Molokais own, Father Damien de Veuster, will be canonized in October by Pope Benedict XVI.
Recently, a fundraiser was held to raise monies to send patients from Kalaupapa to Rome to witness his canonization and to honor a man who sacrificed himself on their behalf.
Here is a basic timeline for Father Damien.
Jozef de Veuster was born January 3, 1840 in Tremelo, Belgium.
In 1873, Father Damien, the 33-year old Catholic missionary and priest, arrived in Kalaupapa (after having resided in Honolulu since 1864).
Going beyond preaching, Father Damien, built shelters, churches and arranged for funding, enabling the residents of Kalaupapa to live a modest but decent life.
In 1889, Father Damien succumbed to Hansen's disease.
1977 Pope Paul VI declared Father Damien to be venerable (title for a Roman Catholic accorded the first of three steps leading to sainthood).
1995 Pope John Paul II declared Damien blessed.
On February 21, 2009, the Vatican announced that Father Damien would be canonized on October 11, 2009 completing the process of sainthood.
Second miracle attributed to Father Damien
A major process in achieving sainthood is the performance of a second miracle that undergoes thorough research before it is validated.
The second miracle occurred when Audrey Toguchi, an 80-year woman from Aiea, was cured from a rare form of cancer.
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According to her doctor, four months later, her cancer was gone.
The Catholic Church considers her Mrs. Toguchis recovery a miracle toward Damien's canonization.
(Mrs. Toguchi and her husband were teachers at Ewa Elementary and Intermediate School when I attended. I was never one of her students but I did take a class from Mr. Toguchi).
Kalaupapa is a small, quiet community with an important past. Today, the former leper colony is part of Kalaupapa National Historical Park.
Following are videos of Father Damien and his legacy.
Another excellent video was shown on PBS (click here). It also includes interviews with Audrey Toguchi and her physician.
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