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Father Damien Molokai Pilgrimage 2009 in Kalaupapa in Molokai, Hawaii. April 27, 2009.

Father Damien
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Father Damien

Blessed Damien was a Roman Catholic missionary who helped lepers on the Hawaiian island of Molokai.

Born January 3, 1840(1840-01-03), Tremelo, Belgium
Died April 15, 1889 (aged 49), Kalaupapa, Molokai, Hawaii
Damien de Veuster, SS.CC. (January 3, 1840 April 15, 1889), born Jozef de Veuster and also known as Blessed Damien of Molokai (Dutch: Pater Damiaan or Zalige Damiaan de Veuster), was a Roman Catholic priest from Belgium and member of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary,[1] a missionary religious order. He is to become a saint. He won recognition for his ministry to people with leprosy (also known as Hansen's Disease), who had been placed under a government-sanctioned medical quarantine on the island of Molokai in the Kingdom of Hawaii.[2] He eventually contracted and died of the disease, and is widely considered a "martyr of charity".

In the Roman Catholic and Anglican communions, as well as other denominations of Christianity, Damien is considered the spiritual patron for Hansen's Disease, HIV and AIDS patients, and outcasts. As the patron saint of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu and of Hawaii, Father Damien Day is celebrated statewide on April 15. Upon his beatification by Pope John Paul II in Rome on June 4, 1995, Blessed Damien was granted a memorial feast day, which is celebrated on May 10. On February 21, 2009, the Vatican announced that Father Damien would be canonized on October 11, 2009 completing the process of canonization.[3] The Catholic Encyclopedia calls him "the Apostle of the Lepers",[4] and elsewhere he is known as the "leper priest".

Several memorials have been made to Damien worldwide, from Belgium and the United States to Ireland and Ecuador. The Father Damien Statue honors the priest in bronze in Statuary Hall at the United States Capitol, while a full size replica stands in front of the Hawaii State Capitol. In 2005, Damien was honored with the title of De Grootste Belg, chosen as "The Greatest Belgian" throughout that country's history in polling conducted by the Flemish public broadcasting service, VRT.[5]

In both ecumenical religious and non-sectarian communities, Damien is being adopted as the symbol of how society should treat HIV/AIDS patients in defiance of the misconceptions of the disease, much like leprosy treatment was an outgrowth of misconceptions and poor treatment of lepers. Several Damien Centers have been established worldwide to serve people diagnosed with HIV/AIDS.

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[M4Nmbr56]

Beautiful Choice in music God bless You and Pray for me please,

Sincerly yours in Christ

Danny

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@M4Nmbr56

Will do Danny! God Bless you...

[vgabrie]

Song is by Gary Valenciano, a Filipino singer..

[stgebel]

could u plz tell me, who is the singer of this song?..... I realy Love it...

[vgabrie808]

Sorry, but the song is something personal and in line with my faith.