Saints & Relics Presentation, 3/15/2025: Holy Cross Parish, Kalaheo (Kauai)

Once again, the people of Kauai have warmed my heart and exceeded my expectations with their enthusiasm and hospitality!  This morning, this author flew over to Kauai Island to conduct a Lenten "Mini-Retreat" for Holy Cross Parish, which included a talk on Saints, Relics, and Eucharistic Miracles.  Based on feedback, the event was a complete success.  Thanks and Praises be to God!

The church's pastor, Fr. Danny Galang, and his parish team of organizers were well-prepared to host the Relics, having setup covered tables and generously putting together packets with rosaries, holy cards, and handkerchiefs with which to touch the Relics to create 3rd Class ones.  And there was even food prepared for the 70+ attendees!

With my new friend - Fr. Danny

What was also exceptional was the invitation extended to the other parishes on the island - I met people from St. Raphael Parish, St. Theresa Parish, and again saw several friends I made when I did the January 2025 talk at St. Catherine Parish in Kapa'a.

Over 30 Relics on display, including Relics

of Our Lady's veil and the True Cross

What a beautiful and highly fruitful event orchestrated by our Lord; all the free sacramentals were scooped up and this ministry was invited to return in October to faith-share about the Blessed Virgin's apparitions and messages.  God's will be done!

Fr. Danny and my new Kauai Ohana

Annual Novena to St. Joseph: March 11th - 19th

It's that time again - this ministry cordially invites readers to honor and celebrate St. Joseph through this annual novena.  The novena will be prayed beginning from March 11th through March 19th, the Feast of St. Joseph.  All those participating and their respective prayer petitions will be commended to St. Joseph in the special presence of his relic in this ministry's custody.  So let's pray together - for each other - in the course of these 9 days of prayer.

Blessings and best wishes to all participants - St. Joseph, pray for us!

Dear St. Joseph, glorious foster father

of our Lord Jesus Christ; protector of

His Mystical Body, the Church - I entrust

myself, this day, to your fatherly care.

As you lovingly did for Jesus and your

beloved spouse, the Blessed Virgin Mary,

watch over me and assist me with my

daily needs... and through the intercession

of your most Chaste Heart, obtain for

me from your Divine Son, this favor

I humbly ask of you:

[mention or describe your petition]

St. Joseph, benevolent and efficacious

advocate, pray for us who have recourse

to you.  Amen.

[Add an Our Father, a Hail Mary,

and a Glory Be in honor of St. Joseph]

Lent 2025

“By the sweat of your brow you shall

eat bread, until you return to the ground,

from which you were taken; for you are

dust, and to dust you shall return.”

- Genesis 3:19

“So submit yourselves to God.

Resist the devil, and he will flee from

you.  Draw near to God, and he will draw

near to you.  Cleanse your hands, you

sinners, and purify your hearts, you of

two minds.  Begin to lament, to mourn, to

weep.  Let your laughter be turned into

mourning and your joy into dejection.

Humble yourselves before the Lord

and he will exalt you.”

- James 4:7-10