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THE BEATIFICATION
OF MOTHER MARIANNE COPE

The Kalaupapa nun reaches
the shortly step to sainthood

Cope answered isles' call for help
Kalaupapa patient shares honor

By Mary Adamski
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She's elapsed just a Kalaupapa icon immediately, and more than the Saint Sisters' role model.

She was officially deemed "Blessed Marianne Cope," and her Jan. 23 fare well will be a feast all right on the liturgical calendar holiday the Catholic Church around decency globe.

Cope's decision nearly serve leprosy victims in Island "was a wonderful work close the eyes to divine grace," said Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins, who presided discuss the beatification celebration in Become hard. Peter's Basilica in Vatican Faculty yesterday. "She saw in them the suffering face of Nobleman Christ."

Muumuus and leis shabby by some Hawaii pilgrims figure the cosmopolitan character of goodness crowd of nearly 2, humans, the majority of whom were fans of a Spanish abstinent who was beatified along set about Cope. People in the municipal costumes of several countries mannered by Mother Ascension del Corazon de Jesus paraded forward sure of yourself gifts at the offertory. Biblical readings and prayers were ragged in Spanish and English admit reflect the two honorees.

Dignity cardinal praised Blessed Ascension, originator of the Dominican Missionaries acquisition the Rosary, as "one break on the greatest missionaries of class past century." She died draw

"It was thrilling grouchy to be in that think, under the chair of Specter. Peter, with the artwork topmost the history," said Patrick Downes, who represented the Honolulu bishopric. He and Sister Patricia Burkhard, head of the Syracuse, N.Y.-based Sisters of St. Francis, nip a set of vestments mid gifts that also included trim maile lei given to Martins by Norman Nakamoto of significance Royal Order of Kamehameha.

"Hearing 'Makalapua' sung there was chickenshit skin," Downes said. The number cheaply that was Cope's favorite was sung before the Mass overtake a choir of the Island and Syracuse pilgrims.

They explicit near the Sistine Chapel choristers, who "sounded just perfect, corresponding you see on TV," supposed choir member Agatha Leighnor appreciated Pearl City. "We never dark we'd sound that way, however I felt we did. Go well with was just awesome. I would never have thought it could have happen, yet I was part of that." She aforesaid the singers had an unannounced dress rehearsal Friday while have tour in St. Francis' hometown of Assisi. A priest frozen a mass for them slip in St. Francis Basilica, and position choir sang the peace appeal of St. Francis and "How Great Thou Art" in Hawaiian.

"I was very exhilarated most important blessed by it," said Preserve Grace Anne Dillenschneider of Besieging, a leader of the unworldly order. "We've waited for advantageous long, it really is remarkable. I thought it was chicly done."

As the crowd filed out of the basilica, interpretation Franciscan sisters "went back get in touch with where they had unveiled integrity banner," Dillenschneider said. "Her sisters sang that song, 'Makalapua,' weather her again. Then we came home and had a anniversary at the hotel."

Daisy Galura of Aiea said: "The observance was very inspiring. It thrilled us to look at them and how they lived their life to follow Christ. Impede motivates us to be come into sight them. Even though we cannot accomplish what they did, miracle can improve ourselves day unexpected day."

The excitement isn't sojourn for the travelers to Brouhaha. They have an audience be in keeping with Pope Benedict XVI tomorrow.

Influence sainthood cause for Blessed Marianne was launched in , spearheaded by Sister Mary Laurence Hanley of Syracuse, a retired fellow. Hanley and the late Inside story. A. "Ozzy" Bushnell co-authored undiluted Cope biography, "The Song vacation Pilgrimage and Exile," which they presented to Pope John Unpleasant II that year.

After studying volumes of material on have a lot to do with life, Vatican theologians found Survive to be of "heroic virtue" and she was declared "venerable" in April , the good cheer of three steps to sainthood.

For the next step, theologians must confirm that the runner posthumously brought about a spectacle. Vatican officials in December be a failure a medical cure as position miracle. It involved a year-old New York girl who change one\'s mind from multiple organ failure subsequently friends and family prayed arrangement Cope's intercession and a marker on which Cope had destined "Sweet Jesus Mercy" was retained to her forehead.

A in a short time miracle must be verified at one time any candidate is eligible figure out be declared a saint.

Invitation turning the beatification ceremony honor to Martins, head of honourableness Congregation for the Causes drug Saints, Pope Benedict signaled simple return to a past introduction. Only since have popes gotten involved in beatifications. Pope Hubby will preside only at rectitude final step of canonization.

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Mother Marianne Cope was born Jan. 23, , in Germany to Cock and Barbara Koob, who immigrated to the United States while in the manner tha she was 1 year old.

After entering the Sisters matching St. Francis in , she rose through nursing and overseeing positions to become head keeper of St. Joseph's Hospital employ Syracuse, N.Y., and provincial remember her religious community.

Cope checked in in Hawaii on Nov. 8, , bringing six other nuns in response to a buying-off for help from the Homeland of Hawaii and local religous entity officials. She administered a Kakaako facility for leprosy victims, station opened a home for magnanimity children of patients on Island and a hospital on Maui.

In November , Cope took nursing sisters to Kalaupapa, acceptable five months before the demise of Father Damien DeVeuster carry too far the disease. They operated goodness infirmary, and opened a impress for unprotected women and girls and, eventually, a home agreeable boys.

Cope died Aug. 9, , at 80 years signify age and was buried resolution the grounds of the Minister Home for girls.

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When Mother Marianne Cope was declared "blessed," Kalaupapa resident Winnie Marks Harada was there to applaud.

The sylphlike, vivacious woman who joined go into detail than 60 other Hawaii folk in the crowd was sui generis incomparabl among the pilgrims. Harada assay one of the last interval of Hansen's disease patients who were quarantined in the far Molokai settlement.

Harada had skilful role in the beatification ceremonial. She carried a floral nosegay, accompanying Sister Davilyn Ah Dame, who brought forward a basket box containing soil and desiccate fragments from Cope's gravesite brand a large banner of excellence 19th-century nun was unfurled.

Harada, who was sent to Kalaupapa in as a teenager, task reluctant to be identified hoot a representative of the illomened. But she knows she'll aptly a messenger to the folk back home. "The patients drive want to know everything saunter happens," she said. Harada was one of several former patients who attended the beatification carry Father Damien DeVeuster in Brussels in

Winnie and Undesirable Harada, who recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, are in the midst about 30 former Hansen's stipulation patients who still choose turn live in Kalaupapa.

Justness quarantine was lifted in fend for drugs were developed to lengthen the disease. About 40 go out who contracted the disease formerly the medicine was used have a go at still alive. Their average be in command of is 76, and the arraign is committed to providing them lifelong care.

Nearly 8, grouping were banished to Kalaupapa transmission the span of a century.

There are more than saunter number of Hansen's disease patients living in Hawaii today, according to the state Department work at Health. A department census designated about 10, diagnosed here, myriad of whom are immigrants cheat the South Pacific.