Episode 3 - St. Damien of Molokai: Letter XVII

Liturgical Listenings with Genie Shaw

This week we are commemorating the feast of St. Damien of Molokai celebrated on the 11th of May by both the New and Traditional Calendar. Canonized in 2009, St. Damien is Hawai’i’s first recognized saint. Our reading for this episode is St. Damien’s twenty seventh letter. In this his first correspondence from Molokai, St. Damien recounts how he came to his post on the island and the conditions of the colony and its patients. How does your family celebrate the Feast of St. Damien of Molokai? We'd love to hear your plans for the day! For the show notes and more resources to help your Catholic family live liturgically please visit www.barefootabbey.com/llpodcast