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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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2nd Easter Sunday
It was Pope John Paul II who, in the year 2000, consecrated the second Sunday of the Easter season as Divine Mercy Sunday. The liturgy of this Sunday invites us to contemplate the community of new men and women that is born from the cross and resurrection of Jesus – the Church. On the very day of the resurrection, the risen Jesus entrusts to his community the mission of bearing witness in the world to the love and mercy 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, that receives Life from Him, that is animated by His Spirit, and that bears witness in the world to the new Life of God. Whoever wishes to “see” and “touch” the risen Jesus must seek Him in the midst of this community that was born from Him and that lives from Him.
The first reading is a “retouched photograph” of the early Christian community of Jerusalem. Luke, the author of the Acts of the Apostles, impresses upon it the traits of the ideal community: it is a united and fraternal community, where goods are shared and where each person is attentive to the needs of the other brothers and sisters; it is also a community committed to listening to the Good News of Jesus and to gathering for the “breaking of the bread” and for community prayer. The lifestyle of this “family” is contagious and causes many other men and women to feel the desire to join the Church of Jesus.
In the second reading a “catechist” from the end of the first century reminds all those baptized in Christ of their condition as new men and women, happy beneficiaries of the mercy of God. Christ, the victor over death, has saved them and opened for them the doors of definitive life. Certain of the new life that awaits them, Christians must face their journey on earth with a “living hope,” with an “ineffable and glorious joy,” with a contagious optimism.
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."
