St Francis Xavier Chapel "Maryknoll" Japanese Catholic Center, 222 S. Hewitt Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Formerly known as "Maryknoll"
Mission Statement
We of Saint Francis Xavier Chapel, as members of the Body of Christ, are called to announce in word and in deed the Good News of the Lord Jesus, through the presence and power of the Holy Spirit.
We recognize our community's call to holiness based on mutuality, reciprocity, and interdependence and its ministry focusing on Japanese Catholics while also welcoming all in our greater community.
Fr. Doan Hoang's Message for the July 20, 2025
Dear brothers and sisters,
Let’s take a moment to make a meditation on today’s gospel: … Jesus sat down, took his drink, and was happy to be in a home for a moment
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Martha went to the kitchen and brought out the food. There was a clanging of pots and pans, the smell of baking bread, the perfume of fruits, vegetables, and wine and noise of boiling water in the fire. It was homely, very pleasant with the cat purring in a corner. Martha was busy, and was so her sister Mary. They both wanted to welcome Jesus as nicely as possible. They were both like good Samaritans to him.
Jesus let both go their way. He appreciated Martha and her running up and down to the kitchen. That running was definitely a sign of her love for him, of her faith and hope. Martha is doubtlessly part of him, but when Martha starts to condemn her sister for not helping her with serving and for sitting at his feet, he speaks out. He says that Mary was right in listening to him, in listening to the Lord, in listening to God.
We all should resemble the good Samaritan, but we should not forget that the story about him was preceded by saying: “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.”
We should all follow the example of Mary, who added to what Martha did. And we should follow Martha, too. To have faith means to come down from the donkey of your ordinary, everyday life, to help others, to demonstrate and protest, to work and to study in their favor. It means also listen to the Lord, to pray and be attentive, so we can monitor all our service in the direction of his kingdom to come.
We have to serve our neighbor, we have to listen to the Lord. We don’t have enough Martha among us, but they are certainly more numerous than the Mary. That is not only a pity, it is something that is felt.
Fr. Doan
親愛なる兄弟姉妹の皆様、
今日の福音について黙想してみましょう…イエスは座って飲み物を飲み、ひと時を彼らの家ですごすことに幸せを感じていました。
マルタは台所に行き、食べ物を取り出しました。鍋やフライパンの音、パンが焼ける匂い、果物、野菜、ワインの香り、そして火の中で水が沸騰する音がしました。それは家庭的で、猫が部屋の隅で鳴いているのもとても心地よい光景でした。マルタは忙しくしていたのですが、彼女の妹であるマリアも同様でした。二人はできる限りイエスを歓迎したかったのです。彼女たちは二人とも、イエスにとって善きサマリア人のようでした。
イエスは二人をそのままにさせておきました。彼は、台所で必死に立ち働いているマルタのことを高く評価していました。その働きは確かにイエスに対する彼女の愛、彼女の信仰と希望のしるしです。マルタは間違いなくイエスの仲間ですが、妹のマリアが給仕を手伝わず、イエスの足元に座っていることを非難し始めたとき、彼は口を開きます。マリアが自分に耳を傾けていたこと、主に耳を傾けたこと、神に耳を傾けたことは正しいと言ったのです。
私たちはみな善きサマリア人に似ているはずですが、その話の前に次のように書いてあることを忘れてはなりません。それは『心を尽くし、精神を尽くし、力を尽くし、思いを尽くして、あなたの神である主を愛しなさい。また、隣人を自分のように愛しなさい』とあります。
私たちは皆、マルタがしたことに加えてマリアの例にも習うべきです。そして、もちろんマルタにも習うべきでしょう。信仰を持つということは、自分の平凡な日常生活のロバから降りて人を助け、デモや抗議を行い、労働し、善きサマリア人の例に学ぶことを意味します。それはまた主の声に耳を傾け、祈り、社会状況に注意深くなることを意味し、そうすることで私たちは来るべき神の国に向かってすべての善き行ないを見据えることができるのです。
私たちは隣人に仕えなければなりません。私たちは主に耳を傾けなければなりません。私たちの中にはマルタの数は少ないのですが、それでもマリアよりも多いのは確かです。それは残念なことだというだけでなく、そう感じられることがあるのではないでしょうか。
ドアン神父
in-church masses Schedule
Sunday, June 29th:
Come meet your fellow parishioners at our quarterly bilingual Mass at 10 a.m. (Japanese and English) Sorry, we will not have 8:30 am Mass. The Japanese and English bilingual Mass is held on the 5th Sunday of the month.
Sunday: 8:30 am. Japanese Mass
10:00 am. English Mass
Saturday: 5:00 pm English Vigil Mass
Weekday Masses are on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 12:05 pm.
Weekday Masses are subject to change due to funerals or illness.
First Saturday Devotion: 9:00 am, Mass followed by Rosary and Divine Mercy. Confessions are available after the Mass.
COVID, Cold and Allergies:
- If you are not feeling well, please stay home and get well; you are in our prayers.
- Hand Sanitizers are available for you to use.
- Masks are optional.
Donations
Thank you for your continued support! We are grateful to all who donate to SFXCJCC. We are open for weekend and weekday Masses. And are slowly opening our facility to our ministries and groups.
We are still in need of your financial help! Would you please continue making your Sunday Collection contributions or donating to St Francis Xavier Chapel?
You can mail checks to the office:
SFXCJCC
222 S Hewitt Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
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Thank you!
Whether you help through monetary donations, volunteering your time, or spreading our mission through word-of-mouth, thank you. We couldn't accomplish our goals without the help of supporters like you. .