[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 67 (Monday, May 4, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5085-S5086]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 COMMEMORATING THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARRIVAL OF THE SISTERS OF 
                      THE SACRED HEARTS IN HAWAI`I

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 126, submitted 
earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The bill clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 126) commemorating the 150th 
     anniversary of the arrival of the Sisters of the Sacred 
     Hearts in Hawai`i.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, today, I rise in support of a Senate 
resolution commemorating the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the 
Sisters of the Sacred Hearts in Hawaii. I am pleased to have Senators 
Daniel Akaka and John Kerry as original cosponsors of the resolution.
  The first Catholic missionaries to the Hawaiian Islands were members 
of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary and of 
Perpetual Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament of the Altar.
  The Congregation was founded by Pierre Coudrin and Henriette Aymer de 
la Chevalerie in Poitiers, France, on Christmas Eve 1800.
  In 1825, the Congregation responded to a request of Pope Leo XII for 
missionaries to the Pacific Rim, then known as Oceania.

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  The Sacred Hearts Priests and Brothers arrived in Hawaii in 1827; the 
Sisters, in 1859.
  Today, through the missionary zeal of its members, of which a 
noteworthy exemplar in Hawaii is Blessed Damien de Veuster, the 
Brothers and Sisters of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus 
and Mary are present in 40 countries and on all continents.
  The Sisters of the Sacred Hearts Pacific Province is the 
administrative center of communities of Sisters currently serving in 
Hawaii, New Mexico, and Massachusetts. In observance of the 150th 
anniversary of the Sisters' arrival to Hawaii, I urge my colleagues to 
support this resolution recognizing the Sisters' dedication through 
these years to the education of the children of Hawaii, Massachusetts, 
California, and New Mexico.
  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to 
reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or 
debate, and that any statements related to the resolution be printed in 
the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 126) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 126

       Whereas the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts, also known as the 
     Sisters of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and 
     Mary, in 2009 are celebrating the 150 anniversary of their 
     arrival in Hawaii on May 4, 1859, to provide Catholic 
     education to the children of Hawaii;
       Whereas, during the past 150 years, through the devotion 
     and dedication of the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts, thousands 
     of youth in Hawai`i, California, Massachusetts, and New 
     Jersey have received the benefit of a well-rounded education 
     based on Christian principles and moral living at the 
     following educational institutions: Sacred Hearts Convent at 
     Fort Street, Honolulu; Sacred Hearts Academy, Kaimuki, 
     Honolulu; St. Anthony Home, Kalihi, Honolulu; Sacred Hearts 
     Convent, Nuuanu, Honolulu; St. Theresa School, Honolulu; Our 
     Lady of Peace School, Honolulu; Immaculate Conception School, 
     Lihue, Kauai; St. Patrick School, Kaimuki, Honolulu; Maria 
     Regina School, Gardena, California; Bishop Amat High School, 
     West Covina, California; Sacred Hearts Academy, Fairhaven, 
     Massachusetts; St. Joseph School, Fairhaven, Massachusetts; 
     Sacred Hearts School, Fairhaven, Massachusetts; and St. 
     Andrew School, Avenel, New Jersey;
       Whereas, during the past 101 years, the Sisters of the 
     Sacred Hearts have served communities in Fairhaven, Fall 
     River, and Mt. Rainier, Massachusetts, and in Avenel, New 
     Jersey, and continue to serve communities in Fairhaven, 
     Massachusetts;
       Whereas, during the past 50 years, the Sisters of the 
     Sacred Hearts have served communities in Gardena, West 
     Covina, and San Bernardino, California, and in Artesia, New 
     Mexico, and continue to serve communities in Artesia, New 
     Mexico; and
       Whereas the people of the United States wish to convey 
     their sincerest appreciation to the Sisters of the Sacred 
     Hearts for their service and devotion: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) recognizes the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the 
     Sisters of the Sacred Hearts in Hawaii; and
       (2) honors and praises the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts 
     Pacific Province for their good works in the education of the 
     youth of the United States and in service to the people of 
     Hawaii, California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New 
     Mexico, and for the Sisters' pursuit of educational, social, 
     and economic equality of all persons.

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