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.
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.
Homily: Feast of the Holy Family – Year A
On the Feast of the Holy Family, the Church places before us a family that is holy, not because it is free from struggle, but because God is at the center of it. The Gospel shows us Joseph, Mary, and the Child Jesus as refugees— forced to flee their home, to live with uncertainty, and to trust God.
When Herod seeks to destroy the child, God does not remove the danger. Instead, God speaks to Joseph in a dream and asks him to act. Joseph trusts God’s words and rises in the night, takes the child and his mother, and flees to Egypt. Mary, too, lives this trust. She carries in her heart things she does not fully understand. She allows God’s plan to unfold, even when it leads into uncertainty. Her faith holds the family together in silence and hope.
The Holy Family teaches us that holiness is lived in the ordinary and the difficult moments of life. There is nothing idealized here. There is fear, displacement, and loss of security. Yet God is present. The family becomes holy not because of comfort, but because of trust.
And the Child Jesus—God-with-us—enters a real human family. He grows not in privilege, but in vulnerability. By doing so, He sanctifies every family that struggles, every home marked by imperfection, worry, or pain. The Holy Family assures us that no family is too fragile for God to dwell within it. This feast invites us to reflect on our own families—not as they should be, but as they are. Where do we need more listening like Joseph? More trust like Mary? More room for God’s presence like Jesus?
May the Holy Family teach us to protect life, to trust God in times of uncertainty, and to love one another with patience and courage. And may our homes, like theirs, become places where God is welcomed and where hope quietly grows
Prayer for the New Year!
Heavenly Father,
As we step into this new year, we thank You for the gift of life, the blessings of the past, and the hope that lies ahead.
Grant us the grace to walk in Your light, to seek Your will in all things, and to love as You have loved us.
Bless our families, friends, and all those in need.
Strengthen our faith, deepen our compassion, and guide our hearts toward peace.
May this year be filled with opportunities to serve You joyfully and to grow in holiness.
Through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary and all the saints, we entrust this year to Your divine providence.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Wishing you all a Blessed New Year!
New to the parish or need to update your registration download our
SJ Registration Form print, fill-out and return. Mahalo!
(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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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.
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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.
