Message from our Parish Priest
Lenten Message 2026
23 February 2026
My dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
As we welcome the season of LENT 2026, our attention turns once more to the Lord’s Passion and Resurrection, as well as being marked by ashes and hear the call to prayer, fasting, and almsgiving.
This year’s Lent adopts the theme ‘In the ONE, we are one’. It holds special grace for us, as we are also celebrating the 65th Anniversary of the dedication of our beloved Church of St. Francis Xavier, Petaling Jaya with its theme being Fire up our church! Fire up our mission!
This year also marks 10 years since the Jesuit’s four Universal Apostolic Preferences of spiritual guidance, social justice, youth engagement and ecological care, was introduced to us. This Lent, we focus on Accessibility and Inclusion in Society especially those with special needs and differently-abled.
Let this season of Lent lead us to a profound transformation and conversion so that we are joyful servants of our Lord in serving and living our faith actively, especially in our BECs and parish ministries.
The Calendar of Lenten activities in KL Archdiocese, accessible via https://aohd.org/lent/ also provides access to information and resources. Do visit the link and get encouraged to participate in the Lenten activities prepared and check the SFX Info channel for the latest information and update on parish Lenten events.
Fr. Alvin Ng Sze Syn, SJ
SFX 65th Anniversary Message
2 February 2026
Dear People of God,
#SFXPJCelebrates65
On this joyous and grace-filled occasion of the 65th birthday of our beloved parish, the Church of St. Francis Xavier, PJ, let me take this opportunity to wish everyone a happy anniversary and good wishes for every day of this milestone year!
While many of us were not here 65 years ago on a Thursday morning, 2 February 1961, when this church was consecrated by then Bishop Dominic Vendargon of Kuala Lumpur and accompanied by Fr. Geoffrey Murphy, SJ and Fr. Patrick McGovern, SJ, we can well imagine ~ perhaps using Ignatian contemplation ~ the excitement and thrill for those who were present to witness and be part of the birth of this church.
To the “founding” parishioners who are still around today, congratulations and felicitations. I encourage you to share your stories with your children and your children’s children. Tell us your fond memories of the early years of SFX; of people and events and spare no details of things that seemed ordinary yet collectively, make SFX and its parishioners what it is and who we are today.
As we mark this 65th anniversary year that started on 3 December last year and will end on the Feast of SFX this year, let us first and foremost, be unceasingly grateful to God for willing all this to happen for His Greater Glory. Let us also pray to remain humble, always conscious that God has been exceedingly kind to us who are unworthy and that He invites us to nourish and continue our life-mission of becoming a synodal church, guided by the Universal Apostolic Preferences of the Society of Jesus.
A number of anniversary events have been planned for this year: pilgrimages, retreats, recollections, talks, sports carnival and possibly, even a musical. Look out for details on our social media platforms. And do you know that we have composed an anniversary theme song which made its debut at the Anniversary Thanksgiving Mass? 🤗
Once again, Blessed 65; come and celebrate together! St. Francis Xavier, pray for us.
Fr. Alvin Ng Sze Syn, SJ