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 March 15, 2026
Dear brothers and sisters,
The blind man is surrounded by his world, by the things he needs. Everything is there: his room, his table, his chair, his bed, the handle on the door. But he did not see them. It is that man that Jesus met in the street. Jesus saw him but he did not see Jesus, just as he did not see the children, the trees, the animals, the birds and the flowers.
Jesus took some of the mud the bible tells us the whole of humankind was originally made from. He put the fresh mud on the old eyes of that nameless blind man, and suddenly he saw everything, not only Jesus, the children, the trees, the animals, the birds, and the flowers. He saw much more, because almost immediately we hear him involved in discussions with the authorities about God, the Sabbath, sin and signs, Jesus and his belief in the Son of man. He saw it all, and they chased him away, because while he saw, they remained blind.
Many things could be said about the text like this, especially when it is written by that mysterious author, John.
Let us take one striking aspect only. That man said: “He put mud on my eyes and now I see.”
He was in the dark, and now he saw himself.
In the case of this world, we all lived in the dark. Then Jesus stepped in and said, “I am the light of the world.” The light that is going to clarify all.
He came as the light in this world so that we might see. Sight is given to us, yet sight is still lacking in us.
Lord, make us see, and, like that man, judge and act.
親愛なる兄弟姉妹の皆様、
盲人は自分の世界、必要なものに囲まれています。 彼の部屋、テーブル、椅子、ベッド、ドアの取っ手など、すべてがそこにあります。 しかし、彼はそれらを見ませんでした。 イエスが通りで出会ったのはその男です。 イエスは彼を見ましたが、彼は子供たち、木、動物、鳥、花を見なかったのと同じように、イエスを見ませんでした。
イエスは、人類全体が最初に作られたと聖書が語っている泥の一部を取りました. イエスは、その無名の盲人の老眼に新鮮な泥を塗り、突然、イエス、子供たち、木々、動物、鳥、花だけでなく、すべてを見ました。 なぜなら、私たちは、神、安息日、罪としるし、そして人の子であるイエスに対する彼の信仰について当局と、彼は話し合っているのを聞いたからです。 彼はそれをすべて見ました、そして権力者たちは彼を追い払いました。
このようなテキストについて多くのことが言えます。特に、神秘的な著者であるヨハネによって書かれている場合はなおさらです。
印象的な側面を1つだけ取り上げましょう。 その男は言った：「彼は私の目に泥を塗って、そして私は見ました。」
その盲人は暗闇の中にいましたが、今、彼は自分自身を見ました。
この世界の場合、私たちは皆、暗闇の中で暮らしていました。 すると、イエスが入ってきて、「わたしは世の光です」と言われました。 全てを解き明かしていく光。
主キリストは私たちが見ることができるように、この世界の光として来ました。 視力は私たちに与えられていますが、私たちにはまだ視力が欠けています。
主よ、私たちを見て、その人のように判断し、行動させてください。。
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: 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!
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. .