St. Joseph Parish - Capulin

St. Joseph Parish - Capulin St. Josepn Parish is a Family Oriented Catholic Church in the Diocese of Pueblo under the administration of the SOLT. Joseph Mission Parish or simply St.

Joseph Parish is a Catholic Mission Church under the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (SOLT). The seat of the Parish is located at Capulin, Colorado. Capulin, Colorado is located in the San Luis Valley, the largest alpine valley in the world, and has an altitude of 7, 800 feet. The parish consists of five churches, in Capulin (St. Joseph), La Jara (Our Lady of the Valley), Romeo (Immac

ulate Conception), Mannassa (St. Theresa) and Los Sauces (St. Anthony). It is a country parish, with many of the parishoners being farmers. The families are Hispanic, and they have been in the Valley for about 150 years.The main industry for many years was sheep- farming, cattle raising, etc., but that has now decreased. The parish is part of the Diocese of Pueblo, the seat of the Diocese being in Pueblo, about 2 1/2 hours from Capulin. The SOLT came in 2004, to found the novitiate, and the parish was overjoyed with this. They were very sad to see the novitiate leave. The Sisters have a convent, which was built a few years ago, by parishoners, also in Capulin. There are quite a few laity who are now corporate members of the SOLT.. There are five Masses on the weekend, 2 on Saturday and three on Sunday, in the various churches, except for Los Sauces, which is only once a month, being small and a bit distant (about 1/2 an hour). There are also daily masses and Holy Hour on weekdays. Confessions are available every before the scheduled masses and on request.

06/05/2026

Daily quote

"A living faith is that which pours itself out in works. Faith is believing what you know aren't." Mark Twain.

06/05/2026

Daily Reflection

WHERE IS YOUR MARK OF FAITH?
2 Tim 3:10-17, Ps 119:157,160-161,165-166 and 168, Mark 12:35-37

St Paul's letter to Timothy in today's first reading presents us with his mark of faith in God. Mark of faith means any visible sign, action, or characteristic that proves or expresses a person's deep spiritual belief. (google search) His mark of faith is found in all the sufferings, pain, persecution, rejection and insult he endured for the sake of the gospel. He said these not to boast but to encourage Timothy in his journey of faith so that he will not give up or be discouraged.

In our journey of faith, we too must be ready to present our mark of faith to our children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and all those who look up to us as mentors. So that, they will not give up on God in whatever they go through in life. And our mark of faith can only be seen in our good works. For faith without work is dead. It can also be seen in how courageous we were in defending the faith even in the face of persecution, insult and rejection.

Like St Paul, we are called to share the stories of our mark of faith with all those who look up to us as an encouragement in their journey to heaven. St. Boniface - Pray for us.

06/04/2026

Daily quote

"It is not enough for us to say: I love God, but I do not love my neighbor. St John says you are a liar if you say you love God and you don't love your neighbor. How can you love God whom you do not see, if you do not love your neighbor whom you see, whom you touch, with whom you live." Mother Teresa

06/04/2026

Daily Reflection
THE LOVE OF CHRIST COMPEL US 2 COR 5:14
2 Tim 2:8-15, Ps 25:4-5ab. 8-10 and 14, Mark 12:28b-34
And Christ said in today's gospel reading, "Hear, O Israel: ...and you shall love the Lord your God with all your mind, and with all your strength and you shall love your neighbor as yourself."
For our sake, God cannot deny Himself according to today's first reading and that is why He loves us unconditionally.

If we love God as He loves us, we should be ready for trials, pain and suffering for His sake. Preaching the gospel of Christ to a world that rejects it, is enough of a challenge for us.
If we love our neighbors as God commands us, we should be ready for pain. This is because we are to love even those who hate us, forgive those who refuse to forgive us in return, care for those who do not care about us, and be kind to those who persecute us!

This is our Christian obligations and that is what we are called to do. Are you in for it or not? If you are not, then you are not worthy of God's kingdom.

06/03/2026

Daily quote

"Beyond that giant in the front of you is a God who is even bigger" Anonymous

06/03/2026

Daily Reflection

BE PART OF CHRIST'S SUFFERING
2 Tim 1:1-3.6-12, Ps 123:1-2cdef, Mark 12:18-27

As Christians, we are called to share in Christ's suffering by courageously testifying to the truth of the gospel by our lives. And so, in the words of St Paul's letter to Timothy in today's first reading, we were instructed not to be timid in our faith but to use the spirit of power, love and self-control given to us at baptism to win our salvation.

This St. Charles Lwanga and companion held strongly to and today they are celebrated. Today's memorial shows that the saints continue to live forever with God in His kingdom. To prove this, Jesus quoted God's statement in today's gospel reading to the Sadducees who do not believe in the resurrection when He said, "I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob." Abraham, Isaac and Jacob were people who were dead, but Jesus told the Sadducees that they are alive with God.

Believing in the resurrection of the dead will help us grow in our faith. And this growth like St Charles Lwanga and companions will give us the courage to speak the truth even if it means giving up our life for the gospel of Christ. The more we are afraid to speak the truth for fear of persecution, insult, rejection and death, the more inclined we are to the world. The more we speak the truth without the fear of martyrdom like St. Charles and companions, the more inclined we are to God and we will live with Him forever like St. Charles, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. St Charles and companion- Pray for us.

06/02/2026

Daily quote

"Live in the world as if God and your soul only were in it; so, shall your heart be never made captive by any earthly thing" St John of the Cross

06/02/2026

Daily Reflection
DETACH FROM CAESAR AND CONNECT TO GOD
2 Peter 3:12-15a. 17-18, Ps 90:2-4. 10.14 and 16, Mark 12:13-17
So, Jesus asked them, "whose likeness and inscription is this?" They replied "Caesar's." And Jesus said, " Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." In the same way I ask, in whose image and likeness were we made from the beginning of creation? In God's image and likeness. And so, the expectation is for us to always move in God, live in God and act according to His will. It is expected of us to always seek God and strive to find Him in all ramifications; but unfortunately, the reverse is the case. Where many of us are found pursuing worldliness instead of living a virtuous life in God.

Rendering to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's means detaching ourselves from the things of the world and connecting ourselves to God always. Remember, "friendship with the world is enmity with God James 4:4. When we prefer a syncretic lifestyle (that is, being faithful to worldliness and God at the same time), we prevent ourselves from experiencing God's glory.

05/31/2026

Daily quote

"Trinity is a mystery of faith in the strict sense, one of the mysteries that are hidden in God, which can never be known unless they are revealed by God." CCC 227

05/31/2026

Daily Reflection
FATHER, SON AND HOLY SPIRIT AN UNDIVIDED UNITY
Exodus 34:4b-6. 8-9, Ps; Dan 3:29-34, 2Cor 13:11-13, John 3:16-18
The theology of the Most Holy Trinity is one of the most difficult attributes and identity of God that is difficult to explain even among theologians; this is because it is not a mathematical problem to be solved but mystery to be entered, lived and believed. Now, because this theology cannot be properly explained as a result of man's limited understanding of who God is, in this reflection, analogies of the Trinity will be used to describe the Trinity.

In Mathematics, 1+1=2, In Marriage, 1+1=1 and for the Holy Trinity, 1+1+1=1. Just as the sacrament of marriage is a mystery where two couples become one, so are the three persons in one God. The Holy Trinity presents us with three distinct persons who are one in substance, divinity and purpose. The oneness of the Trinity makes them cooperate in their creative work of the universe, the salvation of the universe and the sanctification of it. As they do this, they never disagree with each other but work in communion in a loving relationship of one another.
UNITY OF THE TRINITY
In the beginning, before the creation of the world, the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters Gen 1:1-2... In Gen 1:26 God said, "Let us make man in our image and likeness..." In Gen 11:7 God said, "Let us go and confuse the language of man" (the tower of babel). In God's words, one may ask who are the 'us'? Theologians describe this "us" as the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. This shows how they are united in purpose in their working relationship.
ROLE OF THE TRINITY
The three persons of the Godhead share the same divine nature but operate in distinct complementary ways to bring about the universe and human salvation. God the Father creates, God the Son saves, and God the Holy Spirit Sanctifies and unites (by leading us to the truth).
APPLICATION
As people of God, we are called to imitate the Trinity's loving relationship of each other. We are also called to be united in purpose in our working relationship for united we stand and divided we fall. The Trinity never competed among themselves of who is better or did they build any unhealthy competition among themselves. So, we too are called to work together without competing among ourselves of who is better and who is not. In doing these, we are called to avoid unnecessary gossip and condemnation of one another. As a family of father, mother and children, we are called to avoid this kind of unhealthy relationship of who is earning more or who is not in order to build a better family that is of good example to others. As a Church community, we may have our differences, but we are called to imitate the character and virtues of the Trinity which are loving one another, oneness in purpose and united in our vision for our parish. For a tree cannot make a forest. The Pastor is nothing without his parishioners and his parishioners need a leader in their pastor and together they can build a loving and united community. The Trinity never acts independently of each other, they always act as one, so is our community called to do the same. We are called to cooperate like the Trinity, love one another like the Trinity and be united like the Trinity. God help us all.

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19895 County Road 8
Capulin, CO
81124

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm

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+17192745304

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