Welcome to our Parish! Saint Raphael Catholic Church in Koloa is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church of Hawaii in the United States. Located in Koloa on the island of Kauai, the church falls under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Honolulu and its bishop.The oldest Catholic Church in Kauai, St. Raphael's was founded in 1841; two years after Catholics were granted religious freedom in Hawaii. Father Arsenius Walsh established the parish. The first stone chapel was built by Father Walsh in 1842. In preparation for the Centennial anniversary in 1941, the Chapel sanctuary was rebuilt by parishioners.
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Saturday Vigil: 5:00pm - New Church
Sunday: 7:00am and 9:30am - New Church
Daily Mass:
Monday - Friday: 7:00am - Historical Church
Wednesday's after 7:00am Mass: Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Rosary is prayed 30 minutes before every mass.
Reconciliation:
Call the office at 808-742-1955 to schedule a Confession on a weekday or to schedule on a Saturday, 30 minutes prior to mass.
Gift Shop:
Open after each Mass on the weekend
Weekday hours: 8:00am until 12:00pm
View some of our Hawaiian custom-made items
Christ the King: Nov 24 - Procession of the Solemnity of Christ the King after the 9:30am Mass
Thanksgiving: Nov. 28 at 9:00am - Mass in New Church (no 7am Mass)
Christmas Season:
December 9 - Holy Day of Obligation - Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary - 7am Mass in Historical Church and 6pm Mass in New Church
December 16 - 24 - Misa de Gallo at 5am in Historical Church - no 7am Mass, except on Sunday December 22, 7am Mass - New Church
December 24
Children's Mass at 5pm - New Church
Christmas Carols - 11 pm - 12 pm - New Church
Midnight Mass - New Church
December 25 - 9:30AM Mass - New Church
Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. "They will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory."
Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. "This poor widow put in more than all the others."
Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. "You shall Love your neighbor as yoursel".
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. "Master, I want to see."
Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. "The Son of Man came to give His Life as a ransom for many".