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
TEMPORARY SCHEDULE CHANGE PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THE
AFTERNOON ADORATION WILL BE MOVED
TO 10:45-11:45 AM MONDAY-THURSDAY
BEGINNING MONDAY JUNE 30
WE APPRECIATE YOUR COOPERATION
AND UNDERSTANDING.
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
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.
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time - 2025
I will not be surprised if someone says that the biggest obstacle to welcoming Christ today is our busyness. We are too busy to pray. We are too busy to spend time with our loved ones. We are too busy to reach out to others in need. But the worst part is that we think that being busy is a compliment, even a virtue – being busy means we are valuable. We have overlooked the fact that in our busyness, we might have turned a blind eye to what truly matters in life. And while welcoming Jesus when He comes knocking on our door is one of life’s priorities, are we ready to offer him true hospitality?
This Sunday's readings give us a picture of biblical hospitality. Abraham welcomed the three strangers and prepared a dinner for them. Likewise, we have Jesus being welcomed by Mary and Martha into their home and preparing a dinner for him. But at the end, it was the hosts, Abraham and Mary, and Martha, who were surprised by the gifts that their guests brought with them – for Abraham the gift of a promise of a son, and Mary and Martha the gift of the Presence of Jesus.
But a right focus is necessary, otherwise we might fail to recognize the gift - “Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things. There is a need for only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part, and it will not be taken from her.” Jesus reminder to Martha and all of us is very clear: His Person and His Word have primacy; everything else is secondary.
Our 2026 Religious Education year is slated to start this September. If your children have reached the age of 7 and have not studied for and received the Sacraments of First Holy Communion and Confirmation, now is the time to sign them up for instruction to begin this Fall. Classes are held on Sunday morning between the 9 o’clock Mass and the 11:45 am Mass. That allows you to have your children attend Religious Education and to attend Mass as well. We have very fine dedicated instructors in place to help your children learn their Faith and to prepare them for their Sacraments. If your child has reached the teen years and has not received their Sacraments, not to worry, we have a very dynamic couple providing instruction for them.
At your earliest convenience, please go to our St. Joseph website to download the necessary application under RE Program. You can also pick one up at our church office between 9am and 1pm, Monday through Friday. Peace, Deacon Charley
(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.
Marriage Matters
– because through the sacrament Christ enters our life.
For as God made Himself present to His people in the Old Testament,
so now Christ “comes into the lives of married Christians through the sacrament of matrimony.”
Second Vatican Council
Gaudium et Spes (Joy and Hope, the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World), 48
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!
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.
