So. . . This Is The Road I Am Traveling On: Our Sunday

Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace, Honolulu, HI. We attended the noon Mass here today. Here's some history: It was dedicated in 1843 and is the oldest cathedral in continuous use in the U.S. It is the oldest Catholic Church in Hawaii, one of the oldest buildings in downtown Honolulu and is the site of the ordination of Blessed Damien DeVeuster. Pretty cool. The cantor had such a beautiful voice and the priest's homily was divine.

ALL PICTURES ENLARGE: Just click on it.

One of my favourite windows.

The statue outside.

Punchbowl. Just look at the breathtaking views from the top. More to follow.

More pictures of Punchbowl at my other blog (click here).

Then we drove over to where we'll live and found this near our house . . .

Pretty cool, huh? We're this close.

This is an incredibly large banyan tree. Many a romantic (or criminal) has carved into it.

A last minute idea . . . I love taking pictures of my kids.

On the way home, God smiled upon us once again. I never get tired of His bow in the sky.

Warrior Prayers

Saint Michael the Archangel,
defend us in battle.
Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray;
and do Thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host -
by the Divine Power of God -
cast into hell, Satan and all the evil spirits,
who roam throughout the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thine intercession was left unaided.

Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my mother; to thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me.

Amen.

Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Thy faithful and enkindle in them the fire of Thy love.

V. Send forth Thy Spirit and they shall be created.
R. And Thou shalt renew the face of the earth.

Let us pray. O God, Who didst instruct the hearts of the faithful by the light of the Holy Spirit, grant us in the same Spirit to be truly wise, and ever to rejoice in His consolation. Through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

From Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Blogger's Prayer

Lord help me to learn to spell without spellcheck,

manage to visit all that visit me,

and post regularly -
all in 5 minutes a day,

so that I can clean house
and take care of my family.

Help me to not look at every occurrence in my life as a blog post,

and to quit taking pictures of weird things to share as well.

Please Lord, help me to stop talking about my blog friends as though they are next door neighbors or someone I have known all of my life.

And help me dear Lord, to think of something witty and wise to post tomorrow.

~The Dust Bunny Hostage

12 comments:

Anne said...: Love the pictures! The church is gorgeous!; July 13, 2009 at 2:25 AM
Anonymous said...: What a beautiful Church. That stained glass window is so lovely. Thanks for sharing!; July 13, 2009 at 4:12 AM
Nancy said...: Oh, do I need a vacation!!! Very, very cool! Keep the pictures coming so I can live vicariously through you!!; July 13, 2009 at 5:54 AM
Sue @ Not the Good Scissors! said...: The church is beautiful. Catholic churches are the most beautiful. That window is breathtaking.
Susan; July 13, 2009 at 6:30 AM
Suzanne said...: I feel like God is blessing all of us too with getting to see these rainbows you keep sharing! :) Wow, thanks God and Sarah!; July 13, 2009 at 11:51 AM
Christine said...: Very very cool!

Love pics of your offspring!

Thanks for sharing a little bit of your world with us.

Awesome church too!; July 13, 2009 at 1:44 PM
Mimi said...: Beautiful photos, I'm glad you have such a lovely church home.; July 13, 2009 at 3:09 PM
JennB said...: Hi Sarah! You left a wonderful comment on my blog oh... probably several months ago! You found me through Larry D's blog... You shared with me that you were also discontinuing to homeschool after your move to Hawaii... I just wanted to say HI! and let you know I enjoy your blog... I'd love to compare notes about how the transition goes from homeschool to "school" school occasionally, and I added my own weight loss ticker to my blog, because, by golly, I'm going to lose the rest of that extra weight this year if it kills me! (And if I wind up running a marathon in January, it just might!)

I'm going to look for that book you love so much at the library on my next outing, too!

Pax Christi! (BTW - Hawaii is GORGEOUS... I'm slightly jealous over here in the 115 degree AZ heat!); July 13, 2009 at 4:35 PM
Suzie L. said...: I, too, love the pics of the church. So much history to be learned and the architecture is gorgeous.; July 13, 2009 at 5:23 PM
Dawn said...: Great pics..but why are you dead set against granite?; July 13, 2009 at 7:01 PM
Rosemary said...: Wow. Great pictures. Thanks for sharing them. Awesome cathedral.; July 13, 2009 at 7:53 PM
Allison said...: I loved seeing all the pics too, especially of the Cathedral. Keep 'em, comin'! :); July 15, 2009 at 8:02 AM