HawaiiVOLUME 75, NUMBER 22 CatholicFRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2012 Herald$1 Molokai gives the world another saint Pope Benedict canonizes Mother Marianne A banner of Mother Marianne Cope hangs from a balcony at St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican during her canonization Mass, Oct. 21. The Franciscan Sister who spent half of her life serving leprosy pa- tients in Kalaupapa was proclaimed a saint, along with seven others, by Pope Benedict XVI. HCH photo | Darlene J.M. Dela Cruz 2 CANONIZATION OF MARIANNE OF MOLOKAI HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD • OCTOBER 26, 2012 Bishop: Year of Faith should be uncomfortable Hawaii The Diocese of Honolulu inau- Catholic gurated the Year of Faith on Oct. 9 with a lively opening Mass at the Herald Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu More than 400 people at- Founded in 1936 Published every other Friday tended the liturgy, celebrated by PUBLISHER Bishop Larry Silva. Dozens of Is- Bishop Larry Silva land clergy were on hand to con- (808) 585-3356 celebrate the event. Other Year [email protected] of Faith Masses were held on the EDITOR neighbor islands in the days that Patrick Downes (808) 585-3317 followed. [email protected] Here is the text of Bishop Sil- REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER va’s homily for the Oct. 9 Mass. Darlene J.M. Dela Cruz (808) 585-3320 [email protected] ADVERTISING Shaina Caporoz Homily for the opening Mass (808) 585-3328 for the Year of Faith [email protected] [Zechariah 8:20-23; Ephesians CIRCULATION 4:1-7,11-13; Mark 16:15-20] Donna Aquino (808) 585-3321 [email protected] I hope it’s uncomfortable for HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD you! I am not talking about the HCH photo by Darlene Dela Cruz (ISSN-10453636) Periodical postage paid hard pews or the heat and humid- Bishop Larry Silva preaches at the opening Mass for the Year of Faith in Hawaii on Oct. 9 in the co-cathedral. at Honolulu, Hawaii. Published every ity we are currently experiencing. other week, 26 issues a year, by the Roman Catholic Church in the State of Hawaii, 1184 I am talking about the Year of Bishop Street, Honolulu, HI 96813. Faith. I hope it is uncomfortable to the point that some think it is surely come from personally invit- crites because we are sinners? better not to bother. They lower ing them back, and perhaps even Then we need to prepare for and ONE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION RATES for all of us! Hawaii: $24 Jesus’ command to “Go into their expectations, and thus live hearing some sobering reasons celebrate the sacrament of Pen- Mainland: $26 the whole world and proclaim the together and have children with- why they do not come. Yet that ance, so that we can be converted Mainland 1st class: $40 Gospel to every creature” sounds out benefit of marriage, that is the kind of discomfort we pray ourselves. 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Jesus himself had language of the teenager, who has man suffering and death to rise to while supplies last. serpents. Who wants to be called made her uncomfortable with his a bright future ahead if he or she eternal life. LETTERS TO THE HERALD a bigot and one who stands in word, and we also need to pray makes the right choices; in the We proclaim the name of Je- Letters are welcome. Letters should pertain that we will have the courage to language of the co-worker or the sus, who, though he ascended to a story or issue in the Hawaii Catholic the way of supposed social prog- Herald, be courteous, and not exceed 250 ress? But our engagement in this make people uncomfortable, so neighbor; in the language of the into heaven, continues to work words. Letters must be signed and include Year of Faith should animate us that they may do what is right in educated and the uneducated. We directly with us, confirming the an address and phone number for verifica- to be bold in handling that ser- the eyes of the Lord. need to speak this new language word with accompanying signs. tion. Letters may be edited for length and clarity. Send them to Letters to the Herald, pent, knowing that the bite is not It is estimated that only one- in sharing the Gospel, and we can We have much to do, and we do 1184 Bishop Street, Honolulu, HI 96813 or to deadly. quarter of those who identify be assured that if we are willing not have the luxury of remaining [email protected]. Of course, the irony is that, themselves as Catholics regu- to speak it, the Holy Spirit will comfortable about it. I pray that MEMBER while same-sex couples are fight- larly attend Sunday Mass. We la- provide us with the right words at all of us will embrace the mission. Catholic Press Association ing for the right to marry, many ment the absence of our sisters the right time. It is with the greatest confidence heterosexual couples are not and brothers from the Table of In this Year of Faith, we are in the power of Christ to use all bothering with marriage.