St. Pius X Catholic Church, Manoa

Saint Pius X Church- Manoa: NOW IN OUR PARISH

The fully assembled altar in the Rugo Stone studio in Virginia. (Courtesy Rugo Stone) Eight mosaic panels representing Hawaii’s major islands adorn the new altar for the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace.

The altar’s top platform, called a mensa, consists of a single solid slab measuring approximately 5 feet by 7 feet and 5-6 inches thick.

The new altar is one of the many projects that will restore and renew the historic cathedral basilica, which was dedicated Aug. 15, 1843, on land provided by King Kamehameha III.

“The overall goal is to create a cohesive liturgical space that honors both historical traditions and local Hawaiian identity,” Shideler said.

Rugo Stone shipped each completed mosaic individually to Hawaii. The panels are now being taken to parishes on the islands they represent so parishioners can see them up close before they are installed in Honolulu.

Saint Wolfgang of Regensburg: October 31

Wolfgang of Regensburg was born in Swabia, Germany, and was educated at a school located at the abbey of Reichenau. There he encountered Henry,a young noble who went on to become Archbishop of Trier. Meanwhile, Wolfgang remained in close contact with the archbishop, teaching in his cathedral school and supporting his efforts to reform the clergy. At the death of the archbishop, Wolfgang of Regensburg chose to become a Benedictine monk and moved to an abbey in Einsiedeln, now part of Switzerland. Ordained a priest, he was appointed director of the monastery school there. Later he was sent to Hungary as a missionary, though his zeal and good will yielded limited results.

Emperor Otto II appointed him Bishop of Regensburg, near Munich. Wolfgang immediately initiated reform of the clergy and of religious life,preaching with vigor and effectiveness and always demonstrating special concern for the poor. He wore the habit of a monk and lived an austere life.The draw to monastic life never left him, including the desire for a life of solitude. At one point he left his diocese so that he could devote himself to prayer, but his responsibilities as bishop called him back. In 994, Wolfgang became ill while on a journey; he died in Puppingen near Linz, Austria. He was canonized in 1052. His feast day is celebrated widely in much of central Europe.

God's plan in a person's life often takes unexpected turns which become life-giving through cooperation with God's grace.

Born in Guarantingueta near Sao Paulo, Antonio attended the Jesuit seminary in Belem, but later decided to become a Franciscan friar. Invested in 1760, he made final profession the following year and was ordained in 1762.

In Sao Paulo, he served as preacher, confessor, and porter. Within a few years, Antonio was appointed confessor to the Recollects of Saint Teresa, a group of nuns in that city. He and Sister Helena Maria of the Holy Spirit founded a new community of sisters under the patronage of Our Lady of the Conception of Divine Providence. Sister Helena Maria's premature death the next year left Father Antonio responsible for the new congregation, especially for building a convent and church adequate for their growing numbers.

He served as novice master for the friars in Macacu and as guardian of St.Francis Friary in Sao Paulo. He founded St. Clare Friary in Sorocaba. With the permission of his provincial and the bishop, Antonio spent his last days at the Recolhimento de Nossa Senhora da Luz, the convent of the sisters'congregation he had helped establish.

Antonio de Sant'Anna Galvao was beatified in Rome on October 25, 1998, and canonized in 2007.

Saints Simon and Jude -28th October

Jude is so named by Luke and Acts. Matthew and Mark call him Thaddeus. He is not mentioned elsewhere in the Gospels, except of course where all the apostles are mentioned. Scholars hold that he is not the author of the Letter of Jude. Actually, Jude had the same name as Judas Iscariot. Evidently because of the disgrace of that name, it was shortened to “Jude” in English. Simon is mentioned on all four lists of the apostles. On two of them he is called “the Zealot.” The Zealots were a Jewish sect that represented an extreme of Jewish nationalism. For them, the messianic promise of the Old Testament meant that the Jews were to be a free and independent nation. God alone was their king, and any payment of taxes to the Romans—the very domination of the Romans—was a blasphemy against God. No doubt some of the Zealots were the spiritual heirs of the Maccabees, carrying on their ideals of religion and independence. But many were the counterparts of modern terrorists. They raided and killed, attacking both foreigners and “collaborating” Jews. They were chiefly responsible for the rebellion against Rome which ended in the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70.

Scriptural Mentions

- Luke 6:15–16: “Simon who was called the Zealot, and Judas son of James.”
- John 14:22: St. Jude (Thaddeus) asks Jesus, “Lord, why do you intend to show yourself to us and not to the world?” — showing his sincere faith and desire to understand Christ’s mission.

Patronages

- St. Simon: Tanners, sawmen, curriers (leather workers).
- St. Jude: Hopeless causes, desperate situations, hospitals, and lost causes.

Prayer to St. Jude and St. Simon

O God, who through your blessed Apostles Simon and Jude have brought us to know your Name, grant that through their intercession the Church may constantly grow by the increase of the peoples who believe in you. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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