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.
PLEASE JOIN US!
SUNDAY, May 10
at 10:30 am
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
If you need communion brought to you in the pew, please notify the hospitality ministers upon arrival.
Saturdays
10:00 am - 11:00 am
or by appointment
*Please note: Confession schedule does not apply during some liturgical seasons.
Begins
Monday-Thursdays
at 11am
Fridays & Sundays at 4:00pm
Saturdays at 3:00pm
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
Novena Devotions
Tuesday, 6:00 p.m.
St. Joseph Church
Come join us every Tuesday praying the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, Rosary, Consecration and Novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help.
New to the parish or need to update your registration download our
SJ Registration Form print, fill-out and return. Mahalo!
Father Michael Thomas Tupou Castori, S.J., has been appointed by Pope Leo XIV as the sixth Bishop of Honolulu.
The official appointment took place on Wednesday, May 6, at 12 p.m. Rome time (midnight Hawaii time).
Father Castori is a member of the Society of Jesus, also known as the Jesuits. He entered the New York Province of the Society of Jesus in 1987, later transferring to the Jesuits’ USA West Province, and was ordained to the priesthood on June 13, 1998.
Father Castori comes to the Diocese of Honolulu from the Arrupe Jesuit Community at Seattle University, where he had served as rector. Prior to his time in Washington, he served in numerous roles in the Diocese of Oakland, Calif., and held pastoral and teaching roles across California.
Father Castori has extensive experience in the South Pacific, serving in pastoral ministry and education in Tonga, Guam, Fiji and the Marshall Islands. His middle name, “Tupou,” was given to him by a Tongan family of which he became a member during his time in the region.
Father Castori is an expert in Biblical studies. He holds a Ph.D. in Near Eastern religions (late ancient Biblical interpretations) from the University of California, Berkeley, earned in 2008, and has edited or written several works on the Bible.
Father Castori was born Oct. 21, 1960, and grew up in Carmichael, Calif. He is the son of Michael and Lucille Castori (now deceased) and has two older sisters, JoAnn and Pamela. His parents and siblings were all teachers.
Father Castori attended Jesuit High School in Sacramento, graduating in 1978. He earned a bachelor’s degree in classics from Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., in 1982, and a master’s degree in philosophical resources from Fordham University in the Bronx, N.Y., in 1991.
He has a master of divinity degree from the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley, earned in 1998, and obtained a licentiate in sacred theology (Biblical theology) there in 2009. He also attended the Hebrew University of Jerusalem with a focus on Hebrew language studies in 1999.
Next steps for the Diocese of Honolulu
To formally become Bishop of Honolulu, Father Castori first will be ordained a bishop (an “episcopal ordination”), then installed in his new seat in the Diocese of Honolulu.
His episcopal ordination and installation will take place Tuesday, July 28, at 10 a.m. at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, 712 N. School Street, Honolulu.
With Praise and Thanksgiving to Almighty God, The Diocese of Honolulu Announces the Ordination of:
John Jacob Akau on Friday, May 22 at 6 pm at the Co-Cathedral of Saint Theresa. His Mass of Thanksgiving will be held on Saturday, May 23 at 5 pm at the Sacred Heart Church, 1701 Wilder Avenue, in Honolulu. Reception to follow.
Beloved St. Joseph,
Patron of our Parish,
at the word of an angel,
you lovingly took Mary into your home.
As God’s humble servant, you welcomed Jesus as your own son and with Our Blessed Mother provided Our Lord with the warmth of a family.
We praise God and are grateful that as their faithful protector, you never hesitated to sacrifice for those entrusted to you.
Most watchful guardian of the Holy family, with confidence we likewise entrust our Parish and families to your loving care.
Teach us, as a Church, to listen attentively to God’s will and to carry it out with quiet courage and trust.
Help our parish to be a home of faith, where Christ is loved and adored, families are strengthened, and all who come find peace and belonging.
Help our homes to be places of prayer, where God is honored. Protect our children and the vulnerable; and assist and take care of those who toil to provide for their families.
Lord, remind us not to grow tired or weary in prayer. Renew our strength when we feel weak. Help us to rise again and again, knowing that praying for one another is both our responsibility and our privilege.
We trust that You hear us today. We trust that answers are on the way. We trust that this new year is held securely in Your hands.
St. Joseph, we thank you through the years that you have watched over us. Continue, we beg, to help us to find God in all that we do and pray that our parish may grow in holiness, unity, and charity, and always reflect the heart of Christ. Amen
St. Joseph, pray for us.
photo credit:Anna Weaver
"Loving God, bless all mothers with strength, patience, and joy. May they be filled with Your grace, guided by Your wisdom, and surrounded by Your peace. Amen."
(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.
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Pope Leo XIV asks everyone to pray the rosary for peace.
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Almighty and eternal God, in your unfailing love you provide ministers for your Church. We pray for those whom you call to serve the Church as priests.
Inspire in them a generous response. Grant them courage and vision to serve your people May their lives and service call your people to respond to the presence of your Spirit among us that, faithful to the Gospel and hope of Jesus the Christ, we may: announce glad tidings to the poor proclaim liberty to captives, set prisoners free and renew the face of the earth.
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!
Office: 808 935-1465
Monday - Friday: 9am to 1pm
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Heavenly Father,
We thank You for the gift of marriage and the love that unites us.
Bless us with patience, kindness, and understanding in all we do.
Help us to forgive quickly, speak gently, and serve one another with joy.
May our home be filled with peace, our hearts with faith, and our lives with the light of Your presence.
Guide us to grow together in holiness,so that our love reflects the love of Christ for His Church.
Through Christ our Lord,
Amen.
“Lord, I am not worthy to have you under my roof but only say the word and I shall be healed.”
You may either receive Holy Communion on your tongue or in the hand as allowed in the United States by decision of the American Bishops.
If one is receiving in the hand the following is normative: upon approaching the minister of the Host extend the hands in the middle of the chest. The left hand is extended, with the right hand under the left in support (left handed persons may wish to place the left hand under the right). In essence, a throne is formed in the sign of an X-cross to receive the Sacred Host. The response of “Amen” is given to the proclamation “The Body of Christ,” and the Host is received. The individual should then step to the side and receive the Host carefully and reverently in front of the altar before returning to your seat. It is unseemly to “pop” the Host into the mouth as one walks away. Remember “Who” you are receiving!
Please note that it is never acceptable to put out only one hand due to the danger of dropping the host. Those who do not have the easy use of both hands (or whose hands are not perfectly clean for whatever reason) should receive on the tongue.
“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”
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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”
