History of Catholicism in Japan

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, 1587
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 Maximilian Kolbe - Garden of the Immaculate
15:58 - Ven. Satoko Kitahara and friar Zenon Żebrowski
17:40 - Our Lady of Akita, Sr. Agnes Sasagawa
19:19 - Future: Hope in Our Lady
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[@franciscanfriars]

There is a new website started to help evangelize Japan and its beautiful people. www.mariakannonmission.com/ The opening paragraph states: "Maria Kannon Mission of Japan seeks to evangelize the people of Japan through the maternal mediation of the Immaculate Virgin Mary by distributing Miraculous Medals after the example of St. Maximilian Kolbe. Adopting their zeal for missions, we are under the patronage of the Immaculata, the first missionary, St. Francis Xavier, and St. Maximilian Kolbe. "

[@isshishiroorderofgoldenkit3550]

Long Live the Catholic faith no matter what happens in any event we already WON.

[@paulinawilhelm2286]

Indeed AVE MARIA pray for our Catholic brothers and sisters in 🇯🇵 blessings to you all🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️

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[@JackDSquat]

I pray that Japanese Catholicism will flourish in the coming years. Greater seemingly unlikely events have happened in the past, and anything is possible when it comes to Christ and His infectious love. Japan is in desperate need of the one true religion especially with its declining birth rates, high suicide rates, and current materialistic society.

[@akob3349]

The ancient Christians of Japan were nearly destroyed by ignorant believers who had only faith and no intelligence. You pray for Catholicism will flourish in the coming years in Japan, but you say Japan needs a true religion. Does that mean other religions in Japan are not true? What causes you to say it?. If, in the past, in Japan during the Bakufu period, one sentence from you could kill all the believers. I say that you think carefully when speaking on public networks.

[@roses8631]

Thank you for this, I am a convert from Japan. It was the influence of Franciscan Missionary priest that lead me to my conversion. I have yet to go to Nagasaki.

[@deogratias273]

I wonder which priest. I recently read 'Under the Shadow of His Wings' about Fr Gereon Goldmann OFM who worked many years in Itabashi, Tokyo. His is a fascinating story. Nagasaki is a very special place. I recommend you go there. God bless you. From Australia.

[@danderegil]

Today is February 5th. The anniversary of the 26 martyred Japanese people, and also the day of the death of Justo Takayama Ukon. I'll include these great people on my daily Holy Rosary prayer.

[@noreenmacuga1866]

Thank you Franciscan friars. Excellent video that reminds us all to never take our freedom of religion for granted. Never knew any of this. Ave Maria 🙏🏻🌹

[@Jude107c]

I believe there will be a revival of Roman Catholicism in Japan, as young Japanese are searching for something to put meaning in their lives and culture. Amen. 🙏🏿

[@worthwhilediscussion]

Thank you for this education. God bless those martyrs' souls.

[@Embargoman]

I hope Japan could reconsile themselves and with so many blessed and talented people, I hope that one day Japan will strive. In a way I love Japan too bad I haven't been their.

[@wallamboklahong9125]

@@Embargoman They were murdered because the Holy Cross said so, that they would be persecuted, 'cause they even persecuted me' says our Lord Jesus. We are not afraid, we are ready to lay for our Lord's Love sake to God, the creator of heaven and earth.

[@lindan.9487]

This is an amazing video ! I’m very into to this topic. I’ll pray for Japan . God bless this country 🙏💕

[@OrionOodama]

Thank you for this wonderful brief history of Japan Catholicism. I've known and admire Japan due to anime and J-Pop. This past decade, I rekindled my Catholic faith a deeper way, and almost set aside Japanese pop culture. But then, a post-WWII film and anime series recently revived my interest, at the same time wanting to know Japan Catholicism.

[@Qwerty-db1js]

May I ask which/what post-WWII film that revived your interest?

[@Camelepiz]

Thank you for posting this. I will be screening this for my 6th grade religion class as we are learning about the Japanese martyrs. God bless you in your evangelizing mission. We will be praying for you!

[@franciscanfriars]

God bless you. I am raying for your students. - Friar Roderic

[@pocketvelero]

One of the best videos on the subject on KZbin. Thank you very much for this!

[@therealfragmental]

Just visited Our Lady of Otome Touge 2 days ago, gonna go to the different martyr sites in Nagasaki Prefecture next week

[@macp5992]

AMAZING CATHOLIC HISTORY!!!! All the Martyrs and Our Lady of Akita... PRAY FOR US!!!

[@happy1831]

Thank you, Fr Elias 🙏🏻🕊🙏🏻

[@millergre]

Well done. Thank you! Ave Maria!

[@mhikolee4359]

Thank you for a wonderful video Moriarty.

[@therealfragmental]

Our Lady of Otome Touge is seldom talked about, mostly because there was no local ordinary to confirm it at that time, in the 1860s in Shimane Prefecture

[@arthursabarre2897]

Amen and Amen ❤

[@annemcquade7185]

Astonishing! Can I help? Thank you!

[@josealainrakotomiandrisoa9326]

We pray for you, brother and sister in Christ

[@susanrivera7373]

Blessed San Lorenzo Ruiz a martyr saints🙏🙏

[@KawaiiMiri]

Crowns of life to them all who didn't deny our Lord.

[@IreneuszCzech]

Well done. 🙏👋

[@franciscanfriars]

Thank you! God bless.

[@archsword2446]

lots of Augustinians from Manila was martyred in Japan. St. Magdalene of Nagasaki was an augustinian tertiary, thanks to the dominicans for completing her process of becoming a sister

[@danderegil]

Great video! Than you for sharing :)

[@ServulusBoboRiti]

Thankyou for this incridible old story. We pray for the Catholic community in Japan. I was in Japan in 1993 for youth exchange programme known as SSEAYP or Nippon Maru. I visited Sophia Catholic University. That was my ever first to Japan

[@siegfridbautista776]

Filipino Saint was martyred in Japan, Japanese Saint Died in Phillipines, What most important is Filipino And Japanese can Shared the Faith In Catholicism

[@josephzerilli1979]

投稿をありがとう、神はあなたを祝福

[@franciscanfriars]

どういたしまして

[@TheConchologist]

Praise be Jesus Christ

[@Salve_Regina8]

Wow. Deo Gratias

[@pandaoneproductionsd9765]

Beautiful

[@GD30.06]

Need to visit Japan for this

[@JohnR.T.B.]

By the way, excellent mini documentary, really a kind of tribute to the Martyrs and Saints as well. Japanese people are really nice and dedicated, most do not believe in God, or religion anymore, and just couldn't care less, but honestly I have worked with Japanese people and they respect people's beliefs and religions; it's not like in America or Europe where people would openly insult the Church, the Saints, vandalize, and do all sorts of abominations against Church's values which built their civilizations in the first place.

[@mateuscruz6905]

Oh God. I'm truly in love.

[@jennifershimizu7571]

I’ve been seeing different kinds of history how other countries become catholic,for so many decades,there are almost decapitated but still one will remains,why?because God is with them,to all their sacrifices and to think of it,all of these history has a very the same on how jesus is prosecuted and die for the people he loved,jesus loved us ,people who do not believed in him,wil perish more,I just wanted to express...if we are one....the world is so much happier than today,money and power is not everyting,it’s LOVE that conquers ALL!!!!

[@JohnR.T.B.]

So after the Meiji Restoration the Church was allowed in Japan even to the end of the WW2? Because in Imperial Japan, the Emperor was considered divine and must be worshiped, I would like to know how the Church and the Japanese Catholics at the time responded to that.

[@Embargoman]

❤️

[@BabySonicGT]

It is so sad what happened to them just because they were Christians

[@travissharon1536]

It is foretold that many will die for their faith, it happens today, more than you'd think. It's almost incredible that people do not deny Christ under days of torture, but the promise of forgiveness and a place in eternity is a strong one. It appears to bring peace, and quick relief of sorrows, through embracing your mistakes, and repenting, in life. The promise is topping on cake, when you truly believe the path to peace is through Christ even on earth, denying him becomes unthinkable. Through the written word, not the priests, we are given a gift that does not fade like paint on canvas. Everyday is a journey, and every hardship is a lesson for to be grateful!

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[@ronaldestep4100]

May God’s Grace be the rising sun of a new birth for the people of Japan.

[@mordraynlachant271]

The first mexican saints suffered martyrdom in Japan, that is an important event.

[@kairicat856]

they were portugese not mexican 💀

[@mordraynlachant271]

​@@kairicat856 Nope, first ones were FROM New Spain, and they were spanish/mexican, in fact portugal was part of Spanish Empire for a time, it was called the Iberian union.

[@travissharon1536]

It seems like devotion to christ is the surest way.... Mary was blessed yet, just a woman, please explain if you disagree.

[@franciscanfriars]

In Catholicism we don't make an either-or distinction between Jesus and Mary. Rather our devotion to Mary is a devotion to Jesus. As we say, "to Jesus through Mary." In this way we go to Jesus by the same means that Jesus came to us. Part of this is also that we don't make a hard distinction between Christ and His Church. When Paul was persecuting the church before his conversion Jesus asked him, Why are you persecuting me? On this basis many of the difficulties that non-catholics have with Catholic devotions to the saints are resolved. God bless - friar Roderic

[@AntonioEligius]

There's no such thing as a non-Catholic Christian...

[@andrewlamb3585]

As a Catholic, I'm somewhat at a loss after listening to content like this. The blessed Virgin is important, but I hardly heard a word about the need for Christ. The video was dominated by the need for Mary. You closed with Ave Maria... not Thanks be to God, or His son. This particular focus is why so many think we worship Mary. Christ and the Father are the Head... Mary was the perfect disciple, the perfect follower.