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St. Francis Xavier Parish
Bienvenido a la parroquia de S. Francisco Xavier
"The Lord sent me to bring glad tidings to the poor and to proclaim liberty to captives." -Lk. 4:18
"Me ha enviado para proclamar la libertad a los cautivos, para poner en libertad a los oprimidos.
(Lucas 4,18)
Our faith community and I, Fr. Francis are delighted that you and your family have chosen Saint Francis Xavier Parish as your place for worship. Saint Francis Xavier, S.J. (Society of Jesus) showed a great zeal for missionary work, and just as him we strive to follow on the footsteps of such a great preacher and evangelizer for the Malaysians.
We welcome you as Christ! Whether you are a member or a visitor, we pray that you find Christ among our brothers and sisters in the faith and trust that the word of God would stir your heart to actively listen and be prompted to action for the greater glory of God.
OUR MISSION
As members of St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church, we are a multicultural community guided by the Holy Spirit and the Catholic Church. Our family of faith leads a Christ-centered life to enrich our world through sacrament, worship, service, and hospitality.
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Sunday of Divine Mercy
The liturgy of this Sunday continues to celebrate the Good News of Jesus’ victory over death. It especially invites us to look at the community born from Jesus. It assures us that Jesus is in its midst, walks with it, and gives it the strength to overcome the crises and challenges that make its journey difficult. It is from the Christian community that Jesus continues to offer his saving and liberating proposal to the world and to humanity at every step of history.
The first reading shows us how the Christian community of Jerusalem lived and bore witness to its faith. The unity, fraternal love, and lifestyle of those men and women inspired admiration, provoked sympathy, and led to new adherents. The new life received from Jesus was especially evident in concrete acts of healing and care for the sick and the fragile. In this way, the community continued the liberating work of Jesus.
In the second reading, John, the prophet of Patmos, presents to persecuted Christians the vision of the “Son of Man.” This is the risen Jesus, the beginning and the end of all things, the one who defeated death and everything connected to it. He is with his Church and walks with it through the paths of history. It is in Him that the community finds the strength to journey on and to overcome the forces that oppose the new life of God.
The
Gospel
presents the community of the New Covenant, born from the creative and life-giving activity of Jesus. It is a community that gathers around the risen Jesus, receives Life from Him, is animated by His Spirit, and bears witness in the world to the new Life of God. Whoever wants to “see” and “touch” the risen Jesus must seek Him in the midst of this community that was born from Him and lives by Him.
Mass Times
Sunday:
9:30am Mass in English
11:30am Mass in Spanish
Daily Mass:
Monday to Friday: 8am in English and Spanish
Confession:
Before weekly and Sunday mass. Also upon request to the office
Eucharist Adoration:
First Friday of the month from 8:30am to 10:30am
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And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age."