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10 de may. de 2024 · Father Damien’s remarkable life inspired a biographical film released in 1999. Directed by Paul Cox, “Molokai” portrays the selfless dedication of the Belgian priest as he tended to the afflicted residents of the Kalaupapa Leprosy Settlement on the Hawaiian island of Molokai.
Hace 4 días · In fact, the closer one looks at the life of Father Damien, the clearer it becomes that the mystery of the Holy Eucharist lay at the heart of this priest. Only when you understand this are you able to begin to fathom why Father Damien lived as he did, and why he loved as he did. Jozef De Veuster was born in Belgium, in Tremelo, on Jan. 3, 1840.
10 de may. de 2024 · This led to the missionary priest — renowned for working with leprosy patients on the island of Molokai, Hawaii — being canonized on Oct. 11, 2009, by Pope Benedict XVI in Rome.
10 de may. de 2024 · Feast date: May 10. The Catholic Church remembers St. Damien of Molokai on May 10. The Belgian priest sacrificed his life and health to become a spiritual father to the victims of leprosy quarantined on a Hawaiian island.
10 de may. de 2024 · For sixteen years of his life, Fr. Damien was the touch of Jesus for the lepers of Molokai, reaching them, calling them not only to the Gospel but calling them back to their basic humanity....
Caroline Perkins, ChurchPOP. By Caroline Perkins – May 9, 2023. St. Damien of Moloka’i, also known as Father Damien, was a Catholic priest from Belgium who dedicated his life to serving leprosy patients on the island of Molokai in Hawaii.
10 de may. de 2024 · The Suffering Servant: St. Damien de Veuster of Molokai. May. 10. 2024. By jmcaleer. Saint Damien de Veuster's grave on the island of Molokai, Hawaii (Wikicommons). “I make myself a leper with the lepers to gain all to Jesus Christ," Fr. Damien said, crediting the Eucharist and Holy Mass with sustaining him.
