotel, May 4, 10:00 am, Confirmation May 9, 11:00 am, Hawaii St. John the Baptist Parish, Kalihi. IFSBME!SDDIBXBJJPSH Waikiki. [Fr. Gary Secor]; 6:00 Mass for St. Theresa Parish, Keka- Catholic Schools Year-End Social Reverend Juan Pablo Galeano NEWS DEADLINES pm, Knights of Columbus Banquet, ha and Holy Cross Parish, Kalaheo, for School Administrators, Koolau as Administrator of Our Lady of /JOFEBZTCFGPSFQVCMJDBUJPOEBUF Queen Kapiolani Hotel. [Fr. Gary at Holy Cross Parish, Kalaheo. [Fr. Ballroom, Kaneohe. [Fr. 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Gary Se- mation Mass, St. Catherine Parish, Reverend Robert Schwarzhaupt )FSBMEXJUIBGSJFOE XSJUFPSDBMMVTBOE cor]; 6:00 pm, Confirmation Mass, Kapaa. [Fr. Gary Secor] Bishop Silva has made the fol- as Pastor of Sacred Heart Parish, XFXJMMTFOEIJNPSIFSBGSFFDPQZ0S St. John Apostle & Evangelist Par- May 7, 1:00 pm, Year of Faith lowing clergy appointments, effec- Hawi. He will be taking over for HJWF UIFN ZPVST BOE XF XJMM TFOE ZPV BOPUIFSPOFXIJMFTVQQMJFTMBTU ish, Mililani. [Fr. Gary Secor] Committee, Kamiano Center, tive July 1, 2013: Reverend Ray Elam, OSA, who LETTERS TO THE HERALD downtown Honolulu. [Fr. Gary Se- April 30-May 8, Order of Malta Reverend Pablo Bustamante as is retiring. He will also remain -FUUFST BSF XFMDPNF -FUUFST TIPVME Pilgrimage, Lourdes, France. cor] Parochial Vicar of St. Michael the as Pastor of Annunciation Parish, QFSUBJO UP B TUPSZ PS JTTVF JO UIF )B May 2, 6:00 pm, Friends of May 8, 12:00 pm, Hawaii Pas- Archangel Parish, Kailua-Kona. Waimea. 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won also the 50, 100, 200, broad jump and ADDRESS CORRECTIONS high jump. Patrick Fischer won the 440 yard 10 years ago – April 25, 2003 5PNBLFDPSSFDUJPOTUPZPVS dash. Miracle report TVCTDSJQUJPO OBNF PS BE ESFTT DVU PVU UIF BEESFTT 25 years ago – April 22, 1988 MBCFM GSPN UIF GSPOU QBHF It is Capuchin Franciscan Father Robert Ma- SFWFSTFTJEF Cleanup continues and life goes her’s personal opinion that a miracle occurred. % 1MFBTFDPSSFDUNZOBNF If the pope agrees, Blessed Damien could be on for saddened parishioners of % 1MFBTF DPSSFDU NZ BE vandalized church declared a saint. ESFTT Father Maher, an associate pastor of St. Eliz- % 8F BSF SFDFJWJOH UXP “A lot of people” went to Mass this past abeth Church in Aiea, was the delegate judge DPQJFT 1MFBTF DBODFM UIJT weekend at Star of the Sea Church in Kalapa- on the six-member tribunal formed March 12 POF na despite the cruel vandalism discovered last by Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo to do an inves- % 1MFBTF DBODFM UIJT TVC Tuesday morning inside the landmark “painted tigation of an alleged healing attributed to the TDSJQUJPO church,” according to Kini Pe’a, a parishioner intercession of Blessed Damien. ... MAIL TO there for more than 50 years. This was the The tribunal held its last session April 16 Donna Aquino Hawaii Catholic Herald third time the tiny Puna mission had been van- at St. Stephen Diocesan Center during which #JTIPQ4USFFU dalized in the past two months. final documents were prepared and a prayer )POPMVMV )* 50 years ago – April 26, 1963 According to Puna police reports, the concluded its work. QUESTIONS? These fifth and sixth graders proved that church’s altar cloth and marble altar stone The tribunal’s task was not for itself to de- $BMM%POOB they have the makings of future track stars were stolen and heavy, wavy lines of black termine if the cure was “miraculous,” but to as they won in last week’s CYO Track Meet. spray paint caused extensive damage to the gather evidence that would ultimately help the The above four boys from Cathedral School church’s famous interior murals, the stained pope make that decision. "13*- t)"8"**$"5)0-*$)&3"-% HAWAII A gift for the Holy Father The White House asks a Kailua artist to craft a special koa rosary for Pope Francis
By Darlene J.M. Dela Cruz $MPDLXJTFGSPNUPQSJHIU .BUU Hawaii Catholic Herald .FEFJSPTBOE1BN"RVJPG,BJMVB EJTQMBZUIFLPBCPYBOESPTBSZUIFZ It was an affirmation of faith. It DSFBUFEBTBHJGUGPS1PQF'SBODJT was a humble act of service. It was .BSDI647JDF1SFTJEFOU+PF a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. #JEFOHSFFUTUIFQPQFPOUIFEBZPG It was a gift for the pope, made IJTJOTUBMMBUJPO.BTTJO3PNF .BSDI with aloha. BDMPTFVQPGUIFLPBSPTBSZBOE A U.S. delegation led by Vice DBTFEFMJWFSFEUPUIF8IJUF)PVTF President Joe Biden traveled to Rome last month to greet newly- elected Pope Francis at his installa- chosen for such an extraordinary tion Mass March 19. Catholic News project. Service Rome staff told the Hawaii “I was full of joy at this ‘visit’ Catholic Herald last week that the from the Lord,” she said. “I felt his Vatican spokesman, Jesuit Father love and his pat on the back.” Federico Lombardi, said Biden pre- When the rosary was complete, sented a rosary to the pontiff dur- she prayed two rounds of the de- ing his visit. )$)QIPUPCZ%BSMFOF%FMB$SV[ votion on it. Among the intentions The rosary likely has a special she included were prayers for the connection to the Islands. A Kailua Office of the Protocol staffer who Catholic was tapped by the White had contacted her. Aqui said she House to craft the gift just days be- also continually “asked the Lord for fore the papal conclave. a good and holy pope.” St. John Vianney Church pa- Pope Francis was elected the rishioner Pam Aqui, owner of the day after the Herald visited Aqui. online business Heirloom Rosaries, His installation Mass was less than received a call last month from a a week later, where he was congrat- woman from the Office of the Pro- ulated by hundreds of dignitaries, tocol. Representing the U.S. de- including the U.S. delegation that partment that handles matters of presented him with Aqui’s rosary. hospitality for diplomatic affairs, Aqui said she is ecstatic about the woman said she was interested the election of Pope Francis. The in having Aqui create a wooden ro- gift that she and Medeiros had a sary for the new pope. part in giving him is a small symbol Aqui, who has been making cus- of their solidarity with him in the tom rosaries by hand for years, was )$)QIPUPCZ%BSMFOF%FMB$SV[ $/4QIPUP-0TTFSWBUPSF3PNBOP faith. totally surprised by the request. “It’s like Jesus with all his sim- “I remember being so over- The Hawaii Catholic Herald vis- strung together with sturdy sterling tocol gave her and Medeiros a very plicity has come to lead his church whelmed that my mind just went ited Aqui at her Kailua home on silver wire. short timeframe to finish the gift. through this humble man,” Aqui blank,” Aqui said. March 12 and got a look at the gift It was encased in a custom koa Medeiros completed the koa box, said. “I feel Jesus’ call again to ‘sim- According to Aqui, the White before it was sent off to Washing- box made by Matt Medeiros, also of with its intricate cross carvings on plify.’ When I first came to the Lord, House staffer did not specifically ton, D.C. Kailua. Aqui had met Medeiros in top and glossy finish, in two days. I knew that’s what he wanted me say why she had selected Heirloom Aqui personally sources the fin- February at the Valentine’s Dance For Aqui, it normally takes about to do. And now, I am reminded of Rosaries for the task. There were est materials for rosaries at the be- hosted by the Windward Knights of three hours to complete a rosary, that again.” other gifts being considered for the hest of her clients. This particular Columbus. She learned of his talent but this project required a little “I felt my prayers came true,” pope, Aqui said, but the protocol creation for the pope was made in woodworking after seeing a koa extra effort to “look for the compo- Aqui said. office had apparently done its re- of 59 glistening beads of koa, the box he had donated for the event’s nents to make it special,” she said. Heirloom Rosaries can be found search before pinpointing the mod- prized hardwood endemic to Ha- raffle. As she worked, Aqui said she online at www.heirloomrosaries. est Island craftswoman. waii. The beads and crucifix were Aqui said the Office of the Pro- felt humbled by the honor of being com. St. Damien’s feast day not the customary date of death By Patrick Downes ago, that he stepped onto the island vote my life to the leprosy victims. Discipline of the Sacraments meant Hawaii Catholic Herald of Molokai and made it both his It is absolutely necessary for a priest that all Masses celebrated in Hawaii life’s work and his deathplace. to remain here. The harvest is ripe.” on May 10 — unless it falls on a The feast day of St. Damien, May Father Damien arrived at the lep- Father Damien remained with Sunday — must be for St. Damien. 10, is an unusual date selection but rosy settlement from Maui, where his new flock 16 years, until his It is not a holy day of obligation. an appropriate one. Bishop Louis Maigret and priests of death in 1889. The Mass prayers are specific to It is customary to chose for a the Hawaii mission had celebrated When St. Damien’s 1995 be- Father Damien. Except for the Gos- saint’s feast the date of his or her the dedication of the new St. An- atification made him eligible for a pel, they are essentially the same death, the day that he or she en- thony Church in Wailuku. spot on the liturgical calendar as an ones used since Father Damien’s tered into eternal life. Accompanied by the “optional memorial,” the May 10 1995 beatification. That day, in St. Damien’s Bishop Larry Silva will celebrate a bishop, Father Damien date was desired to avoid April 15’s The opening prayer of the feast case, is April 15, and for Mass for the feast stepped off the ship Lenten conflict. day Mass reads in part, “Father of years, before his beatifica- of St. Damien at Kilauea onto Kalaupapa But official approval was need- mercy, in St. Damien you have giv- tion, it had been his unof- 6 p.m., May 10, in at around 11 a.m. It was ed. en us a shining witness of love for ficial feast day in Hawaii. the Cathedral of a Saturday. In November 1999, Honolulu the poorest and most abandoned. With beatification and Our Lady of Peace. Bishop Maigret de- Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo asked Grant that by his intercession, as canonization comes the the U.S. bishops to place Father scribes the event in his faithful witnesses of the heart of honor of placement on the church’s journal: “(We) visit the leprosarium Damien’s feast on the American your Son Jesus, we too may be liturgical calendar as an optional (hospital) at Kalawao — enter the Catholic calendar on May 10 as an 1IPUPPG4U%BNJFOUBLFOBSPVOE servants of the most needy and re- or obligatory “memorial,” or feast, humble chapel recently erected by “optional memorial.” The bishops UIFUJNFIFXFOUUP.PMPLBJ jected.” with special Mass prayers and read- Br. Bertram — our poor neophytes voted overwhelmingly in favor of ings chosen for that day’s saint. come out in impressive enough the request and the decision was The Vatican Congregation for However, April 15 often falls numbers — I speak a few words to sent to Rome for final authoriza- originally requested. Divine Worship changed the Gospel during Lent when the church does them — They seem happy to see tion. A year later, in a letter dated reading from the verses about the not celebrate optional and obliga- us — Fr. Damien will remain some However, on Dec. 20, 1999, April 24, 2001, the congregation Good Shepherd in John, chapter tory memorials, essentially result- two weeks among them — a peti- when the Vatican Congregation for gave its consent. The bishops were 10, to the account of the washing ing in a feast in name only. tion bearing 200 signatures is pre- Divine Worship and the Sacraments informed of the change in early of the feet in John 13. According to The solution: change the feast sented to us (me) they are asking approved the U.S. bishops’ decision May. an April, 2010, memo from the di- day. that a priest remain permanently to create an optional memorial, it Fourteen days after St. Damien’s rector of the diocesan Office of Wor- May 10 was picked because it among them, but where is one to be changed the date back to April 15. canonization on Oct. 11, 2009, an- ship, it was to avoid repetition since marks a significant event in the life found …” So on April 4 of the following other Vatican degree, this one made the Good Shepherd narrative is also of St. Damien de Veuster, a day on The “two weeks” referred to an year, Bishop Joseph A. Fiorenza of at the request of Bishop Larry Silva, the reading for the Third Sunday of which he performed a particular act agreement to have four priests ro- Galveston-Houston, president of elevated the feast from an “option- Easter, which falls around the same of supreme charity and selflessness tating the Kalaupapa assignment. the National Conference of Catholic al” memorial to an “obligatory” me- time as St. Damien’s feast. that would ultimately lead to his Father Damien was the first. Bishops, wrote back to the Vatican morial in Hawaii. For the rest of the United States, canonization. However, two days later, Father congregation asking that the ob- That change by the Congrega- the feast of St. Damien is an option- It was the day in 1873, 140 years Damien wrote, “I am willing to de- servance be returned to May 10 as tion for Divine Worship and the al memorial. HAWAII )"8"**$"5)0-*$)&3"-%t"13*-
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The Diocese of Honolulu is planning a festive day in the park to mark the end of the Catholic Church’s Year of Faith in Novem- ber. Tentatively called the Catholic Cultural Celebration, the event be- ing planned for Kapiolani Park in Waikiki, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Nov. 23 will feature a prayer service, entertain- ment, music, food and inspiration- al speakers. The diocese has booked the Kapiolani Park Bandstand for the free, mostly casual, social event that organizers hope will attract niversary of the opening of the Sec- several thousand Catholic parish- ond Vatican Council by Pope John ioners from across Oahu. XXIII, and the 20th anniversary of Preliminary plans have the day the publication of the Catechism of opening with a one-hour multicul- the Catholic Church by Pope John tural prayer service led by Bishop Paul II. The last day, Nov. 24, is the Larry Silva. Feast of Christ the King. The planning committee, led by In his letter last October pro- Save the Date! Deacon Modesto Cordero, intends moting the Year of Faith, Bishop to book a slate of popular local Silva said the special time “is 10th Biennial International Bioethics Conference Catholic entertainers for a run- meant to renew the entire People Presented by The St. Francis International Center ning program that will also include of God to not only receive the faith Catholic parish and school choirs, and rejoice in it, but to share the for Healthcare Ethics bands and dance troupes. faith boldly with others.” Food providers may include “During this Year of Faith, we Friday, August 9, 2013 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. parish groups as well as commer- will be offered many opportunities cial vendors. to grow in our own faith, and we Sheraton Waikiki Hotel After the event is over, Bishop should take full advantage of the Silva will celebrate the Saturday menu of options that will be served vigil Mass at 5 p.m. in St. Augus- Early bird registration before July 15, 2013: $100 to us,” he said. “However, the Year tine Church located a couple of of Faith can only be judged suc- For more information, contact Katherine Korenaga at blocks Ewa of the park. 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Pope Benedict XVI established cessful if it motivates and equips the Year of Faith — Oct. 11, 2012, us to go outside our comfort zones to Nov. 24, 2013 — as a “summons and to kindle the faith in others.” to an authentic and renewed con- “We pray that this Year of Faith version to the Lord, the One Savior will make us a more missionary of the world.” church,” he said, “not simply con- Bishop Silva opened the special cerned about our own internal year in Hawaii on Oct. 9, 2012, needs, but reaching out to others with a Mass at the Co-Cathedral who … still want desperately to of St. Theresa in Kalihi-Palama. hear the message of hope that will The neighbor islands inaugurated set their hearts on fire.” the Year of Faith with their own Pope Benedict’s Year of Faith Masses. follows church tradition as popes To encourage observance of the through the ages have set aside Year of Faith in the diocese, the particular times for Catholics to (808) 547-8126 bishop formed a planning commit- deepen their understanding of tee to plan events and publish a re- the faith. In 1967, Pope Paul VI source booklet for parishes. announced a Year of Faith for the StFrancisHawaii.org The first day of the Year of Faith, 1,900th anniversary of the martyr- Oct. 11, 2012, marked the 50th an- dom of Sts. Peter and Paul. HAWAII )"8"**$"5)0-*$)&3"-%t"13*- Hawaii’s Secular Franciscans elect local leadership council By Linda Cacpal council, a process monitored by the Special to the Herald visitators. In the spirit of obedience, members are encouraged to accept In 2008, Pope Benedict XVI told a nomination when possible and to his rowdy American flock in his serve if elected. homily in New York’s Yankee Sta- Hawaii’s regional council helps dium that “obedience” wasn’t a bad its local fraternities throughout the word. Rather, it is the surrender of islands keep proper records and fi- one’s will to God in service to him nances, and provide their members and the church. That’s the spirit of with proper formation in the Fran- Hawaii’s Secular Franciscans, an or- ciscan life. To that end, the region der of lay men and women commit- has a formation director, as does ted to following the Franciscan way. each fraternity. Annual regional 1IPUPDPVSUFTZPG4U+PIO7JBOOFZ4DIPPM On April 13, the Hawaii Ohana gatherings bring members together 5IFTUVEFOUNVTJDJBOTPG4U+PIO7JBOOFZ4DIPPM ,BJMVB SFIFBSTF O Ke Anuenue regional order of the for formation, prayer, social interac- Secular Franciscans met with visita- tion and business. tors Elaine Hedtke and Franciscan Elected to the 2013-2016 region- Brother Bob Brady of the national al council were minister Jim Doyle, St. John Vianney School presents commission of the Secular Francis- vice minister Peter Callahan, forma- cans to discuss the state of the Ha- tion director Liz Ishimitsu, secretary student musicians spring concert waii region and its fraternities and Linda Cacpal and treasurer Dianne The multi-level music depart- play an instrument. After a month’s to hold elections. Jackow. ment of St. John Vianney School worth of lessons from their chil- The fraternal get-together en- Capuchin Franciscan Father Gor- in Kailua under the direction of dren, each group will perform the sured that the local members of don Combs remains as the region’s Dana Arbaugh will present its unique piece they have learned. the order, and those considering spiritual advisor. spring concert, 6:30 p.m., May 10, Among the other highlights will membership, are being cared for For information about the Ha- in the parish church. The public is be the debut of an original piece waii Secular Franciscan Order, con- properly. invited. composed and performed by the tact regional minister Jim Doyle, at In addition, every three years The concert will feature the student percussion ensemble — [email protected]. the region elects a new leadership school’s beginning band, begin- Thomas McCoy, Micah Griffin, Aid- ning orchestra, concert band and an Jones and Cole Jamilla; a dis- concert orchestra performing tinctive fiddle tune by the concert works from around the world and orchestra; and the final number, well-known folk tunes. Student an incredibly exciting work titled musicians in grades three through “Canto” featuring the two gradu- seven are writing the script for the ating eighth grade percussionists, event. Thomas and Micah. The evening will also include The school is proud to have performances by a parent band eight beginning band students per- and parent orchestra. 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Moon over Molokai: CALLING ALL LOVERS OF CATHOLIC EDUCATION My life in Kalaupapa By Sacred Hearts Father Patrick Killilea Special to the Herald
It was 5:15 a.m. approximately as I stepped out onto the front porch, then onto the lawn facing those great green pali to the south. To the west over Maunaloa hung the full silvery moon, lighting up the landscape and the pali and shimmering on the harbor waters. It was time to prepare for the 5:45 a.m. Mass here ST. ANTHONY JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ON MAUI NEEDS YOU! at St. Francis Church in Kalaupapa. I have completed my eighth month here in the land of St. St. Anthony Junior Senior High School on Maui (SAJSHS) is grateful for miracles as an ANGEL Damien and St. Marianne and I have wit- DONOR MATCH US UP TO $150,000 UNTIL THE END OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR! nessed many such moons, majestic in the has night sky above Kalaupapa, during this time. Although I will not suggest that I’ve been busy all the time during these eight months, G G C I] I can say that the weeks and months just seem to fly by for me and not just because C G ] C- I have not had to wield a snow shovel this C 8 C &