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Deacon Larry Denis Reflects on Vocational Journey: God Called, He Answered

“The people of St. Michael are amazing. They are very generous and kind-hearted people — full of aloha!” Deacon Larry Denis Back in February 2020, Larry Denis joined our parish. He was a seminarian studying at St. Patrick Seminary and University in California when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. “We were sent home, and I was blessed that Fr. Lio let me live and work at St. Michael while I attended online classes,” Larry says. “I […]

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Deacon Arrion Rosales-Llantos Reflects on the Call to the Priesthood

On July 1, Arrion Rosales-Llantos was ordained to the transitional diaconate for the Diocese of Honolulu. This exciting step toward the priesthood is a milestone for any seminarian. Currently, he is assigned to Annunciation Catholic Church in Waimea and will remain there until he returns for his last year of seminary formation. “The most memorable moments from my ordination would, without a doubt, be the prostration and the laying on of hands by the bishop,” […]

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