Tuesday, January 01, 2008

Happy New Year - Solemnity Mary, the Mother of God

Madonna and Child

Hau'oli Makahiki Hou Everyone!

Even though it is not a Holy Obligation in Hawaii, I know there will be many people at all our Masses to tomorrow in honor of our Blessed Mother.

We fly to thy patronage,
O holy Mother of God;
despise not our petitions in our necessities,
but deliver us always from all dangers,
O glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen.
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12 comments:

catholicandgop said...

Happy New Year Esther :)

Akalei said...

Happy New Year Aunty Esther!!!
:-D God bless!!

Tracy said...

Happy New Year Esther & family!!

Michele said...

happy new year esther! hope your feeling better!

Cy said...

Happy New Year!!!!
:-D

gemoftheocean said...

Happy New Year. the idiot brigade in my diocese has also declared that Jan 1 is not a Holy Day of Obligation for our diocese. I noted when looking this information up that Hawai'i by some sort of indult in effect for a while now only has two Holy Days of Obligation, outside of Sunday, Christmas and Dec. 8th. Something about keeping them in line with the south pacific area...I don't get it.

What up with that?

Karen

Marie said...

HAPPY NEW YEAR & God bless you Esther.

Lots of fun during this year YAY!

With love your friend,

Marie PS: It has been SO HOT here that God and I are about to have 'words'. If'n you all hear a crack of THUNDER...I lost the argument LOL!

Micki said...

I didn't know that Hawaii doesn't celebrate this day as a Holy Day of Mass obligation. I guess it's your bishops decision?
Happy New Year Esther.

Ellen said...

Happy New Year to you and your family Esther. Best wished for a healthy, happy and blessed 2008.

EC Gefroh said...

Mahalo nui loa everyone.
God bless you all and Happy New Year.

Anonymous said...

Happy New Year! Thanks for all of the nice comments you lef on my blog this past year!

EC Gefroh said...

Happy New Year Raulito!