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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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5th Sunday of Lent
In the fifth stage of our Lenten journey, the Word of God continues to challenge us to conversion, to rediscovering God, to new life. This is the time to untie the knots that bind us to death, to come out of the dark corners of our complacency, and to embrace that irresistible offer of life that God persistently makes to us.
In the first reading, through the prophetic voice of Ezekiel, Yahweh promises the inhabitants of Judah—exiled in a foreign land, desperate and without hope—a new life. “I will open your graves and bring you out of them, O my people,” says God to them. God’s plan for His beloved children is, and always will be, a plan of life; therefore, He will never cease to come to meet His people and to lead them, by His own hand, to the springs of eternal life.
The Gospel offers us—through the story of a friend of Jesus named Lazarus—a magnificent catechesis on God’s plan for human life. It tells us that Jesus came to meet us, sent by God, to offer us a life that death can never overcome. To those who are willing to welcome this life, Jesus assures: “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me, even though he dies, will live; and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die.” We come to life if we dare to follow behind Jesus as His disciples.
In the second reading, the apostle Paul invites the Christians of Rome—and the disciples of Jesus of all times and places—to remember the commitment they made on the day of their baptism and to live under the rule of “the Spirit.” Those who have chosen Christ and live in the Spirit belong to God and are part of God’s family. They are destined for eternal life—the full and true life.
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."