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.
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.
Adoration of the
Blessed Sacrament
M-F: 4:00 pm
Sat: 3:00 pm
Sun: 4:00 pm
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
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!
New to the parish or need to update your registration download our
SJ Registration Form print, fill-out and
return. Mahalo!
Learn More
Clergy, Consecrated Life & Vocations
Blessed Sacrament Discernment
Vocations Article
Easter 2025
Early in the morning, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb. What she found, however, was not what she expected. The stone was rolled away. The tomb was empty.
The empty tomb, however, is not being presented to us as proof of Jesus’ resurrection. It could be in our ordinary world a case of theft, a mistake, a prank. But the truth is, it is something more powerful. It is an invitation. The empty tomb invites us to faith – to believe in everything that Our Lord Jesus has promised and proclaimed. He wants us to know He is the Resurrection and the Life. And whoever believes in Him will have life eternal.
And we know Jesus is Risen, and Easter is real, when with His help, we make our own lives the sources of light and life for others; when our words heal and encourage; when our hearts become more alive with compassion; when we stand firm for the value of life itself in all its aspects. Easter is real when people are healed, consoled, and strengthened by the life-giving Christian love we show to a brother or sister. Easter is real when we become "sacraments" of the presence of the risen Christ, the Light of the world, and of the values which he taught during his life on earth.
The Resurrection is and will remain as mysterious to us today as it was to the early church. The empty tomb tells us very little about what and how it happened. But one thing it proclaims is that the tomb is not the place for the Risen Lord and so it will be for all those who put their faith in Him. It is true. The Lord is Risen!
Father in heaven, may the faith you have given us in your son, Jesus Christ, our brother, and the flame of charity enkindled in our hearts by the Holy Spirit, reawaken in us the blessed hope for the coming of your Kingdom.
May your grace transform us into tireless cultivators of the seeds of the Gospel.
May those seeds transform from within both humanity and the whole Cosmos in the sure expectation of a new heaven and a new earth,
when, with the powers of Evil vanquished, your glory will shine eternally.
May the grace of the Jubilee reawaken in us, Pilgrims of Hope,
a yearning for the treasures of heaven. May that same grace spread the joy and peace of our Redeemer throughout the earth. To you our God, eternally blessed, be glory and praise for ever.
Amen.
Parishioner pray before Jubilee Cross while at St. Joseph Church, Hilo
My Lord Jesus and my God, You came to heal our wounded and troubled hearts with Your infinite mercy and compassion. I come before You now, humbly asking You to heal the worries that trouble my heart. I pray for Your intervention in my life to mend the psychological wounds that have affected me since my early years, and to free me from the pain and anguish that have accompanied me throughout my life.
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My Lord, I confide in You the burdens that weigh heavily upon me. I place all my worries and troubles in Your Sacred Heart, trusting in Your divine healing power. By the strength of the great wound in Your heart, I implore You to heal my small wounds. Heal the pain of my memories so that I may find peace and solace in Your loving embrace.
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Heavenly Father, thank you for the incredible mercy you continuously pour out upon me. Thank you for your unfailing love towards me each day. With a heart full of gratitude, I come before you, acknowledging your sovereignty and grace in my life.
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Lord, I am thankful for the new direction and fresh hope you have granted me. Your guidance and provision have been my guiding light, leading me toward a path of purpose and fulfillment. I am grateful for the strength and courage you have instilled in me as I navigate the challenges of life.
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As I reflect on your unconditional love and forgiveness, I feel humbled by the realization of the sinner that I am. Yet, you have chosen me for a greater purpose, using me as a vessel for your glory. I am in awe of your mercy and grace, which sustain me daily.
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Please plan to join us on
April 27th at 10:30am
Divine Mercy Sunday
Eucharistic Adoration
& Prayers
Divine Mercy Devotion
The Divine Mercy devotion is a modern devotion to the attribute of God's infinite mercy that was promulgated by St. Faustina Kowalska in Poland, and later to the the Universal Church by Pope St. John Paul II
In a vision to St. Maria Faustina Kowalska in 1935, our Lord Jesus revealed a powerful prayer that He wanted everyone to say -----the Chaplet of Divine Mercy
----and He promised extraordinary graces to those who would recite it:
Whoever will recite it will receive great mercy at the hour of death...Priests will recommend it to sinners as their last hope of salvation. Even if there were a sinner most hardened, if he were to recite this chaplet only once, he would receive grace from My infinite mercy.... I desire to grant unimaginable graces to those souls who trust in My mercy.... (Diary, 687).
Please join us on April 27th at 10:30am for Divine Mercy Sunday and Eucharistic Adoration and Prayers.
Divine Mercy Novena and Chaplet pamphlet available at back of church literature rack.
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What is Divine Mercy? A quote from Pope St. John Paul II, "Mercy is "love's second name!" It's a particular kind of love, a particular mode of love when it encounters suffering, poverty, brokenness, and sin. Divine Mercy is when God's love meets us and helps us in the midst of our suffering and sin. It's always the Lord stepping out in compassion to help us poor, weak, and broken sinners."
"On that day (Divine Mercy Sunday), the very depths of My tender mercy are opened. I pour out a whole ocean of graces upon the souls who approach the fount of My mercy....On that day, all the divine floodgates through which graces flow are opened.”
Diary of St. Faustine, #699
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.
Please call the rectory to make arrangements to receive Communion at home or in the hospital.
Please contact the Parish office at (808) 935-1465 before making arrangements with the funeral director / mortuary.
We must confirm the parish calendar is open for the funeral date you choose for your loved one.
“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”
In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.
Lord Jesus Christ, you give us your flesh and blood for the life of the world, and you desire that all people come to the Supper of the Sacrifice of the Lamb.
Renew in your Church the truth, beauty, and goodness contained in the Most Blessed Eucharist.
Jesus living in the Eucharist, come and live in me.
Jesus healing in the Eucharist, come and heal me.
Jesus sacrificing yourself in the Eucharist, come and suffer in me.
Jesus rising in the Eucharist, come and rise to new life in me.
Jesus loving in the Eucharist, come and love in me.
Lord Jesus Christ, through the paschal mystery of your death and resurrection made present in every Holy Mass, pour out your healing love on your Church and on our world.
Grant that as we lift you up during this time of Eucharistic Revival, your Holy Spirit may draw all people to join us at this Banquet of Life. You live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, God forever and ever.
Our Lady of Peace, Mother of the Eucharist, Pray for us.
St. Joseph, silent adorer of the Eucharist, Pray for us.
The National Eucharistic Revival is a three-year initiative sponsored by the Bishops of the United States to inspire and prepare the People of God to be formed, healed, converted, united, and sent out to a hurting and hungry world through a renewed encounter with Jesus in the Eucharist – the source and summit of our Catholic faith.
This eucharistic movement seeks to bring together clergy, religious, laity, apostolates, movements, and parish and diocesan leaders to spur momentum, collaboration, and lasting impact for the renewal of the Catholic Church in the U.S.
Teaching the Mass
Bulletin Inserts
Heavenly Father, in the stillness after communion, I offer heartfelt prayers. Let these moments of reflection deepen my understanding of Your love and grace, bringing peace to my soul.
"My Jesus, I love and adore you. You have come to me; I am one with You. I want You to remain with me forever, in this life and in the next. Thank You for allowing me to share Your divine life. May I become more like You through this sacred Food."
"Thank you, Lord, for this most precious gift. I’m eternally grateful for your sacrifice. Strengthen me to do Your will."
“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.
When live stream viewing of the Mass during the Communion rite - when we would receive the Precious Body and Blood of Christ - recite the Spiritual Communion prayer below.
In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.
My Jesus I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things and I desire to receive you in my soul.
Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, Come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.
