St. Joseph Catholic Church

With St. Joseph as our patron we offer our gift of self for the greater glory of God.

St. Joseph Church
Mission Statement
excerpt

Welcome

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.

Mass 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

Confession

Saturdays
10:00 am - 11:00 am
or by appointment

*Please note: Confession schedule does not apply during some liturgical seasons.

Sunday Eucharistic Adoration
of the Blessed Sacrament

Please plan to join us on
September 14 at 10:30am
St. Joseph Church, Hilo

Prayer Times

Adoration of the
Blessed Sacrament
TEMPORARY SCHEDULE CHANGE PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THE AFTERNOON ADORATION WILL BE MOVED TO 11-12:00noon MONDAY-THURSDAY. WE APPRECIATE YOUR COOPERATION AND UNDERSTANDING.
M-F: 4:00 pm
Sat: 3:00 pm
Sun: 4:00 pm

Come Pray the Liturgy of the Hours

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

Mother of Perpetual Help Prayer Group

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.

Sunday Reflection

22nd Sunday of ordinary time – 2025

“…And he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

We live in a world that extols strength measured by success, status, or influence. But our Lord Jesus, throughout his life, offers a different vision. He invites his disciples to embrace a life of humility and find in it their lives' deepest strength. “Everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

What is humility? Humility is not pretending we are less than we truly are. It is not thinking badly of ourselves. Rather, humility is truth – the truth about who we are before God and others. But at the same time, acknowledging that whatever we are and have comes from God.

True humility does not weaken us but grounds us and becomes our source of strength. It frees us from comparing ourselves with others, from the exhausting need to prove our worth, and from the fear of not being recognized. Humility gives one genuine confidence, not in one's accomplishments, but in God, who loves us and desires our well-being.

And Jesus is our model of humility – “He who was God did not deem equality with God something to be grasped at but rather emptied himself and took the form of a slave…” (Philippians 2:6)

Order of
Christian Initiation
for Adults

• Are you interested in becoming a member of St. Joseph Church Catholic Faith Community? Do you know a family member or friend interested in a deeper relationship with God through the sacraments of Baptism, Conformation and Holy Eucharist?


• OCIA is preparation for adults who have yet to be baptized. AND. for baptized adults who wish to be in full communion with the Catholic Church through receiving the sacraments of Confirmation and Holy Eucharist.

For more information please contact Deacon Charley at the rectory office call 935-1465.

The Sacrament of Confirmation

• The Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) states, "Baptism, the Eucharist and the Sacrament of Confirmation constitute the sacraments of Christian Initiation, whose unity must be safeguarded. The reception of the Sacrament of Confirmation is necessary for the completion of Baptismal Grace" (CCC1285). "Every Baptized person not yet Confirmed can and should receive the Sacrament of Confirmation and Eucharist, Baptism is certainly valid and efficacious, but Christian initiation remains incomplete." (CCC 1306)
• Many faithful Catholic adults grew up when Confirmation was not offered until their middle or high school years. Some were not aware that Confirmation was available for them and so they were never Confirmed. If you are a baptized adult who has not yet been confirmed please contact Deacon Charley at the rectory office call 935-1465 for more information on recieving the sacrament of Confirmation.

Fathers, Mothers, Grandparents
and Godparents,

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

REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE AVAILABLE AFTER MASS TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND TO ASSIST WITH SIGN UP

Baptism Preparation:

(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 of what
the children do for us.

“As living members of the family, children contribute in their own way to making their parents holy.”

Second Vatican Council
Gaudium et Spes (Joy and Hope, the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World), 48

Notice regarding Mass Intentions

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!

Are You Registered?

New to the parish or need to update your registration download our
SJ Registration Form print, fill-out and return. Mahalo!

The Jubilee Prayer

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.”

How to Reverently
Receive Holy Communion

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.