February 6, 2021

Memorial of Saint Paul Miki and Companions, Martyrs

In 1549, the great Jesuit missionary, St. Francis Xavier, arrived on the shores of Japan.  Within forty years there were over two hundred thousand Catholic converts, most settling in southwest city of Nagasaki.   While St. Francis did not see the tremendous growth of his missionary efforts, St. Paul Miki, the son of wealthy Japanese

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