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 April 27, 2025, Divine Merc
Dear brothers and sisters,
That evening of the first day of the week, the disciples were sitting together because Mary of Magdala had brought them her news: "I have seen him!" They could not believe what she told them. However, they came together to wait for something that might inspire them to believe her. Some of them were hoping for Jesus' knock at the door if he truly had come to Magdala.
That knock never came, but suddenly he stood in their midst. They were speechless. He spoke to them, giving them their mission. He said, "I am sending you into the world in the same way as I was sent into it by the Father." They looked at him, full of doubt, afraid, unprepared, and uncommitted. He breathed over them and continued: "Receive the Holy Spirit and undo sin." Then he left, but they did not start to do what he said. They did not go out, but remained together and talked. Finally Thomas came in, late. They told him that they had seen him, and how he had come straight through the door without knocking. They also told him that they had received his Spirit when he breathed over them, and he sent them to go out into the world to cancel sin.
Thomas shocked, but he started to doubt. He thought, 'The guys are really insane! Maybe they were hoping too much, dreaming too much! They probably got drunk! I can't believe such silly things!"
Then the Lord did come again, seemly just only for Thomas, to make him to believe. Thomas touched him and cried, "My Lord and my God!" Finally, Thomas certainly believed in him with his last look at his Master and his Lord. He did go out into the world, all his way to India!
Brothers and sisters, let's not compare ourselves to Thomas in this story, but compare ourselves to the other ten who believed when they saw, but notwithstanding that belief, did not move at all! We should compare the people around us with Thomas, the people who ask the same question about us as Thomas asked about the ten: "If it is really true that they saw, if it is really true that he sent them, if it is really true that they got his Spirit undo all sin, why didn't they go? Why didn't they move? How can we believe the story they tell?"
親愛なる兄弟姉妹、
週の最初の日のその夜、マグダラのマリアが彼らに「わたしに会ったことがある」と伝えていたので、弟子たちは一緒に座っていました。彼らは彼女が彼らに言ったことを信じることができませんでした。しかし、彼らは彼女を信じるように促すかもしれない何かを待つために集まった。彼らの何人かは、彼が本当にマグダラに来たのであれば、イエスがドアをノックすることを望んでいました。
そのノックは決して起こりませんでした、しかし突然、彼は彼らの真っ只中に立ちました。彼らは無言でした。彼は彼らに話しかけ、彼らに彼らの使命を与えました。彼は言った、「私は父によって送られたのと同じ方法であなたをこの世に送り込んでいます」。彼らは彼を見て、疑いに満ちた、恐れて、準備ができていなくて、コミットされていない。彼は彼らに息を吐き、「聖霊を受けて罪を元に戻しなさい」と続けた。それから彼は去った、しかし彼らは彼が言ったことをし始めなかった。彼らは外出しませんでしたが、一緒にいて話しました。やっとトーマスがやってきた。彼らは彼に、彼らが彼を見たこと、そして彼がどのようにドアをノックせずに直進したかを彼に言った。彼らはまた、彼が彼らに息を吹きかけたときに彼らの霊を受けたと彼らに伝え、彼は彼らに罪を消すために世界に出て行くために彼らを送った。
トーマスはショックを受けたが、彼は疑い始めた。彼は考えた、「みんな本当に気が狂っている！多分彼らはあまりにも多くを望んでいた、あまりにも夢を見ていた！彼らはおそらく酔っぱらった！そのようなばかげたことを信じることができない！」
それから主は再び彼を信じさせるために、トマスのためだけに来たのです。トーマスは彼に触れて、「私の主と私の神」と叫んだ。最後に、トーマスは彼の主人と彼の主を最後に見て彼を信じていました。彼はインドへの彼のすべての方法で世界に出かけました！
兄弟姉妹、この物語の中で自分自身をトーマスと比較しないで、自分たちを見たときに信じていた他の10人と自分自身を比較してみましょう。私達は私達の周りの人々をトーマスと比較するべきです。トーマスは私達について同じ質問をしている人々と同じ質問をします：彼らが彼の霊をすべての罪を取り消させたのは本当だ、なぜ彼らは行かなかったのか？なぜ彼らは動かなかったのか？彼らが語る物語をどうやって信じられるのか？
in-church masses Schedule
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.
Holy Week Schedule
HOLY THURSDAY
April 17, 2025:
Mass of the Lord’s Supper at
5:00 p.m. (English)
GOOD FRIDAY
April 18, 2025: (English)
Stations of the Cross:
3:00 p.m.
Celebration of the Lord’s Passion:
3:30 p.m.
(Day of Fast & Abstinence)
HOLY SATURDAY
April 19, 2025: Easter Vigil Mass at 5:00 p.m. (Bilingual)
EASTER SUNDAY
April 20, 2025:
The Resurrection of the Lord
8:30 a.m. (Japanese)
10:00 a.m. (English)
First Saturday Devotion: 9:00 am, Mass followed by Rosary and Divine Mercy.
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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