Welcome!

"The Lord sent me to bring glad tidings to the poor
and to proclaim liberty to captives." -Lk. 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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Pentecost 2023

Suddenly there was a noise from heaven like the sound of a mighty wind! It filled the house where they were meeting. Then they saw what looked like fiery tongues moving in all directions, and a tongue came and settled on each person there. The Holy Spirit took control of everyone, and they began speaking whatever languages the Spirit let them speak. (Acts 2, 2-4)

As the Easter season draws to a close with the Solemnity of Pentecost, we take a moment to reflect. Gathered in the Upper Room, the place where the Last Supper had taken place, Mary and the disciples did what the Lord had ordered them to Wait here for the Father to give you the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:4). Can you imagine what questions filled their hearts? What uncertainties weighed them down? What fears surrounded them while they waited?

And suddenly a strong wind blew and tongues of fire appeared above them as the Holy Spirit came! The one that Jesus had promised; The one they had waited for; The Comforter, the Counselor, the Advocate arrives. Everything changes. Peter confidently begins to preach to the assembled crowds and around 3,000 people are converted and baptized. The Apostles go out to do mighty works and miracles, bringing people to faith and spreading the Gospel. They are no longer filled with fear and doubt, but boldly stepped out with power. The Apostles had been with Jesus for three years, they had heard his teachings, they had seen his miracles, but it was the filling of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost that made the difference.

Jesus himself said: "But I tell you I am going to do what is best for you. This is why I am going away. The Holy Spirit cannot come to help you until I leave. But after I am gone, I will send the Spirit to you." (Jn 16,7). It is better that Jesus leaves so that the Holy Spirit can fill us. But do we know the Holy Spirit? Do we give it freedom to move in our life? The Holy Spirit wants to fill us as he did with the disciples on that first Pentecost. He wants to equip us to be his witnesses in the world. He wants to guide us, comfort us and convince us. That is why we pray: «Come, Holy Spirit! Come and fill my life with your divine presence! Come, arouse and renew a true encounter with Christ…».

Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults

2023-2024

Are you already an adult and would like to complete your sacramental life? Are you missing the first Communion or Confirmation? Do you want to learn to live from the grace of the sacraments in your daily life? Come and train with a catechism adapted to your age.

Classes begins on June 6 2023 and we will meet every Tuesday (6pm-7:30pm) until April 2024

Archdiocese of Santa Fe, N.M.

Mass Schedules

Sunday Mass: 9:30 AM English and 11:30 AM Spanish

Daily Mass Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM in the Parish Chapel

Upcoming Events/Proximos Eventos

May 26 to 28, 2023 - Pentacost Retreat (Spanish)

May 28, 2023 - Pentacost

June 6, 2023 at 6pm - Christian Initiation for Adults