Hymns for her: Hawaiian music fills a New York church to honor Blessed Marianne

Hawaiian music fills a New York church to honor Blessed Marianne

By Dan Nakaso

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Oct 14, 2012

~~<p>SYRACUSE, N.Y. » A choir of Hawaii and New York Catholics sang Hawaiian-language music on Saturday for perhaps the first time in the history of the 145-year-old church where soon-to-be-Saint Mother Marianne Cope made her religious vows.</p>
<p>While 104 people traveled from Hawaii to New York to honor Cope, a total of 247 people from Hawaii will see her elevated to sainthood on Oct. 21 in the Vatican's St. Peter's Square.</p>
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. » A choir of Hawaii and New York Catholics sang Hawaiian-language music on Saturday for perhaps the first time in the history of the 145-year-old church where soon-to-be-Saint Mother Marianne Cope made her religious vows.

While 104 people traveled from Hawaii to New York to honor Cope, a total of 247 people from Hawaii will see her elevated to sainthood on Oct. 21 in the Vatican's St. Peter's Square. Login for more...