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 November 16, 2025
Dear brothers and sisters,
In today's gospel, Jesus prophesied of the end times for all of us who live and walk together on this stretch of the planet. Two thousand years ago those in Jesus' day asked him: “Teacher, when will this happen; And what will be the sign that it's coming?"
Jesus did not give a definite and specific answer but foretold them of several signs such as warnings of the end and that the end of human history would come sooner than one would expect! We often immediately think of the apocalypse that will happen in a certain time and space setting.
The time that we can predict is … on certain days, weeks, months and years. But there is also another time that we need to recognize: It is our own psychological time. The time we live in, in which a day feels like centuries, and an hour can pass as fast as a second.
For example, when you go to a party with friends in a joyful atmosphere with music, dancing and eating and drinking. You come to the place to join the conversation and enjoy moments of pleasure. Then a friend comes to you and says, “It's time for us to go home because it's already 2 am! Don't you know?" At that point, you froze, “Wow, what? Is it 2 am already? Isn't it again: I just got here a few minutes ago?" You forgot the time. It was the psychological moment that distant Christians spoke of. A time when people were overwhelmed by events and events that came rushing in that they could not have foreseen, and did not expect it to happen so quickly.
Today too, we Christians can be overwhelmed by events that come rushing in that we could not have known, nor foresaw. At that time we long for Christ's quick coming to bring justice and peace, reconciliation between peoples and bring peace and prosperity to people everywhere. The early Christians, who lived during the persecution nearly 2,000 years ago, longed to do so in the social and world contexts they lived in.
We feel the same way today when we are faced with war, economic, social and political crises of the time and circumstances in which we live. We pray that the Lord will come and intervene soon in the upheavals that are pounding among us. May God help bring peace and prosperity to everyone. However, in terms of our own duties, what have we been trying to do? Are you really ready to do God's will, make an effort to reconcile, put aside grudges and conflicts to find true reconciliation together, or just sitting down and waiting for such those reconciliation and peace with your arms crossed?
親愛なる兄弟姉妹の皆様、
今日の福音書において、イエスはこの地球上で共に生き、歩む私たちすべての人々の終わりの時について預言されました。二千年前、イエスの時代の人々は尋ねました。「先生、それはいつ起こるのですか。また、それが近づいているしるしは何ですか？」
イエスは明確な答えを与えなかったものの、終わりの警告や人類の歴史の終わりが予想以上に早く訪れることなど、いくつかのしるしを予告されました。私たちはしばしば、特定の時間と空間で起こる黙示録をすぐに思い浮かべます。
私たちが予測できる時間は…特定の曜日、週、月、年である。しかし認識すべき別の時間もある。それは私たち自身の心理的な時間だ。私たちが生きる時間――一日が数世紀のように感じられ、一時間が一瞬のように過ぎ去る時間である。
例えば、音楽が流れ、踊り、飲食を楽しむ陽気な雰囲気に包まれたパーティーに友人と参加したとしよう。あなたは会話に加わり、楽しいひとときを過ごすためにその場に来た。すると友人が近づいてきて言う。「もう午前2時だよ！帰る時間じゃない？知らなかったの？」その瞬間、あなたは凍りついた。「えっ、何？もう2時？またかよ、ほんの数分前に来たばかりなのに？」と。あなたは時間を忘れていた。これが、遠い昔にキリスト教徒たちが語った心理的瞬間だった。人々が予期せず押し寄せる出来事や出来事に圧倒され、それがこんなに早く起こるなんて予想もしていなかった瞬間である。
今日もまた、私たちキリスト教徒は、予期せず押し寄せる出来事に圧倒されることがあります。その時、私たちはキリストの速やかな再臨を切望します。正義と平和をもたらし、民族間の和解を成し遂げ、あらゆる人々に平和と繁栄をもたらすために。約2000年前の迫害時代に生きた初期のキリスト教徒たちも、自らの置かれた社会や世界の状況の中で、同じように切望していたのです。
現代の私たちも、戦争や経済・社会・政治的危機といった、自らの生きる時代と状況に直面する時、同じ思いを抱きます。私たちの間に渦巻く混乱に、主が速やかに介入してくださるよう祈ります。神がすべての人に平和と繁栄をもたらされますように。しかし、私たち自身の責務として、これまで何をしてきたでしょうか？神の御心を行う覚悟は本当にあるのか、和解のために努力し、恨みや対立を脇に置いて共に真の和解を見いだそうとしているのか、それとも腕を組んで座り込み、ただそのような和解と平和を待っているだけなのか？
in-church masses Schedule
Sunday: 8:30 a.m. Japanese Mass
10:00 a.m. English Mass
Saturday: 5:00 p.m. English Vigil Mass
PLEASE NOTE THE NEW DAYS FOR WEEKDAY MASSES
Weekday Masses are on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 12:05 p.m.
Weekday Masses are subject to change due to funerals or illness.
First Saturday Devotion: 9:00 a.m., Mass followed by Rosary and Divine Mercy. Confessions are available after the Mass.
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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Get Involved
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Thank you!
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