2/5 James D. 2 years ago on Google
Yes,
it's
a
historic
and
beautiful
church,
but
if
you
are
a
regular
and
like
to
attend
mass,
then
this
review
is
for
you.
This
church
doesn't
have
kneelers,
for
kneeling
in
prayer.
The
benches
are
old
and
they
had
them
at
one
time,
but
never
bothered
to
replace
them
as
they
broke.
When
I
first
arrived
in
Hawaii,
this
church
was
asking
for
donations
to
renovate,
and
I
believe
part
of
the
plan
included
adding
kneelers,
to
which
we
donated.
Now,
the
renovations
are
done
and
guess
what?
No
kneelers.
We
attended
Palm
Sunday
earlier
this
week
(April
2022)
and
my
wife
and
I
were
unable
to
kneel,
as
the
floor
is
hard
stone,
and
we
are
older.
The
majority
of
the
congregation
is
elderly,
and
are
unable
to
kneel.
Seriously,
what
kind
of
church
(a
basilica,
no
less),
doesn't
give
you
a
proper
place
to
kneel
and
pray?
Is
adding
kneelers
really
such
a
major
undertaking?
Also,
this
is
a
more
minor
thing,
but
the
mass
was
conducted
by
a
priest
with
a
very
heavy
African
or
Jamaican
accent,
and
it
was
very
hard
to
understand
him.
I
am
born
in
America
and
English
is
my
native
language,
and
couldn't
understand
a
word.
My
wife,
as
the
majority
of
the
congregation,
appeared
to
be
Filipino,
so
I
know
THEY
had
trouble
understanding.
Just
a
heads
up
to
the
Bishop,
or
whoever
picks
the
priests....you
should
take
this
into
consideration.
The
majority
of
churchgoers
here
are
elderly,
Filipino
speakers.
Having
a
church
with
no
kneelers
and
then
sending
a
priest
who
they
can't
understand
doesn't
do
much
for
us.
Sad
to
say,
but
for
Easter
Sunday
we
will
be
heading
to
St.
Anne's,
on
the
other
side
of
the
island,
where
we
can
properly
kneel
and
understand
the
sermon.It's
a
shame,
because
we
live
nearby,
and
love
this
church,
but
I
want
to
kneel,
and
at
our
ages,
we
just
can't
kneel
on
the
stone
floor
and
still
stand
up.
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