By Julie Ann Loong, for the North Star This year marked the 35th Anniversary of the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa, which literally took centuries of blood, sweat, and tears to establish. Nearly 400 years ago, the first Spanish missionaries arrived in the Marianas Island. Their goal: to plant the seed of Christianity and to bring
Some of our elderly parishioners today will still probably remember that historic day when news had arrived from Rome of the erection of the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa 35 years ago. Probably, most of the faithful back then could not fully comprehend and process the news immediately – the significance and what it meant for
By Rose Gamier Yes, you read it right: Parade of Saints. Imagine the statues or pictures of our patrons and beloved saints come to “life” and “roam” around the church grounds…well, in broad daylight. Veering away from the more secular and commercialized Halloween celebration, San Roque parishioners witnessed a ”holier” atmosphere with the presence of
“12 active ministries, and a near total of 200 involved parish ministers and volunteers.” In his homily on the occasion of its annual parish fiesta, Bishop Ryan proudly commended the parish of St. Jude as it continues to serve the people of Koblerville, As Lito, As Perdido, Afetnas, and Lower Dandan with the same fervor
On November 8, 1984, with the Apostolic Letter, Properamus Nos, Pope St. John Paul II formally broke up the ecclesiastical territory of the Diocese of Agana and formed a new diocese in the Commonwealth of Northern Marianas and called it Diocese of Chalan Kanoa. This coming Friday, Bishop Ryan P. Jimenez and the whole Northern
Mount Carmel School congratulates these students for making it to the 1st Quarter President’s List & Honor Roll. PRESIDENT’S LIST Students must have a GPA of 4.00 or above and must attain character marks of VG or above. 1st Grade Aiyana Pangelinan Anah Bellah Guerrero Avril Hershey Dimaculangan Clarise Garamonte Dillon Jay Nicolas Muna Drake
(NOVEMBER 1, 2019 – ALL SAINTS) 6:00 a.m. – CATHEDRAL (Mass – Chamorro) 12:00 Noon – MOUNT CARMEL CEMETERY: (Solemn Rosary – Chamorro) 3:30 p.m. – MOUNT CARMEL CEMETERY (Solemn Rosary – Chamorro) 4:00 p.m. – MOUNT CARMEL CEMETERY: (Evening Prayer of the Dead followed by Mass and Responso – English) KRISTO RAI PARISH: 6:00
Tanapag welcomes Fr. Jayferson, its new priest By Julie Ann Loong, for the North Star Not even Typhoon Bualoi could stop the parishioners of Tanapag and the devotees of Nuestra Señora Bithen de los Remedios from celebrating their annual fiesta! Despite the declaration of Typhoon Condition 2, Santa Remedios Fiesta was celebrated last Sunday, October
Dear Mount Carmel School Family, It was one year ago that our islands and our school were devastated by Super Typhoon Yutu, one of the worst storms in recorded US history. But it was not the first time that had happened. 50 years prior to Yutu, Typhoon Jean wreaked havoc on Mount Carmel School, tearing
JACQUELINE RAPP, JCL AND PETE VERE, JCL Here are some of the common questions about marriage and annulments. As a Judge and a Defender of the Bond within our respective dioceses’ Catholic Marriage Tribunal, we encounter misunderstandings every day about the declaration of nullity (or annulment) process. Often, the people who come into our offices
