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 Sunday, july 26 2026
Dear brothers and sisters,
That wise man was a man who saw a treasure hidden in a field, and with great joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. That man was also a certain merchant who was searching for precious pearls, and when he found an expensive pearl, he sold everything he had and bought it. In the end, that wise man is also a householder who can draw from his treasure the new and the old.
Have we understood these examples? When Jesus told such parables to his disciples, they understood. They know he talks about them and he counsels them. Most of them were lucky enough to meet Jesus. They saw that he had the word of life, so they left everything, including their parents and their nets, to follow him. Some people became disciples in a slightly different way. They are like merchants searching for precious gems, that is, anxiously searching for the truth. They looked curiously at Jesus, then came to live with him and discovered him.
But now, having become acquainted with his new teaching, they must make even greater progress, imitating the householder who knows how to withdraw from the storehouse of the new and the old. To understand this image, we must remember the old times, when wealth and material means were not abundant and difficult to procure. Every wise man must have a storehouse. And when you have something, you have to put it in the storehouse, so that when you need it, you can pull it out; and often drag the new first and the old later. So also the wise in the kingdom of heaven must live by the new doctrine of Jesus; but at the same time the old things that are the doctrine of the Old Testament must not be abandoned.
Thus, for Jesus, a wise man is one who must give up everything and follow Him; and, having followed him, must live out the new and old revelations of the Lord. Those who do so will be good fish in the eschatological day. Those who do not accept the Kingdom that Jesus brings will be the bad fish that will be cast out on the last day.
Christ placed the ideal of wisdom in an attitude of self-sacrifice, giving up everything for the sake of the Kingdom of God, and knowing how to make use of every potential in the treasures of each person. And so anyone can become wise. And such a wise person will build a foundation that will last forever, not afraid to be eliminated on the final day.
親愛なる兄弟姉妹の皆様、
その賢者は、野原に隠された宝を見つけ、大喜びして行って、全財産を売り払い、その野原を買った人でした。その男もまた、貴重な真珠を探していたある商人で、高価な真珠を見つけると、持ち物をすべて売り払ってそれを買いました。 結局のところ、その賢者は自分の宝から新しいものと古いものを引き出すことができる家の人でもあります。
これらの例を理解できたでしょうか? イエスがそのようなたとえを弟子たちに話したとき、彼らは理解しました。彼らは、イエスが自分たちのことについて話し、アドバイスしていることを知っています。 彼らのほとんどは幸運にもイエスに出会うことができました。 彼らはイエスが命の言葉を持っているのを見て、親も網もすべてを捨ててイエスに従いました。少し違った方法で弟子になった人もいます。 彼らは、貴重な宝石を探している、つまり、真実を熱心に探している商人のようなものです。 彼らはイエスを不思議そうに見つめ、その後イエスと一緒に住むようになり、イエスを発見しました。
しかし今、彼の新しい教えを知ったので、彼らは新しいものと古いものの倉庫から撤退する方法を知っている家の人に倣って、さらに大きな進歩を遂げなければなりません。このイメージを理解するには、富や物質的な手段が豊富ではなく、調達が困難だった昔のことを思い出さなければなりません。 すべての賢者は倉庫を持っている必要があります。そして、何かを持ったら、それを倉庫に入れて、必要なときに取り出せるようにしなければなりません。 そして、多くの場合、新しいものを最初に引きずり、古いものを後から引きずります。同じように、天の国の賢者もイエスの新しい教義に従って生きなければなりません。 しかし同時に、旧約聖書の教義である古いものを放棄してはなりません。
したがって、イエスにとって賢者とは、すべてを放棄してイエスに従わなければならない人のことです。そして彼に従い、主の新旧の啓示を生きなければなりません。 そうする人は終末の日には良い魚になるだろう。 イエスがもたらす王国を受け入れない人は、終わりの日に追い出される悪い魚になります。
キリストは、神の王国のためにすべてを放棄し、各人の宝にあるあらゆる可能性を活用する方法を知るという自己犠牲の姿勢に知恵の理想を置きました。そして誰でも賢くなることができるのです。 そして、そのような賢明な人は、最後の日に排除されることを恐れず、永遠に続く基盤を構築します。
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/
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:
First Saturday Devotion is on the first Saturday of each month, at 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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Thank you!
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