Br. Anthony Josemaria a member of our Third Order has published an article in Homiletic and Pastoral Review on the tragic Catholic holocaust that occurred in Nagasaki when the Bomb dropped. Great article Br. Anthony!

The Catholic Holocaust of Nagasaki—“Why, Lord?”

The witness of the Catholics
of Nagasaki shows
God’s providence in the darkest of times.

By Brother Anthony Josemaria

On August 9, 1945, God’s inscrutable providence allowed an atomic bomb named “Fat Man” to be dropped from a B-29 into the heavily populated city of Nagasaki. The epicenter of the blast was the Urakami district, the heart and soul of Catholicism in Japan since the sixteenth century. My purpose in this article is to share an insight into God’s purpose in allowing this horrible event, a discovery made from reading (the recent Ignatius Press reprint of) Fr. Paul Glynn’s marvelous book A Song for Nagasaki. The book is subtitled, The Story of Takashi Nagai: Scientist, Convert, and Survivor of the Atomic Bomb.1

via The Catholic Holocaust of Nagasaki—“Why, Lord?”.

Also mentioned on Insight Scoop and New Advent.

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In the homily for the memorial of Sts. Peter Baptist, Paul Miki, and companions (martyrs, Feb 06) Father points to these martyrs of Japan as an example of how we are called to respond with perseverance in faith in times of persecution, such as we are beginning to face even in our day. God wills our salvation and will give us the faith we need if we humbly ask Him for it.

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Mass: St. Paul Miki and companions – Mem

Readings: Wednesday 4th Week of Ordinary Time
1st: Heb 12:4-7, 11-15
Resp: Ps 103:1-2, 13-14, 17-18
Gsp: Mk 6:1-6

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Fr. Elias Mills will be leading a pilgrimage to Japan to see their Catholic shrines and other cultural sites. It will include a visit to St. Maximilian Kolbe’s friary, Mugenzai no Sono, at Nagasaki as well as the Shrine in Akita and several martyr’s shrines and sites of the persecuted Christians in Japan and even ride on the bullet train.

https://canterburypilgrimages.com/current-pilgrimages/catholic-shrines-of-japan-with-fr-elias-mills/

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Fr. Elias gives a short history of Catholicism in Japan from St. Francis Xavier to St. Paul Mikki, St. Francis Nagasaki and his martyr companions (whose feast day is Feb 6th) and then to St. Maximillian Kolbe, Our Lady of Akita, and more. It covers:

0:00 – Mary and St. Francis Xavier, 1549
1:44 – The Great Persecution, Martyrs of Nagasaki
St Paul Miki and Companions
3:29 – Onsen hot springs
4:57 – St. Magdalene of Nagasaki & Bl. Justo Takayama Ukon
6:02 – Martyrs of Tokyo 1620
6:29 – Shimabara Rebellion 1638
7:57 – Opening of Japan 1853, Discovery of Hidden Christians
10:30 – Christianity in the Modern Era, Nagasaki
11:56 – Servant of God Takashi Nagai
13:48 – Hiroshima Jesuits
14:35 – St Maximillian Kolbe – Garden of the Immaculate
15:58 – Ven. Satoko Kitahara and friar Zenon Zebrowski
17:40 – Our Lady of Akita, Sr. Agnes Sasagawa
19:19 – Future: Hope in Our Lady

Also at YouTube https://youtu.be/0Kk7rZUr-6s

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Fr. Elias Mills, FI is leading a pilgrimage to the Catholic Shrines of Japan from March 23 – April 5, 2022. Come join him for a truly unique spiritual and cultural journey that will include shrines of St. Francis Xavier who brought Catholicism to Japan and the many Japanese martyrs as well as St. Maximilian Kolbe’s “Garden of the Immaculate” and the apparition site of Our Lady of Akita.

For more information: https://canterburypilgrimages.com/current-pilgrimages/catholic-shrines-of-japan-with-fr-elias-mills/

For a fascinating history of Catholicism in Japan by Fr. Elias: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Kk7rZUr-6s

Also on YouTube: https://youtu.be/6qVr_53H1SA
and Facebook: https://fb.watch/6n0RK9pRg4/

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Fr. Don Calloway who lived in Japan gives a promo of our new book on St Maximilian Kolbe’s life in Japan.

Here is the link to the Book “Father Kolbe in Nagasaki” https://academyoftheimmaculate.com/collections/saints-shrines/products/father-kolbe-in-nagasaki

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Also on You Tube: https://youtu.be/kJ_3x2dUwKo

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The Life of Sts. Peter Baptist, Paul Miki S.J. & Comp, Martyrs, 1st & 3rd Orders (m. 1593) for the Franciscan Saint of the Day for Feb 6. They were martyrs in Japan. Peter Baptist was from the Philippines and won many converts to the faith until the emperor was turned against them and were processed through many towns to be crucified at Nagasaki.

Reflection is on venerating the Holy Cross that was a sign of shame until Christ Our Lord died on one. Since then it is a sign of victory and veneration.

For more on Sts. Peter Baptist, Paul Miki S.J. & Comp
– https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/26_Martyrs_of_Japan
– https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11755b.htm

Also on Youtube: https://youtu.be/lExTQ0o_E7I

Read by Fr. Ignatius Manfredonia, FI from Marion Habig’s ‘The Franciscan Book of Saints’ Revised Edition, Franciscan Herald Press, ISBN: 978-0819907516

Playlist of Franciscan Saints: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TxcAETrU_k&list=PLejh_e0-LN4wErRczZGry4TXytCZFiLCm
Graphic By Pavel Vnenk – Property of franciscans of Prague, Czech Republic., CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=84924870

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Fr. Elias gives a homily during a Mass celebrated in the Memorial Chapel in Hongochi Church in Nagasaki, in what was the site of Mugenzai no Sono, the friary established by St. Maximilian Kolbe.

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A brief outline of two modern saints residing in Nagasaki at the same time – St. Maximilian Kolbe and Dr. Takashi Nagai.

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Join Fr. Elias and many other adventurous pilgrims on a truly unique pilgrimage to the Catholic religious sites of Japan. If you never knew there were such sites, then this trip is for you. Come one come all! To whet your appetite for this faith journey, here is a link to some of our Catholic Japan videos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Kk7rZUr-6s&list=PLejh_e0-LN4wpHTT3n81qS-kK0GOgF38E

Canterbury Pilgrimages
https://www.canterburypilgrimages.com/tour/japan-pilgrimage-with-father-elias-mills/
1-800-653-0017

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