Congregation for Divine Worship approves request to place Father Damien on the calendar. Includes prayer and a note from the NCCB Committee on Liturgy about the liturgical texts for his feast.
'An Open Letter to the Reverend Dr. Hyde of Honolulu.' Hyde's letter to the Rev. H.B. Gage vilified Fr. Damien, which spurred Robert Louis Stevenson to pen this defense of Fr. Damien's life and character.