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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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3rd Easter Sunday
The certainty of Jesus’ victory over death continues to echo through every hour of this “great Sunday” that is the Easter season. Today, however, the liturgy reminds us specifically that we too can experience the presence of Jesus, living and risen, along the paths we walk every day. This experience transforms us, renews us, sanctifies us, and makes us living witnesses of the Risen One.
In the Gospel, the “catechist” Luke invites us to accompany two disciples who, shaken by the apparent failure of Jesus’ project, abandon the Christian community and set out on the road toward another kind of life. Yet Jesus, without revealing his identity, walks with them on the road, helps them find answers, and restores their hope. They only recognize Jesus when, at table, he breaks and shares the bread. The account—with its evident Eucharistic “flavor”—is a wonderful parable of our own missed and found encounters with the risen Jesus: he will never cease to accompany us on the way, to explain to us the meaning of life, and to nourish us with his Word and his Bread.
The first reading is an excerpt from Peter’s speech on the morning of Pentecost. He proclaims to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the whole world that this Jesus, put to death by the Jewish authorities, has defeated wickedness, injustice, violence, and death itself. Peter, with prophetic boldness, affirms: “of this we are all witnesses.” It is this Good News that the disciples of Jesus in every age continue to proclaim to the world.
In the second reading, a Christian author of the first century reminds the baptized of the fundamental vocation to which they are called: holiness. To give more weight to his appeal to a holy life, he reminds them that they were ransomed at a very high price: by the precious blood of Christ. By raising and glorifying his Son Jesus, God has endorsed the way of life that he came to offer us.
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."
