St. Joseph Catholic Church
Served by the Blessed Sacrament Congregation!
Served by the Blessed Sacrament Congregation!
With St. Joseph
as our patron
we offer our gift of self
for the greater glory
of God.
St. Joseph Church
Mission Statement
excerpt
Aloha E Komo Mai!
Whether you are visiting or just moved to Hilo, our St. Joseph family welcomes and invites you to join with us and together grow our faith in God.
Refer below for Mass, Confession, and Prayer Times.
PLEASE JOIN US!
SUNDAY, FEBRARY 8 AT 10:30 am
Saturday
7:00 am
Vigil
5:00 pm
Sunday
7:00 am, 9:00 am
11:45 am, 6:00 pm
Weekdays
M- F:
6:00 am
& 12:15 pm
Legal Holidays
7:00 am
Saturdays
10:00 am - 11:00 am
or by appointment
*Please note: Confession schedule does not apply during some liturgical seasons.
Begins
Monday-Thursdays
at 11am
Fridays & Sundays at 4:00pm
Saturdays at 3:00pm
Join us daily in the
Mornings:
Immediately following
the 6:00 am Morning Mass.
Afternoons:
Weekdays & Sundays
at 4:00 pm
Saturdays
at 3:00 pm
Come join our Novena devotions Tuesday, at St. Joseph Church 6:00p.m. (evening)
Come join us every Tuesday praying the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, Rosary, Consecration and Novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help.
4th Sunday of Ordinary Time - 2026
When we hear the Beatitudes, it is easy to misunderstand what Jesus is saying. We might think that Jesus is praising poverty, mourning, meekness, or suffering as if these conditions were good in themselves. But that is not what Jesus is doing.
In the Beatitudes, we are blessed not because of our state, but because of what God promises.
Jesus does not say the poor are blessed because poverty is good. He says they are blessed because the kingdom of heaven is theirs. He does not say those who mourn are blessed because grief is desirable. They are blessed because they will be comforted. The blessing does not come from the condition; it comes from God’s response.
Jesus comes not to condemn those in darkness, but to lead them out of it. And the first step into the light is simple: to let God back into the center of our lives.
May we choose the light—not by our own brilliance, but by following Christ, who alone shows us the way.
Beloved St. Joseph, Patron of our Parish,
at the word of an angel, you lovingly took Mary into your home.
As God’s humble servant, you welcomed Jesus as your own son
and with Our Blessed Mother
provided Our Lord with the warmth of a family.
We praise God and are grateful that as their faithful protector,
you never hesitated to sacrifice for those entrusted to you.
Most watchful guardian of the Holy family, with confidence we likewise entrust our Parish
and families to your loving care.
Teach us, as a Church, to listen attentively to God’s will
and to carry it out with quiet courage and trust.
Help our parish to be a home of faith, where Christ is loved and adored, families are strengthened,
and all who come find peace and belonging.
Help our homes to be places of prayer, where God is honored. Protect our children and the vulnerable;
and assist and take care of those who toil to provide for their families.
Lord, remind us not to grow tired or weary in prayer. Renew our strength when we feel weak. Help us to rise again and again, knowing that praying for one another is both our responsibility and our privilege.
We trust that You hear us today. We trust that answers are on the way. We trust that this new year is held securely in Your hands.
St. Joseph, we thank you through the years that you have watched over us. Continue, we beg, to help us to find God in all that we do and pray that our parish may grow in holiness, unity, and charity, and always reflect the heart of Christ.
(Infants to children 7 years of age)
Welina ‘oe! Welcome Families!
Congratulations on the birth of your child and your decision to have your child baptized in the Catholic Church. We welcome you and your child as well as your godparents to our parish. Please call the rectory office to sign up for the next Baptism Preparation Class.
(808) 935-1465.
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Pope Leo XIV asks everyone to pray the rosary for peace.
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New to the parish or need to update your registration download our
SJ Registration Form print, fill-out and return. Mahalo!
Arrangements for Mass Intentions need to be done through the front office. We want to ensure that we are listing your prayer requests exactly as you would like it.
Mahalo!
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“Even the weakest and most vulnerable, the sick, the old, the unborn and the poor, are masterpieces
of God’s creation,
made in his own image, destined to live forever, and deserving of the utmost
reverence and respect.”
USCCB Respect Life flyer quoting Pope Francis’“Day for Life Greeting”
© 2013 Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
“When we meet Jesus in the Eucharist, this encounter has the power to change us.
The Eucharist has the power to transform the depths of our hearts and the heart of our culture.
United to the power of his Eucharistic Presence, may we work to ensure that each person has life—and has it in abundance.”
USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities Respect Life Reflection:
“I Came So That They Might Have Life”
“Through the Incarnation and birth of Christ,
God reveals to us the dignity of all human life.
Human life, as a gift of God, is sacred and inviolable.
The Son of God has united himself with every human being and desires for us to share eternal life
with him…
Each of us is made in the image and likeness of God, and we reflect his glory in the world.”
USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities
“The Gospel of Life: A Brief Summary”
“Lord, I am not worthy to have you under my roof but only say the word and I shall be healed.”
Those who receive Communion may receive either in the hand or on the tongue, and the decision should be that of the individual receiving, not of the person distributing Communion.
If Communion is received in the hand, the hands should first of all be clean. If one is right handed the left hand should rest upon the right. The host will then be laid in the palm of the left hand and then taken by the right hand to the mouth. If one is left-handed this is reversed. It is not appropriate to reach out with the fingers and take the host from the person distributing.
