Father Damien’s sainthood: Here's the complete TV and relic tour schedule
by: Sherie Charposted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 at 02:03 AM
MOLOKAI• Oct. 30: Hoolehua Airport—9:20 a.m. relic arrives via Honolulu with Bishop Larry Silva (pictured left); caravan of California bishops and others accompany relic to Our Lady of Seven Sorrows (Kaluaaha); 12:30 p.m. Mass.
St. Joseph (Kamalo)—3 p.m. prayer service.
St. Sophia (Kaunakakai)—6 p.m. procession to Kaunakakai Ball Field; interfaith prayer and music service; procession back to St. Sophia; personal prayer and devotion.
• Oct. 31: Top of Kalaupapa trail—7 a.m. Sacred Hearts Father Clyde Guerreiro, Molokai youth and Damien Memorial School students carry relic down the trail.
Kalaupapa—9 a.m. relic greeted by National Park Service. A private ceremony will be held in Kalaupapa and Kalawao.
OAHU
• Nov. 1: Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace (downtown Honolulu)—Noon, Mass with Bishop Larry Silva.
Iolani Palace (Honolulu)—2 p.m. Interfaith civic ceremony with relic; speakers include Bishop Silva, Gov. Linda Lingle, Lt. Gov. James Aiona and religious leaders.
* After the ceremony, the relic will be carried back to the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace where it will remain permanently. Fun fact: Damien was ordained at this cathedral in 1864.
OAHU CATHEDRAL PILGRIM DAYSA day is reserved for each Oahu vicariate to come to the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace to venerate the relic.
• Nov. 2: West Honolulu Vicariate Pilgrims Day
• Nov. 3: East Honolulu Vicariate Pilgrims Day
• Nov. 4: Central Oahu Vicariate Pilgrims Day
• Nov. 5: Leeward Oahu Vicariate Pilgrims Day
• Nov. 6: Windward Oahu Vicariate Pilgrims Day
Photos: Father Damien portrait and at Kalaupapa (pg. 1, top; pgs. 2, 3, 4), Bishop Larry Silva (pg. 5, top), Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace (pg. 5, bottom) courtesy of the Catholic Diocese of Honolulu; St. Peter's Square (pg. 1, bottom), courtesy of Commons/Wikipedia
Check out these related HawaiiMagazine.com posts:
Pope clears Father Damien for sainthood
Hawaii’s Saint Damien celebrated. Relic now on permanent display here.
Hawaii’s Father Damien: From priesthood to sainthood
















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