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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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Palm Sunday
The liturgy of this last Sunday of Lent invites us to contemplate this God who, out of love, came down to meet us, shared in our humanity, made Himself the servant of humankind, and allowed Himself to be killed so that selfishness and sin might be overcome. The cross (which this Sunday’s liturgy places within Jesus’ near horizon) presents us with the ultimate lesson—the final step of that path to new life that, in Jesus, God proposes to us: the gift of life out of love.
The first reading presents an anonymous prophet, called by God to bear witness among the nations to the Word of salvation. Despite suffering and persecution, the prophet trusted in God and carried out, with steadfast fidelity, God’s plans. The first Christians saw in this “servant” the figure of Jesus.
The second reading sets before us the example of Christ. He renounced pride and arrogance in order to choose obedience to the Father and service to humanity, even to the gift of His life. This is the same path of life that the Word of God proposes to us.
The Gospel invites us to contemplate the passion and death of Jesus: the supreme moment of a life made gift and service, in order to free humanity from everything that generates selfishness and slavery. Upon the cross, the love of God is revealed—this love that keeps nothing for itself, but becomes a total gift.
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."