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
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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
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.
Please plan to join us
on Sunday June 8th at 10:30am
For Our Eucharistic
Adoration & Prayers
FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
At our baptism, we are initiated into the divine life, the love shared among the persons of the Trinity. At our confirmation, we receive the gifts of the Holy Spirit, which strengthen us to bear witness to this love. These sacraments are sources of grace which help us grow in that radical love to which God calls us.
Paul and Barnabas were some of the first to heed the call of radical love – spreading the Good News, establishing Churches, and appointing leaders. They encouraged the early Christians to persevere in faith, saying, It is necessary for us to undergo many hardships to enter the kingdom of God. Their message to the world is that Jesus loved us so much that he died for us, so that we might have eternal life. This must be the message we bring to others as well.
This is the love we are called to emulate. We must remain convicted that this type of love is possible; furthermore, we must believe that it will be impossible for us to respond to God’s call personally and as a society without depending on his grace to help us love like this.
Just as God worked through Paul and Barnabas to spread the Good News to the Gentiles, we must allow God to work through us, sharing the holiness, mercy, and love we receive each time we are forgiven in the sacrament of reconciliation or nourished by the body and blood of Christ in the Eucharist. In communion with Christ, we can love others not for what they have to offer, but for who they are – beloved children of God.
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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Lord, I am thankful for the new direction and fresh hope you have granted me. Your guidance and provision have been my guiding light, leading me toward a path of purpose and fulfillment. I am grateful for the strength and courage you have instilled in me as I navigate the challenges of life.
PRAYER: FOR DELIVERANCE AND INNER HEALING
My Lord Jesus and my God, You came to heal our wounded and troubled hearts with Your infinite mercy and compassion. I come before You now, humbly asking You to heal the worries that trouble my heart. I pray for Your intervention in my life to mend the psychological wounds that have affected me since my early years, and to free me from the pain and anguish that have accompanied me throughout my life.
(We have a new Pope)
Pope Leo XIV
“Peace be with you all"
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!
Please call the rectory to make arrangements to receive Communion at home or in the hospital.
Please contact the Parish office at (808) 935-1465 before making arrangements with the funeral director / mortuary.
We must confirm the parish calendar is open for the funeral date you choose for your loved one.
“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”
In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.
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.
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.
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.
Teaching the Mass
Bulletin Inserts
Heavenly Father, in the stillness after communion, I offer heartfelt prayers. Let these moments of reflection deepen my understanding of Your love and grace, bringing peace to my soul.
"My Jesus, I love and adore you. You have come to me; I am one with You. I want You to remain with me forever, in this life and in the next. Thank You for allowing me to share Your divine life. May I become more like You through this sacred Food."
"Thank you, Lord, for this most precious gift. I’m eternally grateful for your sacrifice. Strengthen me to do Your will."
“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.
When live stream viewing of the Mass during the Communion rite - when we would receive the Precious Body and Blood of Christ - recite the Spiritual Communion prayer below.
In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.
My Jesus I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things and I desire to receive you in my soul.
Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, Come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.
