SJC - Announcements & Activities
PARENTS & GUARDIANS
Please accompany ALL minors (ages 17 & younger) to the restrooms. It is YOUR kuleana to keep them safe while attending Mass & parish events.
Effective immediately the bathrooms will remain locked during Sunday 6pm mass. Please see a Hospitality Minister to accompany you to the bathroom.
SAFETY NEEDS TO BE EVERYONE’S PRIORITY!
St. Joseph Church Collection
The General Collection is used for the day to day operation of the parish and its programs. You may set up a one-time or recurring donations to our parish
St. Joseph School
Gifts help support the diocesan mission, parishes, pastors, schools, service agencies, and communities.
Envelopes are avaiable in the Church or donate online.
All gifts are important and appreciated.
ADORATION
of the
BLESSED SACRAMENT
Come Pray
the Liturgy of the Hours
Join us daily in the morning immediately following the Morning Mass and in the evenings: Weekdays & Sundays at 4:00 pm
Saturdays at 3:00 pm
Come pray
the Liturgy
of the Hours
Join us daily in the
MORNING:
immediately
following
the Morning
Mass.
And in the
EVENINGS:
Weekdays & Sundays
at 4:00 pm
Saturdays
at 3:00 pm
"No sin or crime is greater than God's mercy. The sacrifice of the Cross reveals that Christ's greatest desire is to forgive those with a repentant heart."
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POPE FRANCIS
PRAYER
TO ST. JOSEPH
Hail, Guardian of the Redeemer, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary. To you God entrusted his only Son; in you Mary placed her trust; with you Christ became man.
Blessed Joseph, to us too, show yourself a father and guide us in the path of life. Obtain for us grace, mercy, and courage, and defend us from every evil. Amen
Prayer for the
COVID-19 CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC
Written by
Bishop Larry Silva
Dear God of all the living, you sent your Son Jesus to heal us from illness and sin.
We turn to his healing power in this time of anxiety over the pandemic of this potentially deadly virus.
St. Damien and
St. Marianne Cope dedicated their lives to the service of those who had an infectious disease. St. Marianne Cope said, "I am not afraid of any disease," because she was confident in your power to save. At the same time, she took prudent precautions of hygiene to assure that she and her Sisters would not be infected.
Let us learn from this example to put our trust in you to save us from the ravages of disease and to take prudent measures to prevent its spread. Guide us to know when to isolate ourselves from the possibility of infection, but never let anyone be left without the care and concern of others in the community.
As our Diocese of Honolulu has been dedicated to the Divine Mercy,
we pray with confidence,
Jesus,
I trust in you.
Saint Damien,
pray for us!
Saint Marianne, pray for us!
Amen.
26th Sunday - 2023
“A man had two sons…’
There are good sons and there are not-so-good sons. But regardless whether they are good or not in the eyes of the father or mother they are simply their sons, who are and must be loved unconditionally. And that is the first message of Jesus in the gospel today. We all are God’s children and are loved unconditionally by the Father. And like all loving parent, God has a master plan for humanity so that we may be able to live our life to the fullest. And we are all asked to take part in this plan of God. But the question is : “Are we ready to do God’s will?”
This is the question Jesus posed in the parable: “Which of the two did his father’s will?” Is it the son who said yes to the request of the father but did not do it or is it the son who said no but changed his mind and did what the Father requested? The answer is evident. True obedience is manifested in action. As the saying goes: Action speaks louder than words.
And as experience will tell us that in obeying the Father’s will, most of the time we have undergo a change of mind and heart. This entails a true conversion and renewal.
But the truth is there is actually the third son in the gospel – Our Lord Jesus. He is our example for the doing the will of His Father. He has made this His whole mission. Our Lord himself said: “My food is to the do the will of my Father (John 4:34). Likewise, his prayer is: “Not my will but thy will be done.”
Recently, Fr. Poli posed this question to some of our students at St. Joseph School, “Why do you choose to be a Catholic?” Here is what they said:
“I was born and raised to be a Catholic. I have learned that being a Catholic is part of what my family chose for me and who God wants me to be. I know that God, Jesus and the Catholic Church will never abandon me. I know in my heart the Church will always be a place that I can go to whenever I need to meet Jesus. But most of all I choose to be Catholic because Jesus has given us His body and blood so that He may be within me always!” ” -Hailey (gr. 12)
“I choose to be a Catholic for many reasons. First and foremost, I was born into a Catholic family and grew up attending Mass. I learned about Catholicism in Sunday school. I believe that being raised in a Catholic family is probably the main reason I choose to be a Catholic. However, the knowledge I acquired during the time spent in Sunday school and while receiving both the sacrament of Communion and Confirmation led me to personally choose to become a Catholic wholeheartedly, completely and of my own decision, no longer just because I was raised in a Catholic family. The rich history & tradition I learned about my faith is what I feel drew me in the most, this feeling of the same belief makes me feel personally connected to my Catholic faith.”
-Grant (gr. 12)
What wonderful and honest responses!
Mark Your Calendars!
DIOCESAN ROSARY CONGRESS 2023
ST. JOSEPH PARISH WILL BE COVERING 6 AM TO 12 PM
ON THURSDAY OCTOBER 12TH.
6 am Mass
7 am Our Mother of Perpetual Help
8 am SJS Seniors
9 am Weekend prayer group
10 am Puainako Prayer Group
11 am Noon rosary group/Knights of Columbus
12:15 Mass
Please come and join us for whatever amount of time that you are able to spare. Let’s pray for each other, our community and our world. We hope to see you there!
Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, Lead us to him!
The Feast of San Lorenzo Ruiz
The Filipino Catholic Club cordially invites you to celebrate the feast of San Lorenzo Ruiz, the first Filipino Saint canonized by Pope John Paul II on October 18, 1987. A nine day novena rosary will begin Tuesday 9/19 until Wednesday 9/27. Weekday novena will take place @ 6pm and weekend novena @ 3pm in the downstairs meeting room. On his feast day Thursday September 28, there will be a mass @ 6pm followed by potluck fellowship in the downstairs meeting room. Spread the good word and hope to see you there. For any questions, please contact me, Christina @ 808-640-4180
As part of our response for the Year of
Eucharistic Revival,
St. Joseph Church will offer
Eucharistic Adoration on the 2nd Sunday of each month from 10:30am to 11:30 am.
Please plan to join us on October 8.
National Eucharistic Revival Prayer
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.
Mother of Perpetual Help
Prayer Group
Novena devotions have resumed on 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.
Rejoice Always, Pray without ceasing, Give Thanks in all circumstances. For this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
Novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help
Oh Mother of Perpetual Help, grant that I may ever invoke your powerful name, the protection of the living and the salvation of the dying. Purest Mary, let your name henceforth be ever on my lips. Delay not, Blessed Lady, to rescue me whenever I call on you. In my temptations, in my needs, I will never cease to call on you, ever repeating your sacred name, Mary, Mary. What a consolation, what sweetness, what confidence fills my soul when I utter your sacred name or even only think of you! I thank the Lord for having given you so sweet, so powerful, so lovely a name. But I will not be content with merely uttering your name. Let my love for you prompt me ever to hail you Mother of Perpetual Help. Mother of Perpetual Help, pray for me and grant me the favor I confidently ask of you.
(Then say three Hail Marys).
What is the National Eucharistic Revival?
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. The Revival officially launched in June 2022, and its milestone event will be a National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis, IN, from July 17-21, 2024. The National Eucharistic Revival and National Eucharistic Congress are a direct response to the Holy Father’s call for a “pastoral and missionary conversion which cannot leave things as they presently are” so that the Church in the United States might be “permanently in a state of mission” (Evangelii Gaudium, n. 25).
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. over the next three years. Each year will have a strategic focus for formation and missionary discipleship.
Teaching the Mass -Bulletin Inserts
Sunday Insert for February 19, 2023
Sunday Insert for February 12, 2023
Sunday Insert for February 5, 2023
Sunday Insert for January 29, 2023
Sunday Insert for January 22, 2023
Sunday Insert for January 15,2023