Only ‘One in 330’ Japanese is Catholic

►Though the Meiji Constitution (明治憲法) has guaranteed religious freedom since 1889, today (2018), Japanese Catholics comprise only ONE-THIRD OF ONE PERCENT of Japan’s 126.53M population.

If a JumboJet landed in Manila with 330 Japanese passengers, only ONE of them would be Catholic!

There are approximately 509,000 Catholics in Japan. There are 16 dioceses, including three archdioceses, with 1,589 priests and 848 parishes in the country.◘

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It is difficult to break through the secular culture here in the USA – I get the impression that is even more true in Japan. I can’t imagine the current sex abuse revelations around the world will help any. We can hope & pray….

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Prayer for Blessed Takayama’s Intercession

The final condition for Ukon Takayama’s canonization is that miracles be obtained through his intercession.

Let us therefore address ourselves to our saintly brother and ask Divine Providence to grant us through his intercessions what is impossible to man, be it a miraculous cure or something else which God Almighty alone is able to do. Let us have great confidence in the powerful intercession of this distinguished Servant of God, who will not fail to reward the heroic deeds in His Service by granting us our request, even if it would call for a great miracle. Favors obtained through Blessed Ukon Takayama’s intercession should be reported to the Bishop of your diocese so as to be presented to the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.

The following prayer may properly serve the purpose and ought to be addressed to the Lord by as many as possible, whenever human means fail to help us in our needs.

PRAYER

God, in Your Wonderful Providence, You have chosen Justus Ukon Takayama to be a singular promoter of Your Kingdom, and an undaunted witness to the Catholic Faith -- Reward, we beseech you, his zeal for Your Glory, and graciously grant us what we humbly ask through his intervention.

Grant us also that following his example, we may bravely bear all trials for the sake of our holy Catholic Faith. Through Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen.

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