St. Joseph Catholic Church

6th Sunday of Easter – 2022 ©

“If anyone loves me,
he will keep my word.”

How time flies. We are already on the Sixth Sunday of Easter. And our Gospel begins with a very assuring reminder: “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word.” Once again, we are reminded of what it means to love. Love entails a commitment otherwise it will be just lip service. Keeping God’s Word is the sign of our true love for God. And we know how powerful God’s Word is. He created the whole universe with His Word. And more so, Jesus is the “Word made flesh,” so to keep God’s Word is to keep and live with Jesus in our hearts.

Jesus promises to dwell in the heart of the disciple. And if that is not enough, He also assures them that the Father will send the Holy Spirit to be their guide. What a gift, Jesus is giving His disciples – and that includes us. And another important gift of Jesus to us is His life-giving word. Hopefully like Mary we have chosen to ponder on them in our hearts.

Similarly, Words are very important in our lives. Not only to do we communicate with each other through words but they also have power in them. As the saying goes, words can kill but they can also be a source of life. How have we use the God-given gift of word to witness to His love and bring our world closer to His kingdom

Please plan to join us on Saturday, May 28
for the May floral offering and crowning of Mary
at the 7 am Mass.

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

Mother of Perpetual Help Prayer Group

Novena devotions to resume 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.

Prayer to St. Joseph

Written by Pope Francis

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.